ESXI 6.5 installation on old desktop

I installed ESXI 6.5 in a $250 desktop from Facebook Marketplace.
Link to step by step instructions from someone much smarter than me:
mvsourcecode.co...
Link to ESXI 6.5.0 download
customerconnec...
Link to drivers:
vibsdepot.v-fr...
Link to Rufus:
rufus.ie/en/
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[@masoudhosseinzade9621]

keep it up bud, thanks for your "potato" video, it was exactly what i needed.

[@philliprgarcia]

Hopefully you just solved my 3 day headache of trying to figure out why ESXI was not booting after I installed it without doing all these extra steps you mentioned.

[@olegyamleq7796]

you got it running!! great job!!!

[@ronwatkins5775]

What is the latest version which uses the vsphere app instead of the web interface?

[@atifmustehsan9747]

How to add storage driver? Nvme is on pcie adapter, all the links and vdos are on network adapter

[@calebbjorn46]

This did not work for me !! Might need to try other methods

[@user-gu3wg4jb5t]

can some1 help me and send me iso file (6.5 with net55-r8168) i have been trying to do it myself but i get errors in powercli

[@meetsirnel]

Mine got stuck at Adapter not found

[@simpleciscovoicetutorials79]

This is kind of a tricky tutorial since people have such a wide rang of hardware. Did you ever get it working?

[@tw7748113]

Six months later...glad I found this... I'm going to try on my homelab with an old computer with an AM3+ AMD motherboard. One question I do have, though - will it recognize the onboard SATA controllers? I thought it might crap out on the controller, as well. Thanks!

[@K8LOYT]

don't try 6.5 offline bundle gone,
You will get following error:
You either are not entitled or do not have permissions to download this product.
Check with your My VMware Super User, Procurement Contact or Administrator.
If you recently purchased this product through VMware Store or through a third-party, try downloading later.

[@ChrisppyPapas]

Do I install all these programs onto a usb first then install it to the pc with a usb on it for booting

[@simpleciscovoicetutorials79]

Hello, yes you need to create the bootable image first (if you are using that machine as the ESXI host) or from a separate computer. Hope that helps! The video and provided link give pretty much the exact steps.

[@calebbjorn46]

New-EsxImageProfile : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'CloneProfile'. The argument is null or empty. Provide an
argument that is not null or empty, and then try the command again.
At C:\Temp\MVSourceCode\MVSourceCode-image.ps1:50 char:39
+ New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile $mvImageProfile -Name "MVSource ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [New-EsxImageProfile], ParameterBindingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.NewImageProfile
Write-Host Step4:
Set AcceptanceLevel for CommunitySupport
Set-EsxImageProfile : Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'ImageProfile'. No image profile has a name
that matches 'MVSourceCode'. You may want to use the Get-EsxImageProfile cmdlet to search for an image profile.
At C:\Temp\MVSourceCode\MVSourceCode-image.ps1:57 char:96
+ ... ode" -AcceptanceLevel CommunitySupported -ImageProfile "MVSourceCode"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Set-EsxImageProfile], ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.SetImageProfile
Write-Host Step5:
Add Realtek software package into Software package
Add-EsxSoftwarePackage : Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'ImageProfile'. No image profile has a
name that matches 'MVSourceCode'. You may want to use the Get-EsxImageProfile cmdlet to search for an image profile.
At C:\Temp\MVSourceCode\MVSourceCode-image.ps1:65 char:42
+ Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "MVSourceCode" -SoftwarePack ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Add-EsxSoftwarePackage], ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationExcepti
on
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.AddProfilePackage
Write-Host Step6:
Exporting ISO image
Export-EsxImageProfile : Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'ImageProfile'. No image profile has a
name that matches 'MVSourceCode'. You may want to use the Get-EsxImageProfile cmdlet to search for an image profile.
At C:\Temp\MVSourceCode\MVSourceCode-image.ps1:71 char:42
+ Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "MVSourceCode" -ExportToIso ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Export-EsxImageProfile], ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationExcepti
on
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.ExportProfile

[@sanjar7327]

I am having same problem