Hi Iray, On Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:51:27 AM Lavenda Chen wrote: > Hi, > > I am using ESXi 4.1 and installed a linux with kernel = 2.6.36.4. > I am not familiar with linux and this linux is build by some company for > specific usage, so I have no idea what it is and only know it should be > related to debian since cuold install*.deb packages.
We normally recommend end-users install the version of VMwareTools that comes with the product. Open-vm-tools project is mostly geared toward packagers so that they could produce packages (deb, rpm, etc) integrated with their distribution. Also, the release you are trying to build is a "developer preview" release and is not recommended for use in production environments. What is the reason for attempting to install open-vm-tools vs. Vmware Tools? > > I download open-vm-tools-2011.02.23-368700.tar.gz and do following > things, could any of you kindly help check what is wrong I did? Many > thanks > > 1. Installed some packaged needed: > 1.1 installed gcc-4.1-base_4.1.2-25_i386, cpp-4.1_4.1.2-25_i386 > and gcc-4.1_4.1.2-25_i386 > 1.2 ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 /usr/bin/gcc > 1.3 mkdir /usr/ccs/lib, ln -s /usr/bin/cpp-4.1 /usr/ccs/lib/cpp > > 2. installed make package > > > 2.1 download from http://packages.debian.org/lenny/make > > 2.2 > run ./configure > ./build > ./make > ./make install > > > > 3. Installed more packages: > 3.1 installed libglib2.0-0-dbg_2.16.6-3_i386.deb > 3.2 install libgtk2.0-dev_2.12.12-1~lenny2_i386.deb > > > 3.3 install linux-headers-`uname -r`, copy include/linux, asm to > /usr/include, That is definitely wrong. The practice of symlinking /usr/include/asm to the installer kernel sources was abandoned probably 10 years ago. > copy /usr/src/2.6.36.4/* to > /lib/modules/2.6.36.4/bould/include > > 4. install open-vmware-tool > 4.1 ./configure --without-x --without-dnet --without-icu > 4.2 make, got error on makefile.normal not found > 4.3 goto ../modules/linux/.., vi Makefile, change BUILD_DIR = > $(HEADER_DIR)/.. to BUILD_DIR = $(HEADER_DIR), make again, no error 4.4 > make install, no error shown > > After installation, no /etc/rc.d on my linux, no open-vm-tool files on > this linux lsmod | grep vm, show nothing As I mentioned, we do not install distribution-specific scripts, that is why you are not seeing them. Hope this helps, Dmitry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key insights are discussed in the 2010 Forrester Wave Report as part of an in-depth evaluation of disaster recovery service providers. Forrester found the best-in-class provider in terms of services and vision. Read this report now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/ibm-webcastpromo _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-discuss mailing list open-vm-tools-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-discuss
