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

15. Jul 24, 2008 6:10 AM in response to: wilbur.harvey…
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kamil.macieje…
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Apr 2, 2008

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:

<Description>

<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>1.0</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>3.0.0.*</em:maxVersion>

</Description>

</em:targetApplication>

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

16. Jul 25, 2008 8:52 AM in response to: bsc
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lewislp
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Jul 25, 2008
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

17. Jul 28, 2008 9:39 AM in response to: rhsoftware
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jamessnell
23 posts since
Mar 26, 2006
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/6543https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/6543)

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

18. Jul 28, 2008 11:49 PM in response to: jamessnell
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kamil.macieje…
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Apr 2, 2008

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

19. Jul 29, 2008 2:26 AM in response to: rhsoftware
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lucsanteramo
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Jun 18, 2008

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

20. Jul 29, 2008 11:09 AM in response to: kamil.macieje…
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gcerchio
21 posts since
Oct 25, 2007
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

21. Jul 29, 2008 11:19 AM in response to: gcerchio
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rhsoftware
87 posts since
Nov 13, 2007
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

22. Jul 29, 2008 11:23 AM in response to: rhsoftware
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jamessnell
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Mar 26, 2006
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

23. Jul 29, 2008 12:30 PM in response to: rhsoftware
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gcerchio
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Oct 25, 2007
what jamesnell said

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

24. Aug 11, 2008 12:45 AM in response to: rrdharan
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lordBlackadder
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Aug 11, 2008
WORKS!!! GREAT!!! Thanks man!

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

25. Aug 15, 2008 9:00 AM in response to: jamessnell
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scottlindner
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Aug 15, 2008
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

26. Aug 18, 2008 1:33 PM in response to: wilbur.harvey…
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azmir
379 posts since
Sep 5, 2007

All,

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

Thanks

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