VMware tools to install Linux is broken in desktop 8.0.4

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• The purpose of VMware Tools in a Linux guest?

  There are benefits to install VMware tools in a Linux without head/command line only VM?  The only things I see it adding would share his IP address info.  Are there features that I miss out on by installing do not?

  Indeed, as the RPM and tar from the instructions in file ends with "Start X Windows", it seems that it is not designed for anything other than the GUI (for mouse tracking/display setting enhancements)?

  With VMware tools, you can make things easier. For example, you can do 'clean shutdown' of the machine virtual of ESXi, or synchronize the time between ESXi and VM. I'm not sure but I think that vmware balooning pilot would need tools to work correctly.

  But you can still live without vmware-tools and perform all of the above tasks (although not as easily). Personally, I don't use vmware-tools with linux-VM as modular kernel is not permitted in our society.

• 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.

• Install vmware tools on the linux host offline

  Hello world

  I run a Fedora 10 VM using vmware player 3.1.2 on a crowd of Ubuntu 10.04. I'm trying to install vmware tools, but my host doesn't have access to the internet.  I've seen a few posts on how to install vmware tools offline on a windows host (http://communities.vmware.com/thread/245195), but the advice given may not be valid for linux hosts.  I downloaded vmware-tools-linux - 8.4.4 - 301548.x86_64.component.tar of http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/ but this tar file contains a .component file (not an .iso that post said).  My question is what I should do with the .component file to install vmware tools?

  Thanks in advance,

  -Jordaan

  Hi Jordaan,

  Welcome to the forums.

  Try the following:

  -Unzip the downloaded file

  "vmware-Installer-install-component = xxx.component.

  Good luck.

  Concerning

  Franck

• VMware tools invited para linux

  Pessoal, ate agora EU so was Fords windows e sempre instalei o VMware Tools.

  Agora, para comments e Chipre EU instalar o vmware tools linux?

  Obrigado

  Diego SIM, para linux e Chipre instalar o VMware Tools also.

  Segue o meu blog wave postei principle o link para varios sistemas operacionas delivery.

  http://communities.VMware.com/people/MauroBonder/blog/2011/06/16/installing-VMware-Tools--Windows-Linux-others--how-install-VMware-tools

  Please atribua os pontos e encerre o topico sua to question faith respondida.

  Grato.

• Update the VMware Tools without installing gcc

  Hello everyone,

  I have a couple of boxes Debian and Ubuntu (& gt; 100) in various race DMZ. When I am updating the linux kernel, I have to update the VMware tools as well. My problem is that these boxes are not allowed to have an Internet connection and an installed gcc.

  Does anyone has an idea how Handel who? Is it not possible to have a central host where the new version of VMware tools are compiled and one can distribute them to other boxes?

  Thanks in advance!

  Robert

  Hello

  See http://communities.vmware.com/message/786017 for assistance.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
  VMware communities user moderator, VMware vExpert 2009
  ====
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• I bought 5 Fusion pro and cannot get the VMware Tools to install

  Bought a new iMac and bought Fusion 5 Pro.  I have a 5 year old and reclassified iMac Fusion 4-5 fusion and had no problems.  The new computer is for my wife and I tried and tried to migrate the laptop and it failed every time.  So, I did a clean install of Windows 7 and before I downloaded everything that I installed VMWare Tools.  For the past 2 days, I was passage of the files from the laptop and install programs that she had on the laptop.  Problems with Word and excel as they sit a spin.  Money went to re - install VMware Tools and it launches the installation program and then comes up with an error message... Error 1606: Could Not Access Network Location \\<host>\users\administrator\my documents

  Went into Windows to uninstall VMware tools and he started the uninstall program then stopped and got the same message.  I can not uninstall tools and cannot re - install the tools.  I need help to solve this problem.  I'm a guy of plug-and-play and if there is code to do, in my opinion, I'm sunk.

  Anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem, so I can get up and go?

  Extra solution after Woodys - please check if mirror folder is enabled or not, if it is enabled, please disable it then try to reinstall the tools.

• VMware tools not installed

  I installed 2 5.0 esxi servers. I installed a Server 2008 r2 on the esxi server. I can't stop or to do anything whatsoever in the toolbar. I have cliick innovations in the window to the mouse in the virtual machine. So I know that the tools are not installed or does not. I looked on all the menus and that you can find no option to install tools. the error is the guest OS can not be stopped because VMware Tools is not installed, running does not, or does not. How to solve this problem?

  If you open a console prompt, you should see the toolbar superior VM-comments-installation/upgrade at level of VMware Tools

• Installation of VMware tools on a linux machine

  All the instructions on installing the tools on Centos. We are on VMware 4.0.

  Thanks in advance.

  TNT

  Hello.

  See KB 1018392.

  Good luck!

• How the news works of linux vmware-tools associated with the support of actions HGFS?

  Just to clarify, if it is possible to get from VMware Tools for Linux Guest users qualified/developer/maintainer.

  If memory serves me right, from 12 Workstation, VMware Tools for modified Linux related with the way it handles stocks HGFS.

