如何解决Macbook下VMware fusion 11.5 安装centOS8.0 错误Pane is Dead的问题

 

在macbook 的VMware Fusion 11.5上安装centOS 8时出现错误Pane is Dead

Install CentOS 8 on VMware Fusion 11.5 Error - Pane is Dead

问题如下

Problem:

Installing CentOS 8 on VMware Fusion 11.5 produces an error.

“Pane is dead” appears at the bottom of the screen. Rebooting doesn’t make the problem go away.

 

解决方案

Solution:

最佳的解决方案是在安装时执行自定义方式，创建虚拟机后选择Redhat 8作为操作系统，并且设置BIOS类型为UEEFI，虚拟机引导后，找到CentOS8的iso文件附着上去，重新启动，继续安装后就可以运行。

The easiest solution I can find is to conduct a custom install selecting Red Hat 8 as the OS and set the BIOS type to UEFI. When the virtual machine boots, attach the CentOS 8 .iso file, reboot, and continue the install as normal.

 

根因分析

Root Cause:

Fusion中在选择CentOS 8时候误认为是早期的centOS 5或者更早的版本，而早期的版本与centO8.0在某些配置上是不兼容的，fusion中的选项中存在教条的bug。

As best I can figure it, the root cause seems to be tied to how Fusion identifies CentOS 8. Fusion appears to identify it as “CentOS 5 or earlier 64-bit” which has either hardware settings, drivers, or both, that are incompatible with the CentOS 8 installer.

 

Edit:

While I used UEFI, the custom install option will also work with “Legacy BIOS” selected.