On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:36 AM, Claude Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun July 20 2008, Alex Katebi wrote: > > http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/ > > > > Install the vmware tools first. Then go to the above web site and > download > > & install the open-vm-tools. Let me know if you have any peoblems. I have > > installed two Fedora 9 vmware tools this way. Forget the any any stuff > you > > don't need that. > > I found that website, but, it wasn't so self-evident. How does one 'install > the vmware tools first' as you state? I normally open a vm after I've got > vmware server running, and it boots up and gives me a message about needing > to > install or update vmware tools, and that's when I install vmware tools. How > are you doing that first - or better, I should ask, what do you mean by > first? > First before what? Before installing the vmware package? > Before booting your guest Fedora make sure that your vmware cd drive is not pointing to an iso image. After booting install the vmeare tools as you said. Then untar & unzip the vmeare tools. > > Are you simply installing the open-vm-tools from the tarball? yes > > > What advantage are you gaining by doing things that way? My vm's run just > fine > the way I'm doing it now - what improvement should I expect by learning the > method you suggest? > I thought that you were encountering errors by running the vmware tools alone. I was trying to help you to install vmware tools without errors. > > -- > Claude Jones > Brunswick, MD, USA > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
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