[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Unable to use Lenny_1614.ovf and VMWare Player

[Joseph Lewis]

No problem, I'm glad it all worked.

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On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Rush Austin
<rush.austin at buncombecounty.org>wrote:

> Joe,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to reply to the list.
>
>
>
> Your suggestions worked like a charm and I’m moving forward.
>
>
>
> *From:* open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Joseph
> Lewis
> *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 11:20 AM
>
> *To:* Evergreen Development Discussion List
> *Subject:* Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Unable to use Lenny_1614.ovf and VMWare
> Player
>
>
>
> Rush,
>
> I can get the whole system running fine with about 512Mb of RAM alloted.
> Just close out of the VM, hit settings, then under System change the base
> memory (1.5 gigs seems a little high for LXDE).
>
> Another useful thing is installing Guest Editions (if it isn't already) as
> this allows you to do seamless mode with your normal desktop, and shared
> copy/paste.
>
> Joe
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> Man is the lowest-cost, 150-pound, nonlinear, all-purpose computer system
> which can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.
> - NASA
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Rush Austin <
> rush.austin at buncombecounty.org> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Dan.
>
> I have VBox up and running, but I'm bumping into resource (RAM) issues.
>  Was hoping that VMWare might run a little lighter.
>
> Guess I'll have to see about getting my hands on a beefier machine to test
> with.
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Dan Scott
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 10:59 AM
> To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Unable to use Lenny_1614.ovf and VMWare Player
>
> On 4 April 2011 10:35, Rush Austin <rush.austin at buncombecounty.org> wrote:
> > Attempt to open Lenny_1614.ovf in VMWare Player Version 3.1.4
> build-385536
> >
> > Error Message:
> >
> > “Failed to open virtual machine: Failed to query source for information.”
> >
> > Are there known version compatibility issues?  Is the “Player” not the
> > correct app to load the image into?
>
> Hi Rush:
>
> I have no recent experience with VMWare products but have heard that
> importing standard OVF files, even with the additional OVF import
> tools, is a pain.
>
> I recommend using VirtualBox (available from http://virtualbox.org) as
> that's what the images have been created with.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
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