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Jul 6, 2008 10:27 PM by
shriekback
Hi Mark,
Yes, as WoodyZ answered - I have vmware-tools working on Fedora 9... I spent a few days learning how to do it. The link (an interesting experience...) is where I explained how to do it. - this was using stuff I found via google... You have to merge the 'open vm tools' - with the standard distribution - and this requires getting the 'kernel-devel' rpm. The standard dvd's kernel-devel stuff didn't hack it - so, I had to go through the 'custom kernel stuff' - the way to get to that is also in my previous post...
Don't worry with 'patching' the kernel - you can have the 'stock distribution kernel' - and the 'default build kernel' you make - peacefully co-existing (simultaneously installed)... - and the vmware tools work swimmingly!
In other words - do the 'Custom Kernel document' - (using the '--without pae --without debug' options on the 'rpmbuild -bb ' line... that will build 'the rpms' for your build in the directory /home/*you*/rpmbuild/RPMS/<arch>/). Then do the install of the NEW kernel... (the 'kernel-2.6.25...'rpm)... this sets /boot/grub/menu.lst file to default to the new kernel... - restart the machine... then, install the rpm in the above mentioned RPMS directory that starts with 'kernel-devel')... NOW, you can do the procedure to install vmware tools. (the stock VMWARE tools - I got by just doing the 'install vmware tools' from the fusion 1.1.2 menu - then, I got the latest open tools using yum... after that, it's a piece of cake... ).
I hope you enjoy them.
All the Best!, Carl...
Yes, as WoodyZ answered - I have vmware-tools working on Fedora 9... I spent a few days learning how to do it. The link (an interesting experience...) is where I explained how to do it. - this was using stuff I found via google... You have to merge the 'open vm tools' - with the standard distribution - and this requires getting the 'kernel-devel' rpm. The standard dvd's kernel-devel stuff didn't hack it - so, I had to go through the 'custom kernel stuff' - the way to get to that is also in my previous post...
Don't worry with 'patching' the kernel - you can have the 'stock distribution kernel' - and the 'default build kernel' you make - peacefully co-existing (simultaneously installed)... - and the vmware tools work swimmingly!
In other words - do the 'Custom Kernel document' - (using the '--without pae --without debug' options on the 'rpmbuild -bb ' line... that will build 'the rpms' for your build in the directory /home/*you*/rpmbuild/RPMS/<arch>/). Then do the install of the NEW kernel... (the 'kernel-2.6.25...'rpm)... this sets /boot/grub/menu.lst file to default to the new kernel... - restart the machine... then, install the rpm in the above mentioned RPMS directory that starts with 'kernel-devel')... NOW, you can do the procedure to install vmware tools. (the stock VMWARE tools - I got by just doing the 'install vmware tools' from the fusion 1.1.2 menu - then, I got the latest open tools using yum... after that, it's a piece of cake... ).I hope you enjoy them.
All the Best!, Carl...
