Can't mount/cdrom to install vmware tools

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• How to install VMware Tools in Ubuntu guest with no Internet connectivity?

  I need to install VMware Tools in a Guest Ubuntu (10.04) running in VMware Player.

  The machine on which it is running has no internet access; It is part of an isolated network.

  I know there are a LOT of instructions on how to do it, and it seems that they all begin with "mount your ISO file...". ' or "click"Install VMware Tools..."."

  Of course, I have not and cannot find a file ISO of VMware tools for Ubuntu.  I admit that I can be looked in the wrong place, but I watched several times and have spent many hours on it.   I tried Open VM Tools as well and followed the instructions included, but orders did not produce the responses described.

  When I click on "Install VMware Tools" the machine just made several attempts to connect to a server that will never happen.

  Although it does not prove that I know what I'm doing, I installed VMware Tools on several hosts of Windows XP.  For some reason, I was able to find many versions of VMware Tools for Windows ISO.  The installation worked everytime with very little hair loss.

  Thanks for any help on this eternal question.

  You will need to download the ISO images for the VMware Tools installation media at least once, on a computer with internet access.  Player menu--> File--> Preferences of the player.  Click on the button download now all components.  Once complete, there will be 6 ISO files in the folder of the player.  You can copy them to the same location on the PC that you are currently underway.  Then, you can follow the instructions to install VMware Tools in a Linux Guest, located in the help file.

• How to install VMWare Tools for Ubuntu 9.10 (VMWare Fusion 3.0.0)

  I am new to Ubuntu and I can't understand how to install VMWare Tools - what I need to do this from a command line?  Any guidance would be appreciated.

  To manually install, choose computer virtual > install VMware Tools, a file must window popup with VMwareTools - 8.2.3 - 204229.tar.gz you can right click to expand only in / tmp.  Then in Applications > Accessories > Terminal, cd to/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib and run sudo./vmware-install.pl

• I can't install VMware tools on Fedora 14. Invalid query

  Hello, I installed VmWare server 2.02 on my windows 7 o/s.  I created a virtual machine with fedora 14 is installed. When you try to install VmWare tool (RPM) s - 7.7.6.20. First of all, I wonder if I would install File: / / / media/VmWare%/20tools/vmwareTools-7.7.6-203138.i386.rpm, I click Yes. Subsequently, I get: cannot install the file: / / / media/VmWare%/20tools/vmwareTools-7.7.6-203138.i386.rpm, the invalid request, couldn't solve. I hope that if I install the tools, I could solve my problem with my guest o/s internet connectivity.

  Make sure you are the root user and type...

  RPM - ivh/media/VMware Tools/VMwareTools-7.7.6-203138.i386.rpm

  You may need to use a character escape in the path, if the command above does not work, try this one instead...

  RPM - ivh/media/VMware\ Tools/VMwareTools-7.7.6-203138.i386.rpm

• PowerShell remoting to install VMWare tools

  Greetings

  It is true that it is probably focused more on PowerShell and less on VMware VMware tools is the target

  I'm trying to write a script to install VMware tools remotely on the virtual machines that do not have VMware tools installed.

  So far I have the below...

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.HA

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Storage

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

  Se connect-VIServer vCenterserver.domain

  
  

  $username = "domain\username"

  $SecurePassword = Read-Host -Quick ' Enter * FIELD * password " -AsSecureString

  $Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential '

  -ArgumentList $UserName $SecurePassword

  
  

     $VM = "Test01"

     Get-vm $VM | Dismount-Tools

     Get-vm $VM | Mount-Tools

  $RMsession = New-PSSession -ComputerName $VM -Credential $Credentials

  Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$CDRom = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_CDROMDrive | select Drive | ForEach {$_. {{ Drive}}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$Subpath = '\setup.exe s-v - SB ADDLOCAL = all THE REBOOT = R'}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$ExecuteEXE = Join-Path -Path $CDRom -ChildPath $Subpath}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }start-process $executeEXE}

  output

  Remove-PSSession *

  Disconnect VIServer * -confirm:$False

  
  

  I confirmed that $executeEXE = indeed Z:\setup.exe s - v - SB ADDLOCAL = ALL REBOOT = R

  When I run the script in the ISE, I get:

  Start-Process: this command cannot be executed due to the error: the system cannot find the specified file.

