On Nov 27, 2007 12:35 PM, Chatonda Mtika <cmtika@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi folks, > > i'm trying to install fedora 8 as a guest on my laptop running xp. when i try vmware > installation stalls on windows that asks if you want to test the media or skip. the > keyboard appears unresponsive. > > when i use virtualbox, installation completes. however, fedora fails to boot when i > reboot the virtual machine. > > any ideas? > > i'm using the latest versions of both virtualbox and vmware > I assume you are trying to install from a CD/DVD drive. Use the DVD iso image instead. It's much faster than your CD/DVD drive plus you won't have a sharing problem with Windows or a bad burn.
