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--- userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion [2016/02/05 18:10]
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+++ userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion [2017/06/29 15:36] (current)
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 !!Note: AstLinux 1.2.5 or later is required!!
-**VM Specifications:**  [[https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion|VMware Fusion]]
+!!Note: AstLinux 1.3.0 or later is recommended!!
+**VM Host Specifications:**  [[https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/|VMware Fusion]]
 **AstLinux Board Type:**
   * "genx86_64" (VGA video console)
+  * "genx86_64-vm" (VGA video console, including VMware Tools w/AstLinux 1.3.0 and later)
-**VM System Recommended Options:**
+**VM Guest Recommended Options:**
   * Memory: 512 to 1024 MB
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 {{:userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion-finish.jpg?nolink|Finish}}
-Click "Customize Settings", you will be prompted to save the configuration options file, then make some changes...
+Click "Customize Settings", you will be prompted to save the VM .vmwarevm file, then make some changes...
-Select 2 Processor Cores, 512-1024 MB Memory:
+Select 2 Processor Cores, 512 to 1024 MB Memory:
 {{:userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion-processors.jpg?nolink|Processors}}
-Specify the Hard Disk size, the default is 8 MB, 4 MB should work well for AstLinux. Use a SCSI Controller.
+Specify the Hard Disk size, the default is 8 GB, 4 GB should also work well for AstLinux. Use a SCSI Controller.
 {{:userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion-hard-disk.jpg?nolink|Hard Disk}}
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 {{:userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion-install-astlinux.jpg?nolink|Install AstLinux}}
-Select the "Install" installer menu, follow the menus to install an AstLinux image to your virtual disk.\\
+Select the "Install" installer menu, follow the dialogs to install an AstLinux image to your virtual disk.\\
-When finished select the "Shutdown" installer menu.  After shutdown, select the "Startup Disk" as "Hard Disk (SCSI)", then again "Start Up" the VM.
+When finished select the "Shutdown" installer menu.
+After shutdown, select the "Startup Disk" as "Hard Disk (SCSI)":
+{{:userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion-startup-disk.jpg?nolink|Startup Disk}}
+Then "Start Up" the VM again:
+{{:userdoc:guest_vm_vmware_fusion-astlinux.jpg?nolink|AstLinux}}
 Finally, configure AstLinux using the normal **[[userdoc:new-install|setup]]**.
-!!Tip ->!! After AstLinux boots the first time, note the "(External) IPv4 Address:" on the screen and access the VM with SSH or a HTTP browser on the same machine.
+!!Tip ->!! Note the "IPv4 Address:" on the screen and access the VM with SSH or an HTTPS browser on the same network.