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Linux Guest Cannot Mount /mnt/hgfs "no such device" posted: Apr 25, 2008 8:00 AM

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thug
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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

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

1. Apr 25, 2008 11:13 AM in response to: thug
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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

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

2. Apr 25, 2008 11:24 AM in response to: ddc74
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thug
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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.

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

3. Apr 25, 2008 11:43 AM in response to: thug
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etung
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Oct 15, 2006
What distro and kernel are you using?

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

4. Apr 25, 2008 11:51 AM in response to: thug
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neptune2000
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Dec 28, 2007
Same for me: broken under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Works OK in Ubuntu 7.10.

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

5. Apr 25, 2008 11:52 AM in response to: etung
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thug
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Apr 25, 2008
CentOS 4.6, kernel 2.6.9-67.0.7ELsmp

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

6. Apr 25, 2008 11:53 AM in response to: neptune2000
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neptune2000
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Dec 28, 2007
BTW, I can clearly see the message:

Mounting HGFS FAILED

during RHEL5 boot.

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

7. Apr 25, 2008 1:10 PM in response to: etung
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ddc74
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Apr 25, 2008
CentOS 5.1, using kernel 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5

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

8. Apr 25, 2008 1:24 PM in response to: etung
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neptune2000
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Dec 28, 2007
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop, kernel release 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5

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

9. Apr 25, 2008 9:30 PM in response to: thug
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etung
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Oct 15, 2006
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.

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

10. Apr 28, 2008 2:38 AM in response to: etung
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isv
4 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?

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

11. Apr 28, 2008 5:28 AM in response to: isv
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rcardona2k
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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.

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

12. Apr 28, 2008 6:16 AM in response to: etung
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ddc74
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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?

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

13. Apr 28, 2008 6:51 AM in response to: rcardona2k
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thug
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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!

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

14. Apr 28, 2008 7:15 AM in response to: thug
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rcardona2k
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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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