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Re: [cobalt-users] Restore cd trick



On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 19:29:00 +0100, "andy" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:>Hi
:>I noticed a few posts regarding restore cd and network problems. Heres a
:>little tip someone gave me, down load a copy of vmvare (www.vmware.com) this
:>turns your machine into a virtual machine and will alow you to restore with
:>any network card.
:>I have not tried this myself but i am asured it will work.
:>					Regards andy

Tried to get more information, but their server is hung. Since it is the OS on
the Restore CD that is running and one has to reboot in order to use the
Restore CD, I am puzzled how the drivers on a virtual linux machine could be
used in place of the drivers on the CD (which is the cause of the problem)?