Parallels Workstation 2.2, 1-9u, FR, MNT WWL2XM-01-FR Benutzerhandbuch

On the virtual machine property page (page 51) click on the Floppy resource to open Floppy 
Options (on page 113) in Configuration Editor. In the Floppy Options tab, make sure that the 
Enabled and the Connect at startup options are selected. 

2  Connect the floppy drive to the guest OS distribution. 

If you install from a real floppy disk: 

Select the Use real floppy option and specify which real drive to connect to the virtual device 
in the Floppy Drives list. 

Insert the floppy disk with the operating system distribution into the appropriate drive of 
your computer. 

If you install from an image file: 

Check the Use image file option and specify the path to the .fdd (or another) distribution 
file in the Image File field. 

3  Save the virtual machine configuration. See the Saving Virtual Machine Configuration 

(page 106) subtopic in the Editing Virtual Machine Configuration section. 

4  Start the virtual machine by clicking Power On 

 on the toolbar. Follow the installation 

instructions for the operating system. 

If you install a guest operating system onto a hard disk where the guest OS was previously 
installed, you have to change the boot sequence:  

ƒ  after you perform the general steps listed above, open the Booting Options tab of the 

General Opt (on page 106)ions, 

ƒ  set the boot sequence to [CD-ROM, Hard Disk, Floppy] or [Floppy, Hard Disk, CD-ROM], if you 

installed from a CD/DVD or a floppy disc respectively 

During installation, when the guest OS reboots for the first time, return the boot sequence to 
booting from hard disk: 

ƒ  When the virtual machine is off, set [Hard Disk, Floppy, CD-ROM] sequence, save the 

settings, and start the guest OS.  

 

 

If you want to use the X Window System graphic shell in a FreeBSD guest OS, you should 
configure it manually. Running automatic configuration command X -probeonly or X -
configure 

may not work. The X Window System can be configured using xorgconfig 

text utility or xorgcfg graphical utility. You need root privileges to run them. 

To start manual configuration: 

1  Issue one of the following commands in the command line: 

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