Problems and solutions Installing DSL (Damn Small Linux) on a VM (virtual machine)

The VM is created using VMware workstation

This is just a summary of my problems and solutions:

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problem:
After booting from CD the mouse is not recognized. Cannot use the mouse.

solution:
When creating the vm, use the expert mode.
Try with older versions of the VM Hardware until you get it working. I got it working with virtualHW.version = "7" (but other versions may work too).

This happened again after booting in frugal mode from HD. Selecting ps2 mouse (instead of usb) resolved the issue.

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problem:
The hard drive is not detected, so I cannot create partitions and format them.

solution:
When creating the vm, use the expert mode.
When adding the hd, select IDE (ide1:0.present = "TRUE" if you look at the vmx file) instead of SCSI.

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problem:
I created a 50MB partition for the frugal installation (as recommended on the manual), however the installation fails and grub complains that there is no space left.

solution:
If you need 50MB, the partition should be larger as there is always some space lost.

If the virtual hd doesn't have the space preallocated, you will only use the minimum needed, so make it large (70+ MB).
The frugal installation really needs only 49.8MB.

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I hope it helps someone.