[svlug] centos 5 and virtual server 2005

[Sam J. Juvonen]

On 10/13/07, Chris Templeton <cbtempleton at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been trying to get centOS 5 installed in Virtual Server 2005 and from
> the posts I've read its not compatible with 24 bit.  I've tried using 'linux
> depth=16' , 'linux resolution=800x600' but it keeps wanting to set the
> screen size to 1600x600 and distort the text.  Does anyone have a solution ?
> I'm too the point of just trying to create a dual boot with XP Pro on my
> laptop but I need to find directions on how to do that without trashing XP.


I've had this happen with Ubuntu on Virtual Server and Virtual PC. The
virtual card must have some features/deficiencies/bugs that the real
card it's modelled on doesn't, and nobody has added a way to detect it
in X.

I got around it by doing a text mode install, booting into single user
(no X) and then changing the color depth manually (DefaultDepth 16 in
xorg.conf). Another way would be to not install the desktop
environment first, make sure to enable ssh access to the VM, and then
install the Desktop, and ssh in to to edit xorg.conf if your screen
goes funky.

Have you tried any of the other virtualization products or are you
mandated to use VS? I haven't had any problems with VMware Server or
Virtualbox.

BTW, there are ready made fresh CentOS 4 and 5 VMware images at
http://dev.centos.org/~tru/vmware/ , that have a kernel tuned for VM
use (mainly HZ=100, I think).

-sam.