Tip: Boot a VMWare Fusion machine to a CD/DVD
A question I had yesterday and saw asked on Twitter today was 'How do I boot a Fusion virtual machine to a CD or DVD'? The answer is to add a single line to your virtual machines configuration file. Here's how:
Navigate to your virtual machines home folder:
Right (or control) click your virtual machine file:
Choose 'Show Package Contents'. A new Finder window will open. Right click the file ending in the file extension '.vmx' using TextEdit or your favorite text editor:
Add this line anywhere in the file, then save it: bios.forceSetupOnce = “TRUE”
When the virtual machine starts, you will be in the VMware Fusion BIOS screen - navigate to the 'Boot' menu, move the CD drive to the top of the list by hitting the "+" key, then save and exit.
When your vm starts, you will be given the boot menu from your CD/DVD - tada!
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- Posted: Dec 6, 2008 by Scott McDaniel
- Tags: boot menu, cd/dvd, fusion, tips
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