VMware Communities: Message List - Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

azmir — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:33:09 GMT

All,

Server 2 RC2 will be released this week and should fix the FF 3.0.1 compatibility issues.

Thanks

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

scottlindner — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:57 GMT

This is really frustrating. I tried installing Nightly Tester, but it won't install because it is not compatible with Firefox 3.0.1! The irony is overwhelming. Any thoughts?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

lordBlackadder — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:45:54 GMT

WORKS!!! GREAT!!! Thanks man!

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

gcerchio — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:30:04 GMT

what jamesnell said

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

jamessnell — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:23:17 GMT

There could be security implications depending on the environment of deployment. Changing the install.rdf file is a clean solution in that it's addressing the actual problem and not finding a work around. Don't get my disposition wrong, I did the same solution as most and just installed that force install thing. But I can totally see how that's not even a solution to many. Make sense?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

rhsoftware — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:19:47 GMT

How should anybody help you if you say "I do not want to add the "make compatable" Addon"
Why? Are you loving pain or what is the reasen
Jesus 3 clicks and it works
The exrension does the same as if you make changes manually
If you are not able use it, if you dont want use it WHAT is the reason?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

gcerchio — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:08:40 GMT

Sorry, this did not work for me. I even checked for all the install.rdf's in the C:\Documents and Settings directory and found no others.

I do not want to add the "make compatable" Addon, is VMWare going to release a new plugin, Please?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

lucsanteramo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:26:52 GMT

I have installed "Nightly tester tools" then "remote console" plugins as suggested, but I also had to chmod 755 all files in ~/.mozilla/firefo/myprofilerandomchars.default/extensions/VMwareVMRS@vmware.com.

(I'm using hardy 8.04.1, with firefox 3.0.1.)

755 is maybe on all files is "too much" I know, but it works...

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

kamil.maciejewski — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:49:54 GMT

If one has not yet installed the plugin it can be downloaded (when you try to open console for the first time it asks you to download it from the serverand install) you can easily find the install .xpi file, unzip it (i recommend 7zip software - free and open source), edit the file inside and then install the plugin.

Possibly there should be an option to find the installation file on your VM Ware server, and edit it there, so users wouldn't have problems

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

jamessnell — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:37:39 GMT

I like this solution more - while the clean solution is to edit the install.rdf files yourself, I think my browser was annoying me with some kind of plugin download caching - though maybe I'm just lazy and missed something else (doubt that though).

Thanks for posting that! (English version: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543 https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/6543)

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

lewislp — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:52:38 GMT

The Firefox compatibility addon workaround works for me on Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Thanks.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

kamil.maciejewski — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:10:02 GMT

Well, I just went to my Firefox's local user profile, found extensions directory and VM's plugin.

C:\Documents and Settings\kamil\Dane aplikacji\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\2qr71loy.default\extensions\VMwareVMRC@vmware.com)

Edited 'install.rdf' file. Found a section:

And just changed 3.0.0 to 3.0.1

And Voila, restart firefox and got VM plugin working again

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

bsc — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:55:51 GMT

rhsoftware wrote:Jesus do NOT disable the check in firefox for ALL extensions
Why do you not install https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/6543 and click simply on "Make Compatible"?

I didn't know that one. Probably the better workaround.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

bsc — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:46:10 GMT

ok, this seems to work.

I had any problems while testing:

VM-Server cannot be installed within a virtual machine.

Opening an instance of my VM within the same VM resulted in cascading the machine ....so chose another virtual machine to test this

But: The add-in could get installed by opening the vm-console and click in the body.

Please remember: Apply these changes only on your own risk!

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

rhsoftware — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:40:24 GMT

Jesus do NOT disable the check in firefox for ALL extensions
Why do you not install https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/6543 and click simply on "Make Compatible"?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

LeoL — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:36:15 GMT

Worked fine
Host Win 2K3 R2

Leo

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

bsc — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:00:30 GMT

dodwmd wrote:Downgrade to firefox 3.0 as a short term solution.

