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P2V Slackware 11 2.4 Kernel 32bit Slackware running on ESX 3.5u3 Needed media or ISO's VMWARE - Convertor Media Slackware 11 CD1  http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0-iso Or SLAX 4.2 -  http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/slax/SLAX-4.2.x/ Use the VMWARE Convertor CD to transfer the environment. Use cold boot from CD FROM ESX/VMWARE Change created VM machine settings to Linux-32bit BusLogic SCSI controller (default) Add additional memory if required - recommended at-least 256Mb Boot from Slackware CD media.     Enter scsi module on LILO     boot: scsi.s Mount local root disk $ mount /dev/<sda2> /mnt $ cd /mnt/dev $ ./MAKEDEV sda1 $ ./MAKEDEV sda2 Enter chrooted environment $ chroot /mnt Rebuild Slackware Kernel As default kernel did have BusLogic support for me. $  cd /usr/src/linux Enable SCSI and BusLogic Support Under SCSI/Advanced put a "*" next BusLogic kernel module $ make menuconfig Buil...