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I am trying to install ESXi 6.0 by CDROM and receive this error:

Panic: Can't find .text section in VMkernel Elf file

I have 12GB RAM and Intel i5 4 core 3.3Ghz CPU. I thought possibly this may be related to the BIOS, I upgraded it to the latest version, and this still occurs. Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H.

Any ideas on things I should check to resolve this?

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  • Have you checked the integrity of the ISO file in your CDROM?
    – dawud
    Jun 11, 2016 at 7:23

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After many tests it seems the motherboard or something else in the system is incompatible. The Gigabyte motherboard is incompatible. I also tried a second system I had around, BIOSTAR A770E3 AM3 this also seems to be incompatible.

Tried these approaches:

  • I tried the CD in other systems, was able to get to the ESXi install screen
  • Tried several CDs and write verify
  • swapped out CD ROM drives
  • tried versions ESXi installs: 5.0, 5.5, 6.0

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