Re: VMWARE

[Bart Bunting <bart socs uts edu au>]

simple.
there is a -x option for vmware which is equivelent to hitting the power on button.
put it in your .session or whatever so it is started when xwindows is launched.
Bart
 
K.C. Habib writes:
 > This sounds like a great solution.  We're going to have to get some kind
 > of front end for starting a virtual machine w/Vmware.  What would be the
 > best way of getting Vmware to help us with this?
 > 
 > On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Mario Lang wrote:
 > 
 > > Hi.
 > > 
 > > > Oh...I was thinking there was some way to use my DOS terminal w/my linux
 > > > box for all linux apps, and then get a script or something to start up
 > > > VMWare.
 > > This startup is IMHO the main prob currently.
 > > As I know, there is no way to start the Virtual Machine
 > > without using the mouse and click on Power On.
 > > 
 > > We should probably contact VMWare so that the
 > > include a commandline switch for immediate Power On of the
 > > selected configuration. So someone coudl startx
 > > and just enter the name of a script in the xterm which automatically
 > > powers the vm on. If you put JFW in the Autostart
 > > of NT and manage to logon without screen-output JFW will
 > > get started after you logon and you'll hear the 
 > > screen content. If you use Win95 or 95 JFW can start
 > > automatically before the logon and you should be
 > > able to hear everything.
 > > 
 > > BRLTTY users will have to kill brltty to be able
 > > to use the same serial port under Windows.
 > > 
 > > CYa,
 > >     Mario
 > > 
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