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• Cannot install VMWare tools for linux

  Hello

  I use VMWare player 3.1.4.

  I have a machine, Ubunto 11.04 on which I'm trying to install VMWare tools.

  However, the download process always stops with an error: "not recognized update server data (4007). Try again later... »

  I tried to download from two PC different and two different networks.

  Any idea?

  Thank you

  Jonathan

  Try disabling the web Updater by going to Preferences > uncheck the "check the Web for updates at startup".

  You can uninstall and then install vmware player.

  You can also get the tools using Apt - get, instead of by the bias of the player interface. See this page:

  https://help.Ubuntu.com/community/VMware/tools

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

  #install kernel headers so modules will work
  #needed this on a 10.04 guest running in a Fusion 3 host
  apt-get install linux-headers-virtual
  
  # install kernel modules
  apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-dkms
  
  # EITHER: install tools for an xorg install
  apt-get install open-vm-tools
  # OR: a headless install
  apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-tools
  

• Cannot install VMWare Tools for Windows MCE

  Previously, I had Windows MCE installed and running on the VMware 1.x tools.

  I upgraded to VMware 2.0 and now I can't get the tools to install. When I click on "Install VMWare Tools", it brings up a window with the following in it:

  VMWare tools is not supported on this operating system.
  Check
  configuration of the virtual machine to make sure that the settings match to the
  operating system installed. See the documentation for more details
  on the guest operating systems supported.

  I checked the configuration of the virtual machine and this shows that the Windows operating system, as selected.

  I am running VMWare on Ubuntu 8.10, if that matters.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  David

  Hello

  I compared it with mine and there are 2 major differences.

  First of all, I use older virtual material (version 4 instead of 7) but I do not expect that this is relevant to this problem. In addition, it makes little sense to use older virtual hardware unless your virtual machine must be compatible with VMware ESX. For example the old version of HW I use excludes the directx features, and you probably want to use.

  The other main difference is guestOS, in my version, it has the following value:

  guestOS = "winxppro"
  

  Could you try that and see if it helps?

  If this does not help then I'm afraid, we're going to need more details. In this case it might be useful to the vmware.log file loading

  One thing you might try must in any case completely re - install VMware tools in removing it first.

  In order to do not find themselves trapped by the windows activation logic or other inconveniences while experimenting, I recommend taking a backup of the virtual machine when it is completely stopped before doing anything else.

  --

  Wil

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• Cannot install VMware Tools.

  Hello

  my client have esx1 and esx2 - vSphere vCenter device 6.0 and 6.0 knots. When I try to install VMware tools on Windows Server vm = error:

  VIX 21001 = error code

  Cannot install VMware Tools. An error occurred trying to access the image file ' / usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso ' to install VMware Tools: 2 (no such file or directory). If your product comes with the module of VMware tools, VMware ESX to reinstall, then try again to install the VMware Tools package in the virtual machine

  When I connect to esx1 via Putty and check ' usr/lib/vmware /-the 'isoimages' folder missing.»

  Please, what is faster solution?

  CZ THX

  Hello

  problem solved...

  I don't know why, but on esx1 - Local Direct USB access - declined, I restarted esx1 and now works perfectly

  so, I lost my network settings

  THX

  Tom

• 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

• Cannot install VMWare tools on first installation of VMW Player for Windows

  Y at - it a tip to install VMWare Tools on VMW Player for Windows.  Tried as a Player 7.1.1 and 6.0.5.

  I downloaded the "darwin" and "windows versions" of tools with version management for versions of reader (for Player 6.05 6.05 tools).  But I don't know how to get VMWare to see downloaded files.  I connected the darwin.iso in the folder of the payload for the CD/DVD drive under settings of the virtual computer.

  I always get a dialog box with this message when I select install VMWare Tools in the menu:

  "Cannot find component on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator. »

  If you have the appropriate iso image attached to the guest, you have no need to use the "Install VMware Tools" menu - it's all that.  Go to comments and run the installation from the CD-ROM drive.

• 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

• "Easy Install cannot install VMware tools"

  As I began to create a virtual machine for Ubuntu 12.10, VMware Player displays a message indicating that it recognizes this OS and install it and VMware Tools with Easy Install. "Good idea," I thought to myself 'I am all in favor of easy'.

  And the installation went great, until VMware Player try to install VMware Tools. This is where the process has frozen and not exceeded. Now, whenever I try to start my VM the screen says "install VMware Tools... Please wait. »

  How can I fix?

  Personally speaking General and I use Easy Install, especially with the Linux Distros!   With some Easy Install distributions do not properly size the volume/boot, causing issues later during the upgrade of nuclei.  I don't like what he does with it two CD/DVD of configuration and how it leaves things when doing even if it can be cleaned manually to the top.

  I recommend not to use is installed and instead select "I will install the operating system later" and then create a manual installation of the Linux operating system and then install VMware Tools then.

• Cannot install VMware Tools on Ubuntu VM

  I'm not having any success installing VMware Tools on a Ubuntu VM.

  If I try to use the GUI and click twice on the

  8.8.2 - VMwareTools - 590212.tar.gz file, I get "the content of the folder could.

  not be displayed. Operation not supported".

  I don't remember what I used in another attempt, but got, 'Extraction do not run. You

  don't have the appropriate permissions to extract archives in the folder

  ""file:///media/VMware%20Tools"

  If I right click on VMwareTools - 8.8.0 - 471268.tar.gz I choose "Open".

