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# 1  
Old 05-23-2013
Fedora on VMware
I am trying to install Fedora 18 on a Windows system through VMware. When I power on the virtual machine I get messages that Fedora is starting, but the end result is just a screen with a graphic of a large blue box. No buttons to be found and input does nothing. I do have Knoppix running using the same software. Any suggestions?
# 2  
Old 05-23-2013
The installation GUI might not be properly loading.

Try using the text-based interface. In the boot menu type: linux text
# 3  
Old 05-23-2013
It may also help to enhance the video settings in your virtual machine, they're pretty bare-bones by default.
# 4  
Old 05-27-2013
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Originally Posted by verdepollo
The installation GUI might not be properly loading.

Try using the text-based interface. In the boot menu type: linux text
I have tried that as well as just typing "text", it doesn't work. The ironic thing is I actually want the text installation Smilie Thanks anyway.
# 5  
Old 05-27-2013
Have you tried with another distribution? If you get the same result, there might as well be a problem with VMWare.

Fedora is known for its cutting-edge (and oftentimes unstable) technology.
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Old 05-28-2013
So LiveCD-only distributions like Knoppix don't even count then? I didn't think so. Smilie
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