diff --git a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/figures/vmw-player-preconf/vmw-player-preconf-15.png b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/figures/vmw-player-preconf/vmw-player-preconf-15.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d2111fa Binary files /dev/null and b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/figures/vmw-player-preconf/vmw-player-preconf-15.png differ diff --git a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/figures/vmw-player/vmw-player-13.png b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/figures/vmw-player/vmw-player-13.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d2111fa Binary files /dev/null and b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/figures/vmw-player/vmw-player-13.png differ diff --git a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player-preconf.rst b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player-preconf.rst index 0dbc55f8..35db3669 100644 --- a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player-preconf.rst +++ b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player-preconf.rst @@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ Create and configure a new VM #. Click the :guilabel:`Next` button. #. On the :guilabel:`Specify Disk Capacity` screen, click the :guilabel:`Next` - button. When you attach the pre-configured |CL| VMware image, VMWare removes - the default virtual disk making this setting irrelevant. See figure 5. + button. The disk settings do not matter at this stage because you will remove + the default virtual disk and attach a pre-configured |CL| VMware image at a + later step. See figure 5. .. figure:: figures/vmw-player-preconf/vmw-player-preconf-05.png :scale: 100% @@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ Attach the pre-configured Clear Linux VMware image * On Linux distros: :file:`/home/username/vmware` * On Windows: :file:`C:\Users\username\Documents\Virtual Machines` -#. On the :guilabel:`VMware Workstation Player` home screen, select your newly- - created VM. See figure 9. +#. On the :guilabel:`VMware Workstation Player` home screen, select your + newly-created VM. See figure 9. .. figure:: figures/vmw-player-preconf/vmw-player-preconf-09.png :scale: 100% @@ -278,13 +279,24 @@ following line to the end of your VM's :file:`.vmx` file: Depending on the OS, you can typically find the VMware VM files under: * On Linux distros: :file:`/home/username/vmware` - * On Windows: :file:`C:\Users\username\Documents\Virtual Machines` + * On Windows: :file:`C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Virtual Machines` Power on the VM *************** After configuring the settings above, power on your |CL| virtual machine. +#. On the :guilabel:`VMware Workstation Player` home screen, select your + VM. See figure 15. + + .. figure:: figures/vmw-player-preconf/vmw-player-preconf-15.png + :scale: 100% + :alt: VMware Workstation 14 Player - Power on virtual machine + + Figure 15: VMware Workstation 14 Player - Power on virtual machine + +#. Click :guilabel:`Play virtual machine`. + For other guides on using the VMWare player, see: * :ref:`vmw-player` diff --git a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player.rst b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player.rst index 993bed59..9cbf6b5a 100644 --- a/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player.rst +++ b/source/clear-linux/get-started/virtual-machine-install/vmw-player.rst @@ -271,18 +271,29 @@ following line to the end of your VM's :file:`.vmx` file: firmware = "efi" -VMware typically saves VM files on the following locations: +.. note:: -* On Linux distros: :file:`/home/username/vmware` -* On Windows: :file:`C:\Users\username\Documents\Virtual Machines` + Depending on the OS, you can typically find the VMware VM files under: -The file type is `VMware virtual machine configuration`. + * On Linux distros: :file:`/home/username/vmware` + * On Windows: :file:`C:\\Users\\username\\Documents\\Virtual Machines` Power on the VM *************** After configuring the settings above, power on your |CL| virtual machine. +#. On the :guilabel:`VMware Workstation Player` home screen, select your + VM. See Figure 13. + + .. figure:: figures/vmw-player/vmw-player-13.png + :scale: 100% + :alt: VMware Workstation 14 Player - Power on virtual machine + + Figure 13: VMware Workstation 14 Player - Power on virtual machine + +#. Click :guilabel:`Play virtual machine`. + Also see: * :ref:`vmw-player-preconf`