CS 141 Homework Assignment #15


In class graded exercise   
Most students finished this exercise in class #12 on 11/08/07.

My computer
  userdir (U:)
   Moritsugu_Steven
    right clicK: empty-vm
     left clicK: copy

go to data (e:)
 right click (in empty space)
  new
   folder
    call it cs141   (create this folder in the e: drive)
     dbl click cs141
      right click (in empty space)
       paste (to copy empty-vm here)
        it is about 400 MB

insert knoppix 5.1.1 cd into your cdrom drive
 it will auto run a browser with info
  just close the browser

start vmware player
 start
  programs
   vmware
    vmware player

accept licensing
wants a configuration file
 e:
  cs141
   empty-vm
    other.vmx

click OK to create a new identifier
 (since we just copied it)

if it detects there is a newer version,
 just cancel (we don't need the newer version)

click: player
 trouble shoot
  reset
   (to restart the virtual machine)
    it will boot from the knoppix cd
     to start knoppix running in the virtual machine

vmware has 2 modes
 click inside so that all keystrokes and mouse movements
  are handled only by the virtual machine
   and you cannot get out of the virtual machine 

press ctrl -alt
 to leave the virtual machine
  all keystrokes and mouse are handled by windows as normal.

ctrl-alt-enter for full screen mode
 ctrl-alt-enter again to leave full screen mode

get to cmd line prompt
  gui: click console icon
  or
  ctrl-alt-f1 (hold for a while)

turn to page 754
 note there is a 6 step procedure
  to write a simple shell script
   this must be done under knoppix under vmware
    for credit for this assignment.

to get credit for this assignment
 show the instructor that you script runs
  under knoppix 
   under vmware player.