Hangs at apple logo during install (now stack fault)

[robodeath]

Ok, i'm trying to install to a VMware machine. I boot from a burned DVD of JaS 10.4.8 and it comes to the Darwin/x86 boot menu. If i just press enter to boot, it shows the apple logo and just sits there. It doesn't access the drive. If i press F8 upon booting and use -v it loads everything, then says Staring Darwin/x86 and then gives me a garbled screen. I know the DVD works because when I boot from it on the actual computer I get into the install process, but I want to install it in VMware. Any suggestions?

[robodeath]

Also want to mention that i'm not trying to install it to a real hard drive, i'm using a virtual drive. Not sure if that makes a difference, especially since it's not even getting to the drive selection part.

[icey-ice-ice]

mount the isos with deamon tools

[robodeath]

Tried it with the iso instead of the DVD and same thing.

 

One of three things happens.

If i let it sit and boot on its own i get "System config file '/com.apple.Boot.plist' not found"

If i press enter I get the Apple logo grey screen but it just sits there and never loads, I don't get the progress circle.

If i use -v it loads and then I get a garbled screen.

 

I'm using VMWARE server, here's my vmx file:

 

paevm="true"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "1024"

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "Other.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "F:"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

floppy0.fileName = "A:"

Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

Ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"

displayName = "Other"

guestOS = "winnt"

priority.grabbed = "normal"

priority.ungrabbed = "normal"

 

ide0:0.redo = ""

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

uuid.location = "56 4d 05 3a c2 0f 9d a3-20 b2 3e 21 0d 19 c6 7f"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 05 3a c2 0f 9d a3-20 b2 3e 21 0d 19 c6 7f"

ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:19:c6:7f"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

 

floppy0.present = "FALSE"

[robodeath]

Also want to mention that i'm using

JaS.10.4.8.Intel.SSE3.Only.Install.DVD.iso

[robodeath]

Well, i switched to VMware Workstation 5.5 and now i get the ever popular stack fault error. I tried switching it to Windows NT but then it says I'm trying to run a 64-bit guest OS and its set as a 32-bit OS. So I change it to Other-64bit and I get the stack fault.

[ArthurGeek]

I was getting the same weird error about stopping on the gray screen with the apple logo..