  With Archive Manager' which takes me to the vmware-tools-distrib

  file, where I can double-click that expose the content. There I

  see the vmware - install.pl folder and double-click the same, but nothing seems to happen.

  I tried to use the CLI, and I saw so many different suggestions

  (tar - xvf, - xvzf with and without the "-"). I get "Archive not found."

  If I opened a terminal in the folder/media/VMware Tools and enter:

  sudo tar - xvzf VMwareTools - 8.8.2 - 590212.tar.gz

  then it looks like it all begins is extracted for almost a

  minutes and then I get:

  "Smoothly with State failure due to previous errors"

  and if I scroll to the top news, the screen is loaded with ' no file or.

  Directory"(many times) to what whatever in the vmware-tools-distrib

  folder.

  I'm new to Linux and VMware... Please be gentle.

  Thank you.

  See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Tools

  Bye!

  --

  Rocco Sicilia

  http://www.roccosicilia.it

• Cannot install VMware Tools on Windows 10

  Having trouble installing VMware Tools on a Win10 business VM (vSphere 5.5). Installation lance then anything beyond that never reports. Is there something special that needs to be done to make this work?

  -Thank you

  Also have installed the Update Manager plugin that reports the status of inconsistent compliance.

  When you install the tools, you choose the Interactive installation or the Automated one?

  Try the Interactive installation instead.

  I also have a second comment from Andrew on Firewall/Antivirus possibly block Setup.  Try turning it off.  In addition, you may have to disable UAC.

• 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

• 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

• OSX Lion 10.7.3 cannot install Vmware Tools

  Hi guys im running windows 7 with Vmware Workstation 8 virtual machine of OSX Lion 10.7.3 all works well except that I can't install the tools when I click on installation tools I get this error "cannot find compononent on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator. "I searched and couldn't find a useful link. Can someone help me please?

  If you contact VMware support they will tell you that OSX running inside the workstation is illegal because it violates the MAC OS x EULA.

  We are also unable to address this issue in the forums so please understand that I have to lock your post

• VMware Tools for Mac will not install bug.

  Hello I have a clean install of Mac OS x 10.9 I raise in a virtual machine but when I bring the VMware Tools installed, get an error:

  Cannot install VMware Tools on this disk.  VMware Tools requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher.

  Screenshot attached.

  I've tried versions both 6.0.1 and 6.0.2 darwin.iso for VMware Fusion. but the same error.   I wonder what VMware is actually audit to determine the versions of operating system.   I have in the past summer success install the same software on the same computer, but I have tried to reinstall from scratch (more than once) and tried many changes of setting on both hosts and guests with no joy.   Anyone know how to fix?   

  Thank you.

  mapsurfer wrote: there was a facility of Mavericks I had done a ton of work on which to install VMware Tools, which makes me think there is some file touched along the way

  who was happy to install VMware tools...

  I'll tell you one last time...  When clean install OS X 10.9 Mavericks under VMware Fusion 6.0.2 VMware Tools are not automatically installed!

  In addition, it turns out that the "internal" or "removable" made no difference that I was able to move the vmdk from SATA, SCSI (appears inside the system) but that made no difference either but has been tested

  I have mentioned that the drive internal vs external because VMware Fusion before 6.0.2 has not created a good installer for OS X 10.9 Mavericks nor was it settled the case, and the fact that it was not properly installed may have been a contributing factor to the VMware Tools install problem not necessarily imply that the disk shows as external!

  I wonder if there is another way to install VMware Tools manually?  I can see the directory structure exposed within the darwin.iso but don't know if I can cp

  This straight out of the iso, but not being is not a Mac OSX expert... don't know if I can run alternate and no package installer idea what files are changed by install VMware Tools.

  Still confident enough, I can work around the issue of the installer.

  I just tested this on a clean build and with the help of pacifists opened the VMware Tools.pkg (Install VMware Tools.app/Contents/Resources/VMware Tools.pkg) in the bundle 'Install VMware Tools.app' on darwin.iso (VMware Tools for OS X) and "Selected files.pkg content" then clicked on install and check 'use administrator privileges '.  He basically just moved the files in places and then after that I restarted the computer virtual VMware Tools seem to work.  I tested VMware shared folders, copy & paste, drag & drop, and change the resolution of the screen... all seem to work fine, however it was simply intended as a test and not a recommended method to install VMware Tools and I don't know if it is essentially a complete installation.  I don't have the time now to analyze the two occurrences, one made appropriately and the other using pacifists to see if there is in fact no difference.

  I was also going to take the vmdk to another platform and see if any difference (doubt it will be)

  Any platform with not brand hardware Apple is a direct violation of the SLA products and may not be discussed in these forums!

• Installing vmware tools in linux mint in vmware fusion 3 11?

  I would like to install Linux Mint as a guest in my Vmware Fusion 3, but my problem is to know how to install VMWare Tools for Linux Mint. I hope that there is a simple explanation how to do it.

  Thanks in advance

  I hope that there is a simple explanation how to do it.

  Simple is a relative term.

  Take a look at: VMware Fusion (menu bar) > help > Search > type vmware tools, then select display all help topics and then select: installation or upgrading VMware Tools in a Machine virtual Linux