Hello all,

Please note that this is first time installation and I am a little noob on Mac. Here are my specs:

Code:

Motherboard Name	Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6
Bus Type	Intel AGTL+
CPU Type	DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
VmWare Workstation Version 6.5.2 build 156735

Virtual Machine Config File:

Code:

.encoding = "windows-1252"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "7"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
memsize = "2048"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.fileName = "Mac OS X-000001.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
floppy0.present = "FALSE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
roamingVM.exitBehavior = "go"
displayName = "Mac OS X"
guestOS = "darwin"
nvram = "Mac OS X.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
ft.secondary0.enabled = "TRUE"
tools.upgrade.policy = "useGlobal"

extendedConfigFile = "Mac OS X.vmxf"


ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d a0 b3 2d bd 9a e5-d6 87 91 fb 23 d5 e2 32"
uuid.bios = "56 4d a0 b3 2d bd 9a e5-d6 87 91 fb 23 d5 e2 32"
debugStub.linuxOffsets = "0x0,0xffffffff,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0"
ide0:0.redo = ""
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "33"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:d5:e2:32"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "601219634"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"

paevm="true"

ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"

ethernet0.linkStatePropagation.enable = "TRUE"

Image is iDeneb_v1.4_10.5.6.iso mounted in daemon tools.

Installation is successfully but the problem occurs at first boot. I got the gray screen with an X on it.

I tried to restart the virtual machine and pres F8 for boot options, then typed -v. Every time I do this it boots from the CD and not from the hdd at suppose to be, and installation starts from beginning.

Can anyone advise how to troubleshoot this?

Many thanks in advance

Did you try to boot with just one core?
using cpus=1 -v

if get any error post back

If I press F8 to enter any boot params, it always boot back from the CD, restarting the installation wizard.

Here is a print screen to see that I have only DVD on boot option.