  Online: 1 character: 14

  + start-process < < < < $executeEXE

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (:)) [Start-Process], InvalidOperationException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: InvalidOperationException, Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand

  It is true that I am very inexperienced with PowerShell remoting.

  It seems that when I run the script it seems in fact be invoking the command on the remote computer, but rather on the local computer. VMware tools are piling up and the path in $executeEXE is 100% correct and the PSSession is also open, no doubt, but not magic?

  Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

  Greetings LucD

  Looks like I may have found the problem.

  Looking for a way run the background process, so that I can do a get-process, while he was running to show he was running, I discovered that start-process allows you to specify the - ArgumentList parameter. (windows - start a detached in PowerShell background process - Stack Overflow) (2 responses)

  So, it looks like this:

  Invoke-Command - Session $RMSession - ScriptBlock {"$CDRom = Get - WmiObject - class Win32_CDROMDrive | select drive"}

  | ForEach {$_.} Disk}; $Subpath = '\setup.exe '; $ExecuteEXE is $CDRom join-Path-Path - ChildPath $Subpath;. start-process $executeEXE - ArgumentList's - v - SB ADDLOCAL = ALL REBOOT = R'}

  To my surprise translates:

  [Test01]: C:\ PS > Get-Process of installation *.

  Manages the NPM PM (K) k VM (M) CPU Id ProcessName

  -------  ------    -----      ----- -----   ------     -- -----------

  68 10 1540 5088 56 3220 0.17 setup

  108 10 2324 7340 76 0.14 3504 setup64

  And VMware tools installed.

  Thank you very much for your time and trouble. Always very appreciated!

• How to install VMWARE tools in ESXi VirtualHost?

  Friends,

  New in the vmware community... Just-VCP5-VTC review first attempt scored 184 little weak feeling... is in any case I have server with 16 GB of memory and processors R710 Dual Core Quad and 4 TB of storage with raid 0 which gives me two 2 TB built in Lun with raid 5 OS mirrored disks. Have installed ESXi server and created 4 VMS 1 VC, 1 ms and 2 linux machine I will use as ESXi servers for clustering; HA; DRS etc.

  I am struggling to install the vmware tools on virtual hosts esxi; can't seem to get the media using the mount command? I installed vmware tools on other virtual machines to linux without problem...

  VMware Tools are not available or supported on ESXi virtual hosts.

  BTW. I'm a bit confused about the "... and have 4 TB of storage with raid 0 which gives me two 2 TB built in Lun with raid 5 OS mirrored disks...» ». Assuming that you have 4 disks, not do you have configured them in 3 RAID5 disks with a backup?

  André

• Cannot install VMware tools - "cannot find the component...". »

  I created a Windows XP Pro VM under a host Windows 7 Pro using Player 4.02. When I try to install VMware tools I get the message "can't find conponent on the update server. Contact VMware support or your system administrator. "The host and guest both can work a network connectivity and the internet. I saw at least another poster on another forum mentioned this error message and told him to install by mounting the ISO and install it manually. I looked in every subdirectory of the installation of the reader and any windows.iso file could not be found. Is it supposed to be there in this version of the player? If this is not the case, how can I get the iso? Any help is appreciated.

  This question will probably be corrected in the next few days and I see this with other versions.  Right now the last repository showing is: http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/4.0.1

• Impossible to install VMware Tools in Fusion 2.0.2

  Just migrated from Parallels 4 to VMware Fusion 2.0.2 (Build 147997).

  Got the merger by download and imported the Parallels 4 VM.

  With the help of Windows XP Professional on MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo (OSX 10.5.6).

  Whenever I chose the Virtual Machine > install VMware Tools, nothing happens.

  Just change the "Cancel installing VMware Tools" menu option.

  Anywhere where I can download the file and install in my Windows XP or another option?

  Help, please

  When you choose Virtual Machine > install VMware Tools what happens is inserts ISO Image to VMware tools appropriate in the CD/DVD of the merger and Windows if the Auto-Insert Notification does not work then you must manually run the : \setup.exe in Windows Explorer. (Sure would be nice if VMware that would in the help file and it makes absolutely no sense that it is not there in the first place!)

  Note: These ISO Images are stored at: "/ Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages.

  If needed you can manually mount the image appropriately, if necessary.

  VMware Fusion (menu bar) > help > VMware Fusion help > managing Virtual Machines > configure the CD/DVD drive > connection and setting upward a CD/DVD Drive

• The Installation of VMWare tools failed. In any case to force the update/install VMWare tools?

