Hey Def_monk!
I have managed to bypass the installation. Please follow these steps
- set up vmware and allow the usb you want to install it on access
- mount the iso to the VMware, I recommend you give it 8GB of RAM and 4 cores of your CPU to help speed up the process
- make sure the USB you want to install it on has a Serial number less then 128 characters otherwise you will run into a new error, click me to see the new thread I have made
- once you have installed rockstor and it tells you to reboot, do so then shutdown the VM.
- make sure rockstor is working by removing the ISO and starting the VM
- if you are happy put the USB with rockstor into the PC you want to run it off
- this should be it, you can find the IP of rockstor by accessing your default gateway or if you have set a static ip use that. but remember it is https://192.168.x.x
This is how far I have gotten on my own so far, hopefully one of the devs can reply and confirm my findings soon!