  Installation of VMware tools on many Linux guests, I always see the same behavior.

  In some installations it build hgfs module, in others it seems fair to connect on vmhgfs-fuse executable. No module hgfs not charged in this case of the kernel then HGFS works as expected.

  Exactly how it works under the hood, how to install VMware Tools/config, can determine whether it is necessary to build the module or just run vmhgfs-fuse?

  Well, strange person, not even VMware guys come on this subject. IMHO is a really interesting thing, I almost always use shared folders between guests and hosts, it's so easy and simple WHEN IT WORKS.

  The fact that no-one comes on this thread, show what I think always: products like workstation are profoundly less used, average people IMHO use 30/40 per cent of the potential software.

  Then, with a few hours and a few Linux guests many kind in hand machines (work with tools in both modes, hgfs.ko or fuse), investigated and found how it works by myself.

  This is what I found.

  Recent versions of VMware Tools for Linux now seems to check the fuse package installed on guest system installed and when they found him, they try to use vmhgfs-fuse (formerly an Open-vm-tools executable) to mount hgfs actions without the need of the hgfs.ko module and so without needing to compile the module often broken kernel. For example, hgfs.ko thin build up to kernel branch 4.4 and it is broken again on 4.5.

  The script vmware-config - tools.pl also seems power - also when it detects the fuse package - properly configure autostart for hgfs share.

  That's all, and it's very useful for me. Hope it will be for others.

• Linux VMware Tools and their dependencies

  Hello

  I want to install VMware Tools on one Linux Virtual MACHINE created with Workstation 10.x for Windows.

  Ce Linux distribution drift since Ubuntu 13.10.

  Je would like to know What packages are needed for a correct installation et configuration of these Tools.

  Also, I have would like to know If there is a Ubuntu repository where to download and install the latest version of these Tools.

  Thank you

  Good bye

  What is the difference between VMware Tools and Open Virtual Machine Tools?

  Copy and paste this question into Google!

  By chance, you have your repository in order to always download the latest version?

  I use only VMware tools and always uninstall first Open Virtual Machine Tools and also use - clobber-kernel-modules = if necessary when installing the VMware Tools on the distributions that have Open Virtual Machine Tools installed.

• VMware tools for Linux

  Hello

  Y at - it a general Vmware tools for all Linux: I mean Redhat suse and Ubuntu are the same?

  Where can I download it

  Thank you

  You can install it via the tools provided with your ESXi installation. Right-click the virtual machine in the inventory and select comments-> installation / upgrade VMware Tools.

  

  This will mount a CD player in the guest operating system, providing VMware tools. The steps to install on CentOS (i.e. RHEL base):

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # cd/tmp

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # mount/dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom

  Mount: block device/dev/sr0 is protected write, read-only installation

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz/tmp

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # umount-l/mnt/cdrom

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # tar xfz VMwareTools-version 9.0.0 - 782409.tar.gz

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # cd vmware-tools-distrib.

  root@srv20 [/ tmp/vmware-tools-distrib] # perl./vmware-install.pl--defaut

  Debian may differ a little in the names, but you get the idea.

• Installation on Red Hat Linux 7.2 vmware tools

  I am in Workstation 8 and I'm having some trouble to the VMware tools to install.

  This problem occurs when you run vmware-config - tools.pl. He can not find the GCC binary. I provide the path/usr/bin, but it returns an error saying that is is not a valid path.

  A similar problem occurs with the path to the kernel header. I suppied the /lib/modules/2.4.7-10 path, but I received an error message indicating that this was not the right path.

  My skills with linux are newbient so I might very well do something ignorant.

  Thank you

  -Pierre

  pmporter wrote:

  I will defintely look in CentOS. I think it is the only distribution that I did not run around!

  Despite my name, I am a citizen of the USA...

  Yes, I expected, joking just :-)

  Would be very difficult to spell for the average, like mine, Urs.

  For LAMP to come, I'll also choose CentOS.

  I love Ubuntu for his extremely quick start and a minimum load. The server for the VMS operating system is very low.

  But better to learn because the differences are sometimes boring.

• 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 apply the VMware-tools-linux - 8.3.2 - 257589.iso to ESXi 4.1 CD Version?

  Hi I'm new to ESXi. I downloaded the CD Version of ESXi 4.1 and installed chickadee on a server.

  When I tried to apply the VMWare Tools in a Linux guest I get error of vShere customer:

  ' / usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/linux.iso' not found

  • Need the ISO Image is not installed *.

  I searched the forums and found that VMWare-Tools are only in the DVD Version, but not in CD version

  to ESXi 4.1.

  In VMWare download area I found VMWare-Tools for Linux OSes', after the download, I get:

  Iso VMware-tools-linux - 8.3.2 - 257589.iso contains:

  VMWARETO. TGZ

  MANIFESTO. TXT

  How to apply this driver/patch my ESXi Server?

  Thanks for the help!

  With ESXi 4.1, you have an option for "Image CD VMware Tools for operating systems invited ISO Linux", for more information, please visit http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1024047

  Hope this helps!

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