  I used to use VMware Workstation 10 and recently upgraded to VMware workstation 11.  However, whenever I try to install a newer version of VMware tools, it will fail with message saying something like "VMware Tools can be installed in the Virtual Machine.

  Yes, I am trying to install VMware Tools within the guest operating system, but I get this notification for all my virtual machines, I'm running.

  I'm under 6 Virtual Machines simultaneously and they run on Windows 7 32 bit OS and configured with 4 GB of RAM, 1CPU, 100GB HD + 5 GB second HD for the swap file, NO printer, no sound card.

  For each virtual machine, I changed about 50 + key of Windows registry and detect the values to hide from all the programs that they are running on the virtual machine.

  I assume due to records, I changed, it confuses VM installer who it is not running on a Virtual Machine.  Then I tried to change all these registers changed to send it back to the original value, yet I is always the same message.

  I must be missing either some registry values or values that I restored is false. But I don't know which is the case.

  I can simply delete all my Virtual Machines and start again with the new virtual machine, but I don't want to repeat this process whenever a newer version of the VM tools out. and installation of windows and search and replace registry values for each virtual computer is full of works.

  So, here is my question.  Anyone know how to force the update / install VM tools in my virtual machine?

  P.S. I added under scripts in the file .vmx for each of the virtual machines.  I don't think it would cause the problem but just in case I include it.

  SVGA.vramsize = 268435456

  monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "" true ".

  insulation. Tools.getptrlocation.Disable = 'true '.

  insulation. Tools.setptrlocation.Disable = 'true '.

  insulation. Tools.setVersion.Disable = 'true '.

  insulation. Tools.GetVersion.Disable = 'true '.

  monitor_control.disable_directexec = 'true '.

  SMBIOS.reflecthost = 'true '.

  memtrimrate = '0 '.

  mainmem.usenamedfile = "false".

  sched.mem.pshare.Enable = "false".

  prefvmx.userecommendedlockedmemsize = 'true '.

  Tent Installer to get the version information of the hypervisor of underling to see if it is a VM or not.  This is done by contacting by back door.

  Setting monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"prevents communication."

• Is there a Script to install VMware tools on any event of power off?

  Hi all

  Currently, we have an infrastructure VM 1000 + reversed between 2 data centers and are moving from 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi.

  We want to make sure on the new architecture of 5.5 is that any virtual computer that VMware tools installed - it installs on any event powercycle.

  Y at - it a script of mass that we could run for linux servers and windows can this factor?

  At the moment we have 700 VMs have the tools installed and up-to-date

  100 or more, who have installed and are not updated

  200 + remaining machines do not have the tools installed, and we want to automate to install the tools on any event of power cycle.

  For the 100 who are not up-to-date

  We followed the following tasks and confirmed that it works

  VSphere Documentation Centre

  If a virtual machine with obsolete tools will automatically update on a power cycle

  But the 200 who need complete installation tools stop - we need help to get a script to work / if there is one that can do this

  We can use the following to update the tools to the power cycle

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  $vm= Get-VM-Name"virtualmachine"

  $spec= New-ObjectVMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

  $spec.changeVersion = $vm.ExtensionData.Config.ChangeVersion

  $spec.tools = New-ObjectVMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo

  $spec.tools.toolsUpgradePolicy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle"

  $_this = Get-View-Id$vm.Id

  $_this.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)

  But we want something that can install the tools if not installed on the Cycle of power rather than update / update...

  Hope that makes sense and that theres a script that we can use to do this.

  Thank you all

  The 1st real time installation of the VMware Tools is AFAIK not possible with a PowerCLI cmdlet.

  You will need to use a method of SW distribution, that you will use to install any SW on your workstations.

  In your case, you will need to support Win and Linux machines virtual, so you will need to provide at least 2 procedures to perform the actual installation.

  Some additional info can be found in  Re: how to use PowerCLI install VMware Tools?

• Ubuntu LTS 14.04 will not install VMWare Tools ability to shared folders

  Get the following error when trying to install VMWare Tools within a host running Ubuntu LTS 14.04.  I tried to open a ticket in the VMWare system and got an error (lose faith in Vmware here as an ESXi + client Fusion...)
  

  
  

  
  

  Looks like Vmware must update VMware tools for Ubuntu 14.04 kernel headers?

