couldn't get it started in VMware

[adrian-rt]

Describe the bug
shouldn't this be a vmware VM with Reven already installed? https://www.tetrane.com/files/download/reven-free/reven-2.10.2-free-mecha-buster.vmdk.zip
it's not working for me, I can't import this VM into vmware

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Download that VM for vmware
2. try to import in vmware
3. it doesn't get imported

Expected behavior
I'd expect to have a new VM running in VMware with Reven installed.

Screenshots
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Host Environment

• latest Ubuntu + VMware installed

[bbrodard]

Hi,
The VMDK package provides a VMware disk with REVEN installed on it,
that can be attached to a VMware machine. Currently, Tetrane does not
provide a full REVEN VM.

In order to implement REVEN in VMware Workstation for example, you
would have to roughly follow the steps below:

1. Enter the New Virtual Machine Wizard and pick the Custom (advanced) configuration mode (vs Standard).
2. Choose the VM Hardware Compatibility according to your needs.
3. In the Guest Operating System Installation, pick the Install Later option.
4. Select Linux OS with kernel 4.x or later 64-bit.
5. Provide a name for the VM.
6. Select a number of processors and cores, eg. 2/2 or more.
7. Select the networking mode according to your needs.
8. Wizard-recommended I/O controllers should be ok: SCSI, LSI Logic.
9. Virtual disk type: SCSI.
10. Select to use an existing virtual disk to reuse the REVEN disk.
11. Select the REVEN vmdk disk. VMware may propose a conversion step.
12. Configure the VM RAM capacity: 4GB minimum, see REVEN's requirements.
13. Once the Wizard is complete, go to the VM settings to configure a REVEN data disk.
    13.1. In the hardware tab, configure a new Hard Disk, SCSI, New Disk. Capacity should be ~500Go or more. The Virtual Device node should be SCSI 0:1. Note that an other option is to configure a Host Disk share in the Options tab.
14. The VM is ready to be launched for the first time for REVEN's initialization. Note that once initialization is complete, the data disk has also been initialized and cannot be replaced with an empty disk.
15. Enjoy REVEN!

[bbrodard]

In first approach, I remove the bug label. Do not hesitate to come back to us if you encounter issues during your setup.

[adrian-rt]

If I create a test data disk for only 20 GB will it not boot? I don't have 500GB atm on this laptop. All I need to know is whether it should boot or not.......Because currently it's not booting and I wonder whether it's because of this reason or something else.

[bbrodard]

Hi, yes it should boot. You may want to check that the REVEN disk package is complete and correctly unzipped on your machine and check the VMWare logs (what VMWare tool are you using?).

[kweatherman]

Trying to install it too.

Select Linux OS with kernel 4.x or later 64-bit.

What is the ideal, "Debian Stretch (9)"?

[bbrodard]

Hi, the REVEN VM disk image implements Debian Buster (10).