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

Oliver Reeh
VMware Communities User Moderator

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.

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.

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!?

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?

Worked fine
Host Win 2K3 R2

Leo

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!