ESX 4.0.0 & ESXi 4.0.0 build 171294 BIOS and executable mod

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  1. pix

    pix MDL Member

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  2. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    #22 sebus, Oct 31, 2009
    Thanks pix, somehow I did miss this post on VMware communities...

    Yes, lets hope Alex can give us the "missing" bit (please Alex?)

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  3. alex sikorsky

    alex sikorsky MDL Novice

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    #23 alex sikorsky, Oct 31, 2009
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    It is very simple...
    Compress modded bios:
    $ perl -e 'use Compress::Zlib; my $v; read STDIN, $v, 524288; $v = compress($v); print $v;' < bios440_mod.rom > bios440_mod.rom.Z

    Remove original bios from executable:
    $ objcopy -R .bios440 vmware-vmx

    Place moded bios into executable:
    $ objcopy --add-section .bios440=bios440_mod.rom.Z vmware-vmx
     
  4. sebus

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    #24 sebus, Oct 31, 2009
    Excellent, thanks!

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    #26 deMarchi, Nov 18, 2009
    sorry, is that procedure fro esx or esxi. I need for esxi 4.0 placed on external usb flash. any suggestions? thanks!
     
  7. lightman

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    #27 lightman, Nov 20, 2009
    does this modded bios also works for the new ESXi 4.0 Update 1??

    or is this the same version.....
     
  8. alex sikorsky

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    #29 lightman, Nov 22, 2009
    thnx, but can only download if i am a premium member, can you upload it anywhere else?
     
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    #30 sebus, Nov 22, 2009
    "There are no more download slots available for free users right now. If you don't want to become a premium member, you might want to try again later."

    Just wait a bit


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    #36 pix, Nov 28, 2009
    I would use option 2 as Vmotion won't work properly with option 1.

    When you inject the bios using ESX Bios Tools, the original vmx file is backed up so you can restore if it goes wrong. You don't need to rename the bios first either - you can call it anything you like.

    (Get the new verison of the tools though, there was a bug choosing the bios file)

    Let me know how you get on.
     
  17. alien2xx

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    #37 alien2xx, Nov 28, 2009

    Hi pix, thanks, I tried to get version 1002 (new) but its only for premium members... can I get it any other way?


    Thanks..
     
  18. pix

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    #38 pix, Nov 28, 2009
    I think that's just RS being weird. Give it another go.
     
  19. alien2xx

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    #39 alien2xx, Nov 28, 2009


    NICE!!!! GREAT!!!:D

    Thanks so much for your time on helping me with this... it worked perfectly, it activated Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard just fine (see pick!)... I really appreciated... good learning experience :D
     
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