I'd more likely downgrade VM-Server
another sollution could be, to adjust the firefox-config.
Just to let you know - my VM isn't working, so I did not check this out, yet Be careful, you can mess up your FF completely.

Type "about-config" to the adressbar and READ the warning.
rightclick in the body => new => boolean
create a value called "extensions.checkCompatibility" and set it to false.
create another value called "extensions.checkUpdateSecurity" and also setit to false.
restart firefox and see if it works, now. Be careful - incompatible addons can have unwanted sideeffects.

No guarantee for anything on this workaround.
Good luck!

#my aunt edit says my ie should work - so i will check this out and let you know.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

Peter_vm — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:29:27 GMT

Old design of Server 1.0.x is shelved.
New design of Server 2.0 was based on common elements with VI so it would have similar structure and management.

Is that scary? Customers of what? GSX?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

Pbaumann — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:44:56 GMT

Are you kidding? FF 301 is a security bugfix!

If Vmware isnt't able to deliver a functional remote console it is simply unusable. The webui is a nightmare causing a lot of problems.

I can't understand why the interface of GSX 1.0 is gone. Why scaring custumers?

Regards

Paul

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

lech — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:39:59 GMT

I am another ubuntu user with one toe in the blood of the bleeding edge ;-))

I can confirm the solution for Ubuntu 8.04.1+proposed-upgrades, firefox 3.0.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-openvz.

Would it be ok (legally!) to make the patches *.xpi files downloadable by the public, i.e. "redistribute" them!?

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

wilbur.harvey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:48:55 GMT

I tried it and it worked for me as well.

I am running 64-bit linux, (Ubuntu Hardy x86_64) so I had to replace the x86 with x64

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

rrdharan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:33:41 GMT

I verified this and fixed it (our extension now claims compatibility with Firefox 3.*). The workaround I described above is valid for any of the XPI packages as well.

It looks like Firefox 3.0.1 will ship out on Wednesday, so you may have to use the workaround for a little while until the next Server build comes out.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

wilbur.harvey — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:01:35 GMT

Actually, I am running windows XP on the client, and Ubuntu Hardy x86_64 on the server, but it looks like your solution should work for either.

I will go back to V3.0.1 and try your solution.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

rrdharan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:43:02 GMT

It looks like you're running Linux on the client. I'll assume that's what your server is as well.

On the server-side, go to (adjust as necessary):
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-xxxx/webapps/ui/plugin/

There, you'll find several .xpi packages. Unzip the one you want to a temporary directory:

$ mkdir /tmp/xpi-out && cd /tmp/xpi-out
$ unzip /usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-6.0.16/webapps/ui/plugin/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi

Edit the install.rdf file in the unzipped output, and change the compatibility (there's a field that says 3.0.0., you should change that to 3.0. - or 3.0.1.*).

Then zip up the file again and replace the original (making a backup first):
$ cp /usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-6.0.16/webapps/ui/plugin/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi \
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-6.0.16/webapps/ui/plugin/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi.bak
$ zip -r /usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache-tomcat-6.0.16/webapps/ui/plugin/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi *

That should do the trick. I'll try to verify this properly when I get in to work tomorrow.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

dodwmd — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:15:13 GMT

Downgrade to firefox 3.0 as a short term solution.

Re: Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

oreeh — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:33:43 GMT

FYI: this thread has been moved to the Server 2.0 RC1 - Remote Console forum.

Oliver Reeh
VMware Communities User Moderator

Vmware-Server, RC1, Firefox 3.0.1, Remote Console not Compatible

wilbur.harvey.home — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:05:03 GMT

I installed VMware-Server 2.0 RC1 yesterday, and it was working fine.

Then Firefox upgraded it's self t V3.0.1 and now I get the following error.

"VMware Remote Console Plug-in 2.5.0.100265 could not be installed because it is not compatible with Firefox 3.0.1"

Any ideas on how to get around this?

Wilbur