On 6/22/05, Wolfgang Schotte <schotte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Virtual SCSI disc with 6GB preallocated & splitted in 2 GB Files > (I got an error with non preallocated discspace) In my case, not even that was necessary. Just ran the regular custom setting like you described earlier. No special settings and no kernel parameters needed. Even though I installed it on a samba share, there was no problem at all. I know, this is of absolutely no help to the initial poster, since his setup doesnt allow for this procedure. But, since other people report no problem with vmware 5, I suggest checking the ISOs again. You already mentioned, they match the correct checksum, so my first guess would be, that they are ok, but apparently they are not. Or to be more specific: Could it be, that the way you mounted them, is the cause of your problems ? In my case, I used a burned DVD. I suppose using the built in mount-ISO function of vmware should work as well. Sorry. Cant suggest something really helpful. Cheers, /dev/loop