Problem with P2V Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike)

[Torkils]

Hi

I have two old physical Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike) installations which I'm trying to convert with VMware converter.

When setting up the conversion I get this warning "Warning: the target guest OS cannot be reconfigured, it may not boot up properly". The conversions seems to run but when I try to start the virtual machines I get this: "Operating system not found".

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Torkil

[admin]

Hi,

what version of Converter you're using?
Also, one possible reason can be this one: http://www.vmware.com/support/converter/doc/conv_sa_43_rel_notes.html#127
This KB also can be useful as it is describing the exact steps for a workaround (if your issue is a similar one):
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=811

[idle-jam]

It is not under the list of supported operating system. For the nearest (manual workaround) i would suggest this below:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/232999