Expedition Install How to

[BUPAADMIN]

I have downloaded expedition and unzipped it. but there are many vmware files in it. which ones to install and can i install on vmware workstation 12.x?

[alestevez]

Hi what you downloaded its already a whole VM to be executed from Workstation. You dont have to install nothing.

[UmerKamal]

hi- but how do you run it ? i have all files unzip on my windows machine....but don't see exe file to run it...

[alestevez]

Just use VMware Player for instance https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0

[UmerKamal]

thanks, downloaded and running the player.....i have downloaded tgz file....and unzip using winzip. but when i click on "Open a VM on player, but which file to select to run the expedition VM ? 

[alestevez]

Tar.gz means the file was compacted with TAR and compressed with GZIP, Maybe you can use a tool like 7zip to unpack and uncompress https://www.7-zip.org/

[UmerKamal]

thanks, 7zip unzip/uncompress same way, and i see all same files....how do it run it using VM player ? , select what file from the long list from VM player to open / run Expedition...

[alestevez]

If you open the VMPlayer and open a Virtual Machine go to the folder and it will show you what file can be opened...

[UmerKamal]

I click on open a VM in player, but default no files show up, since it supports .vmx,.vmx,.ovf,.ova, so i select all files and then

it has following files after uncompress, which one i select to open it in Player as Virtual machine ?

ExpeditionVM.vmx.lck
ExpeditionVM.plist
Virtual Disk-s001.vmdk
vmware-2.log
vmware-1.log
vmware-0.log
Virtual Disk.vmdk
Virtual Disk-s006.vmdk
Virtual Disk-s010.vmdk
startMenu.plist
quicklook-cache.png
Virtual Disk-s011.vmdk
Virtual Disk-s007.vmdk
Virtual Disk-s012.vmdk
Virtual Disk-s004.vmdk
._ExpeditionVM.vmxf
ExpeditionVM.vmxf
Virtual Disk-s008.vmdk
ExpeditionVM.vmx
Virtual Disk-s009.vmdk
Virtual Disk-s005.vmdk
._ExpeditionVM.nvram
ExpeditionVM.nvram
Virtual Disk-s002.vmdk
vmware.log
Virtual Disk-s003.vmdk
._ExpeditionVM.vmsd
ExpeditionVM.vmsd

[alestevez]

If is not showing it up, try to rename ExpeditionVM.vmx.lck to ExpeditionVM.vmx and try it again....

[UmerKamal]

able to import in to player, when when running the expedition VM, getting following error , 🙂

This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible.

This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled.

Intel VT-x might be disabled if it has been disabled in the BIOS/firmware settings or the host has not been power-cycled since changing this setting.

(1) Verify that the BIOS/firmware settings enable Intel VT-x and disable 'trusted execution.'

(2) Power-cycle the host if either of these BIOS/firmware settings have been changed.

(3) Power-cycle the host if you have not done so since installing VMware Player.

(4) Update the host's BIOS/firmware to the latest version.

[ajr0]

@UmerKamal

see if this [0] article helps, at some point virtualization may either have been disabled or never enabled.

[0] https://techsviewer.com/enable-intel-virtualization-technology-vt-x-bios/