Comments on: How to create an ESXi v4 Whitebox ISO with Windows Tools

By: Gundam

Gundam — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:44:47 +0000

Andy: Yes I’m having the same issue that you have.
Gnoma: Yes I was first suspect that as well. But later I tried to install this VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0.update1-348481.x86_64.iso on my VMWare and it did install properly. So this is a full version of ESXi 4.1 with update 1. And there is no more image.tgz! VMWare don’t allow me to down load ESXi 4.0, which I assume the image.tgz is still there?

By: gnoma

gnoma — Sat, 28 May 2011 08:28:47 +0000

Andy are you sure that this is the installable operating system, not just update from something to version 4.1?
if you doubt so, just put it in the CD and try to boot and install it : )

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 27 May 2011 11:56:29 +0000

Erm I am lost!
1. Extract image.tgz from the VMware ISO with UltraIso

I am using “VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0.update1-348481.x86_64.iso” and there is no file called “image.tgz”

Am I missing something here?

By: gnoma

gnoma — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:58:16 +0000

Yes, and there comes another question…
Because ESXI 4.1 x64 has a problem with some intel motherboards and I can’t install it directly.
I can run it only by installind 4.0 and then update. If somehow I make that driver runs on 4.0, will it be affected when updateing to 4.1?
Thanks : )

By: Umarzuki

Umarzuki — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:49:05 +0000

any update on this article for ESXi 4.1?

By: gnoma

gnoma — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:31:39 +0000

Sorry for the reply post, I forgot to write that my network card is with 8169 chip

By: gnoma

gnoma — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:19:48 +0000

I am trying to build esxi4.0 installation iso.
Tryed many oem.tgz files from internet, no success. Tryed to build my own as it says up, no success, because the driver pack from that link is damaged archive.

Then
I’ve did everything as it says with the ready oem.tgz (skipped step 5-12), And I got pink screen of death.
Then I did as Sacx from RandomBugs says about the moving of pci.ids file, installation went normal, but after reboot, still no interface loaded.

During installation, cat /var/log/messages | grep 8169 or grep 8168, and no output. Grep for vmnic1 (I have vmnic0 as intel onboard and it is running normal), still no results.
After installation, same search of /var/log/messages and still nothing. How do I find out why the kernel module doesn’t load?

Thank you!

By: 21st Birthday Ideas

21st Birthday Ideas — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:17:15 +0000

Thanks for the info. Creating an ISO is such a helpful skill.

James

By: Cyril

Cyril — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:45:53 +0000

I was affraid of that… any chance to have somebody uploading it to a private ftp site to workaround the posting issue? just asking ;o)

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:46:14 +0000

ESXi is “free” but copyright stays at VMware – thus you are not allowed to post the (modified) ISO somewhere else than on VMware.com. Sorry.