Sander122 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yeah, a strange problem here. I can't get into the vmware bios, it loads in 2 seconds and I don't have the time to press the right key(I want to change the boot order: Cd -> HD). Anyway, does anyone have an idea how to make it slow(I changed the memory to 4mb, does not work).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 It's not because of speed. You need to time the keys right, and it can be a {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sander122 Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 I tried it like 50 times now.. The bios just loads too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Start the virtual machine, immediately click inside the window and start whacking the key for Boot Options (F12 I think it is). Always works for me. Also, try removing all possible boot devices (remove CD-ROM, Ethernet, etc.) and boot and then I think it should give you time to hit the right key. P.S. I never thought I'd see a topic titled "VMware is too fast!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special-K Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 1. Place finger on key 2. Click Start (Play button) 3. As soon as or even before you hit start, press the key repeatedly and rapidly. May take you a couple times, but definitely not 50. Took me at most 8. P.S. I never thought I'd see a topic titled "VMware is too fast!" tongue.gifNeither did I. That's why I clicked into this. I was going to say 'There's no such thing as a VM that's too fast. That's like saying there's enough HDD space or enough RAM. There's never enough.' But I didn't have to, until I just typed it out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Marvin Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 P.S. I never thought I'd see a topic titled "VMware is too fast!" Hahaha, me neither! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donk Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Add this to VMX file. Also need to be using Fusion 1.1.0 or Workstation 6.0.2. bios.bootDelay = "3000" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleppie Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Go in control of image withh Ctrl + G Use Ctrl Alt Del to reset Immediatly press Esc ONCE (we are used to press Del or F2 a few times to get into BIOS, so beware: just press once) You should see boot menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I had the same problem here and solved with ctrl+alt+del and pressing F2 in sequence. Can't start installation anyway. It just boot cds and I just have two different dvds. =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schulz Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 ctrl+alt+insert and F2 here.. ctrl+alt+del didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donk Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Add the lines I wrote about into the VMX file and you get a delay at the BIOS setup screen: bios.bootDelay = "3000" Or if you want to force a bios setup add the following to the VMX file, it is set to false after use: bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" Works for Workstation 6.0.2 and Fusion 1.1.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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