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47 Replies Last post: Jun 9, 2008 2:13 AM by danjj

Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device"

Apr 25, 2008 8:00 AM

thug 25 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

Upgraded to 1.1.2 today. Updated VMWare Tools. Ran vmware-config-tools.pl. Rebooted. Now, Fusion won't mount /mnt/hgfs (was working fine before upgrade).

I have verified /etc/fstab is correct (the upgrade overwrote it, BTW). Running the command vmware-hgfsclient shows my defined share point on the Mac. Using "mount /mnt/hgfs" reports "no such device" even though the directory does exist.

Any help is greatly appreciated. I use this VM work and I'm stuck!

Tags: 1.1.2, hgfs, vmhgfs, linux, mac

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 11:13 AM

ddc74 3 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

I'm experiencing the same exact problem with a linux VM that worked previous to 1.1.2 as well.

I went ahead and created a whole new VM from scratch and it has the same problem. I'm running CentOS 5.1 if that helps.

-D

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 11:24 AM

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thug 25 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

Interesting. I'm using CentOS 4.6. I wonder if its a RH/CentOS issue or if that's just a red herring.

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 11:43 AM

etung 10,543 posts since
Oct 15, 2006 VMware

What distro and kernel are you using?

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 11:51 AM

neptune2000 51 posts since
Dec 28, 2007

Same for me: broken under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Works OK in Ubuntu 7.10.

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 11:52 AM

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thug 25 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

CentOS 4.6, kernel 2.6.9-67.0.7ELsmp

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 11:53 AM

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neptune2000 51 posts since
Dec 28, 2007

BTW, I can clearly see the message:

Mounting HGFS FAILED

during RHEL5 boot.

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 1:10 PM

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ddc74 3 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

CentOS 5.1, using kernel 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 1:24 PM

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neptune2000 51 posts since
Dec 28, 2007

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop, kernel release 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM

etung 10,543 posts since
Oct 15, 2006 VMware

Thanks for reporting this. I'm told the pre-built HGFS modules are simply broken. We're trying to figure out the best way to fix this.

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 28, 2008 2:38 AM

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isv 3 posts since
Apr 28, 2008

Any idea when this issue will be fixed?

I'm on RHEL 5.1 client and after upgrading to 1.1.2 hgfs is inoperative. Is there an easy way to downgrade back to 1.1.1?

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 28, 2008 5:28 AM

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rcardona2k 4,904 posts since
Oct 20, 2005

The VMware Tools are stored in ISO files under /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages. If you can install Fusion 1.1.1 or have another installation of Fuson on another Mac, copy the linux.iso from the directory above, rename it to LinuxTools111.iso and attach it as a regular CD image to your Linux machine under 1.1.2.

In your Linux VM with the 1.1.2 Tools, as root, run /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl Then connect the v1.1.1 Linux Tools ISO, and install the Tools package under /mnt/cdrom.

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 28, 2008 6:16 AM

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ddc74 3 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

Is there any idea of how long this will take to fix?

Also, you mentioned the pre-built hgfs is the part that is broken. Is there a way to manually create hgfs without the X-win application?

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 28, 2008 6:51 AM

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thug 25 posts since
Apr 25, 2008

Rather than having to install the old version, move files, etc, etc... would it be possible for someone there to provide us with the 1.1.1 tools ISO image? I don't have time to do a bunch of installing/uninstalling right now. That image is running a DB I need for development, and I have a lot to get done today.

Thanks!

Reply Re: Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" Apr 28, 2008 7:15 AM

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rcardona2k 4,904 posts since
Oct 20, 2005

Sorry, I mispoke, you don't have to install Fusion 1.1.1 to get the old Tools. Just re-download Fusion 1.1.1 from the Fusion downloads page and download Pacifist. Pacifist will let you extract the ISO from the installer package. With Pacifist navigate to:
Contents of VMware-Fusion-1.1.1.dmg > Install Vmware Fusion.app > Contents > Resources > Contents Of Install Vmware Fusion.pkg > Library > Application Support > VMware Fusion > isoimages.

Extract linux.iso and you're set.

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