  
  

  make: Entering directory ' / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs - only '

  / usr/bin/make /lib/modules/3.13.0-24--c generic/build/include /... SUBDIRS = $PWD SRCROOT = $PWD. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR = modules

  make [1]: Entering directory ' / usr/src/linux-headers-3.13. 0-24-generic '

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/Backdoor.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/backdoorGcc64.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/bdhandler.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpName.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpNameLinux.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpNameLite.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/dentry.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/dir.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/file.o

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/file.c: In function 'HgfsOpen':

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:685:27: error: incompatible type for argument 3 of 'HgfsSetUidGid'

  (current_fsuid(), current_fsgid());

  ^

  In file included from/tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:46:0:

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / fsutil.h:92:6: Note: expected "uid_t" but the argument is of type 'kuid_t'

  void HgfsSetUidGid (struct inode * parent)

  ^

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:685:27: error: incompatible type for argument 'HgfsSetUidGid' 4

  (current_fsuid(), current_fsgid());

  ^

  In file included from/tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:46:0:

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / fsutil.h:92:6: Note: expected 'gid_t"but the argument is of type 'kgid_t'

  void HgfsSetUidGid (struct inode * parent)

  ^

  make [2]: * [/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs -only/file.o] Error 1

  make [1]: * [_module_/tmp/modconfig -vL08ip/vmhgfs-only] error 2

  make [1]: leaving directory ' / usr/src/linux-headers-3.13. . 0-24-generic '

  make: * [vmhgfs.ko] error 2

  make: leaving directory ' / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs - . only '

  The filesystem (vmhgfs module) driver is used only for the shared folder

  feature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work

  regardless of this function.

  If you want the shared folders feature, you can install the driver of

  running vmware-config - tools.pl once after being assured that gcc, binutils, make

  and your kernel sources are installed on your computer.

  These packages are available on the installation of your distribution CD.

  [Press the Enter key to continue]

  Seems to work fine with the tools in the recent update to VMware Fusion 6.0.3:

  http://www.VMware.com/go/downloadfusion

  Certainly the tools should be updated in order to support a view recent guests of Ubuntu Unity (disabled, sofar, also with 6.0.3 + 14.04): maybe in Fusion 6.1, who knows...

• the application could not start because the configuration of the incorrect application of reinstallation of the application can solve the problem by Insalling Vmware tools so that windows server 2003

  the application could not start because the configuration of the incorrect application of reinstallation of the application can solve the problem by Insalling Vmware tools so that windows server 2003. PFA

  Ranjana,

  Please, review the vminst.log file located in % TEMP and see if we could see related errors.  Otherwise follow the troubleshooting steps below;

  1. check that the guest operating system that you want to install VMware Tools is fully certified.

  2. check that the correct guest operating system is selected

  3. check that the good ISO image is loaded. For more information, see ensuring good ISO image VMware tools is loaded (1003910).

  4. check that the VMware Tools ISO image has not been damaged. For more information, see determine if your VMware Tools ISO image is damaged on a host ESX/ESXi (1004820).

  5. If you are installing a Windows operating system, make sure that you do not encounter problems with your Windows registry database. For more information about the resolution of the problems of register with VMware Tools, see Impossible to upgrade the existing VMware tools (1001354).

  6. If you install on a 64-bit Linux guest OS, make sure that there are no missing dependencies. For more information, see Tools from VMware install fails to start the daemon of guest OS on the operating systems 64-bit Linux with the glibc-common package 32-bit installed (1023185).

  If your problem persists, please refer to: KB VMware: VMware Tools installation problems that are defective in a guest operating system or contact support.

  ~ dGeorgey

• Cannot install vmware tools on the guest operating system ubuntu!

  Hello

  I could ' t install vmware tools for ubuntu on my vmware workstation 13.04(64 bit) 9... the problem is I'm against a command prompt on which i could login successfully and the insatll frm tools virtual drive I typed the following codes

  1.sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  and as expected, he asked the password afterwards, it showed the following error

  sudo:mkdir/mnt/cdrom: command not found

  .. .pls help me through

  
  

  According to the guidelines of the screenshot, you typed

  sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  The correct syntax is

  sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom (note the space after mkdir)

  For details see VMware KB

• How to install VMware tools correctly on Linux Mint 15 cinnamon on Fusion 5.0.3

  Hello

  First of all, I understand that Linux Mint is not supported (side: anyone know if this will change?), so I appreciate any help.  My main problem is with the folders shared

  Dead ends

  So far, I've run into some dead ends:

