ReactOS vmvare problems

[sprial]

I have installed ReactOS vmware image on linux, and experienced a few problems. There is no network, soundcard, cdrom, nor ability to modify anything. In other words, OS was useless. I started from the first thing, and fixed the cdrom recognition. The vmx file that is avaible for download cannot recognize cdroms. Just overvrite that vmx file with this one, and that should solve the problem. When I fix other problems, I will post them here too.


#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "3"
memsize = "128"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.fileName = "ReactOS.vmdk"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.fileName = ""
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "ReactOS"
guestOS = "winxppro"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
powerType.powerOff = "hard"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"
powerType.suspend = "hard"
powerType.reset = "hard"

sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

Ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d 48 6f c0 f4 f3 20-fe 21 50 18 1c 00 d4 f6"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 48 6f c0 f4 f3 20-fe 21 50 18 1c 00 d4 f6"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:00:d4:f6"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

### CDROM ###
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"

ide0:0.deviceType = "disk"
usb.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.redo = ""

nvram = "ReactOS.nvram"

floppy0.fileType = "file"

checkpoint.vmState = "ReactOS.vmss"

ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"

serial0.present = "TRUE"
serial0.fileName = "debug.txt"
serial0.fileType = "file"
serial0.tryNoRxLoss = "FALSE"
serial0.yieldOnMsrRead = "TRUE"
serial0.startConnected = "TRUE"

uuid.action = "create"

extendedConfigFile = "ReactOS.vmxf"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"

[Haos]

I suppose that using the premade virtual disk image is the worst way to test ROS. Better use the REL ISO and install ROS from it. CDRom works, i can assure you.

NIC adapter should work in ROS (it did when i tested it for the last time). There is no soundcard recognition, because the Sound system is largely incomplete.

I think the key word is ALPHA status. This OS is not useless, but still not prepared for production use, please mind that.