  1. I watched install VMware Tools in Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (Olivia) - YouTube - but this facility has been the "'VMware Workstation 9.0.2 ' and the author admits"I don't know if it works or not with the fusion." "

  2 I downloaded a a copy of the latest vmwaretools for linux of deposit of CDS - /www/stage/session-32/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/5.0.3/1040386/packages only to find it was exactly the same as the package vmwaretools this merger gives me at least VMwareTools - 9.2.2 - 893383
  

  Some success

  I had some mild success by running the following commands before installing - it seems to stop error messages:

  apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install build-essential
  sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
  sudo apt-get install xinetd
  

  But my MAJOR PROBLEM IS...

  When I try to activate the shared folders while the guest is running, I see a message:

  

  Or if I turn on shared folders when the guest does NOT work, I don't get an error message - but I don't see either record hgfs under/MNT

  Other research

  I read can't see the shared folders in Linux guest (Windows host) and Re: sharing files on drive betw host and the guest does not work on Ubuntu 13.04 and even tried to run the script vmtoolspatch of WoodyZ of this post - with the following result:

  user@GNS3WB62 /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ ./vmtoolspatch 
   
   
  patching file driver.c
  Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] n
  Apply anyway? [n] y
  Hunk #1 FAILED at 152.
  Hunk #2 FAILED at 1978.
  Hunk #3 succeeded at 1962 (offset -71 lines).
  2 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file driver.c.rej
  patching file inode.c
  Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] n
  Apply anyway? [n] y
  Hunk #1 succeeded at 62 with fuzz 2 (offset 12 lines).
   
   
  To install VMware Tools type the following
  commands, pressing Enter after each:
   
   
  cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
  sudo ./vmware-install.pl
  

  But after the installation of the VMware shared folders tools has not always worked.

  My plea

  Someone has successfully shared folder with Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (32 bit - no codecs) invited 5.0.3 fusion and if so could you share the steps that you used?

  My system Details

  I tried this using VMware Fusion 5.0.3 in both a

  MacMini running Lion Server (OS X 10.7.5) 2 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB of DDR3 memory and a

  MacBook Pro running 2.8 GHz Intel Core Duo 8 GB DDR3 (OS X 10.8.4) Mountain Lion

  I have only this tried using Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (32 bit - no codecs)

  Well, starting with the basic installation created by using the linuxmint-15-cinnamon-dvd-nocodecs-32bit.iso image under VMware Fusion 5.0.3 I did the following.

  sudo apt - get install linux-headers-$(uname-r)

  sudo ln-s/usr/src/linux-headers-$ (uname-r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname-r)/include/linux/version.h

  Excerpt from vmtoolspatch.zip in my Home Directory.

  Excerpt from the VMware Tools VMwareTools - 9.2.2 - 893683.tar.gz to: / tmp

  Open a Terminal, by default, the base directory, then:

  wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $. / vmtoolspatch

  patch the file driver.c

  patching file inode.c

  To install VMware Tools, type the following command

  commands, pressing ENTER after each:

  CD/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

  sudo./VMware-install.pl

  wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $ cd/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

  wkz@linuxmint15x86nc/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ sudo./vmware-install.pl

  Once VMware Tools have been installed, I rebooted and had access to the VMware shared folders.

  So it works with the basic install however I do not run apt - get update then apt - get upgrade or use one kernel other then the default.  So once the changes then the scrip may not work and I don't have time to test each variable and am just trying to give some automated solution just to make it easier to patch based on what is said in the Notes section in the script.  Really don't want to maintain it and others can build on this and or do something similar.

  Make sure that the stamp of Date/time on the file vmtoolspatch is Jul 15 00:04:00 2013 as who has worked with this test.

• Cannot install VMWare Tools on virtual Mac

  I created a virtual instance of a Mac (Mountain Lion) on my Windows 7 system.

  I click the button on the drive, select manage and then install VMware Tools. I get an error: component not found on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator.

  I have confirmed that I can browse the Internet from the virtual system. What other steps should I take, so that I can install the tools?

  Thank you

  Virginia

  Post edited by: BigSam1 Thanks to each of you for the information. I was curious to know if this could be done, so I searched and found a blog with instructions. Now that I know it's not cool to do, I have deleted the virtual Mac.

  Because MAC OS on an Apple brand hardware not violates Apple EULA, this is not supported by VMware Player, which is the reason why there are not VMware Tools available for it.

  André