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VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10 posted: Oct 30, 2008 11:44 AM

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GLettina
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Apr 27, 2008
Today I've updated Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10 in a virtual machine. In the new Ubuntu 8.10 VMware Tools don't work!! No screen resolution, no Unity, nothing... and the mouse doesn't work fine!! If I click in the right side of the screen, it clicks in the left!! I've tried to do something with terminal, but I think the new Ubuntu is unsupported... when an update of VMware Tools for Ubuntu 8.10? Thanks :)






I'm using VMware Fusion on my iMac. It's fantastic, thanks VMware!! :)

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

1. Oct 30, 2008 1:35 PM in response to: GLettina
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dobbilino
2 posts since
Oct 30, 2008

Have you built again the tools after updating ubuntu ? If not , see below, if yes, forget about it.

I ´m new to vmware but i think its possible that a new version of ubuntu comes with a new kernel and that means , to my opinion , that you have to install the tools again. The tools always work only with the kenel that they have compiled for,

and that means, new kernel, built the tools again please. Anyway, its worth a try i think.

wkr

dobbilino

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

2. Oct 30, 2008 3:27 PM in response to: GLettina
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etung
11,255 posts since
Oct 15, 2006
Yep, Tools not working with Ubuntu 8.10 is a known issue. We're tracking it as bug 344357.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

3. Oct 30, 2008 4:08 PM in response to: GLettina
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urbanomad
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Feb 22, 2008
the update about the bug wasn't visible when I posted...

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

4. Oct 31, 2008 9:59 PM in response to: urbanomad
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dimavs
19 posts since
Oct 31, 2008
Sorry, where I can check status of this bug?

Cheers,
D

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

5. Nov 1, 2008 9:25 AM in response to: dimavs
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etung
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Oct 15, 2006
Sorry, where I can check status of this bug?

You can't, our bug tracker is not publicly accessible. Posting the bug number is so if you need to ask us about it, we'll know what you're talking about.

The vmmouse ungrab problem is an Ubuntu bug, they'll hopefully push out a fix soon. Not sure yet about the other aspects.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

6. Nov 2, 2008 10:36 AM in response to: etung
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Pbryanw
40 posts since
Oct 24, 2007
Hi, just wondering if there's a time frame for when the Fusion Tools will work with Ubuntu 8.10, or will it be done when it's done?

Thanks.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

7. Nov 2, 2008 11:38 AM in response to: Pbryanw
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etung
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Oct 15, 2006
Sorry, VMware policy is to not comment on unannounced timelines/features/products, so we can't say. It'll be done when it's done.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

8. Nov 2, 2008 8:54 PM in response to: GLettina
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CuriosCat
22 posts since
Jan 31, 2008

The tools also claim that no compatible video driver for Xorg 7.4.2 is available:

Detected X.org version 7.4.2.


No drivers for X.org version: 7.4.2

That and the vsock module build errors are the two actual errors I receive; the other drivers do seem to work fine.

(Wouldn't it be nice if Linux had a stable kernel API so that drivers didn't have to be upgraded every time you update the kernel?)


Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

9. Nov 3, 2008 5:52 AM in response to: etung
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msh.
8 posts since
Aug 2, 2007
Is there any way to easily find out when it's fixed, or will I have to keep polling back to this forum every so often?

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

10. Nov 3, 2008 8:26 AM in response to: CuriosCat
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etung
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Oct 15, 2006
(Wouldn't it be nice if Linux had a stable kernel API so that drivers didn't have to be upgraded every time you update the kernel?)

It's a nice dream, go bug Linus :)

After further investigation, we believe vmware-user not starting is somehow an Intrepid autostart problem - as far as we can tell, vmware-user is never being run. A workaround is noted in Frequently Asked Questions about Guest OSes.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

11. Nov 3, 2008 9:55 AM in response to: GLettina
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jagged18
126 posts since
Feb 7, 2005

one thing that is not happening is that the vmware-user service is not starting, try doing this

go to System->Preferences->Sessions in the
Ubuntu desktop menu and add /usr/bin/vmware-user as a startup command.

or

sudo vmware-user start

This should get vmware-user to start, however it will not resolve the mouse ungrab issue

This should get screen resize working but unity and parts of DND will continue to not work

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

12. Nov 4, 2008 3:10 PM in response to: jagged18
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cjfeist
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Nov 4, 2008
You can get an updated xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse which fixes the mouse capture issue (the mouse will go in and out without hitting any keys) here: https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/i386/xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse/1:12.5.1-1ubuntu5.1

The .deb is here: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19327138/xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse_12.5.1-1ubuntu5.1_i386.deb

I've tried it and it works perfectly for me. It should eventually make it into the normal release, but until then, that .deb will work.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

13. Nov 13, 2008 2:00 PM in response to: GLettina
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sefsinc
59 posts since
Jul 28, 2006

I am a little confused, which bugs are we discussing in this thread.

How many bugs are there.

1) mouse issu (this is to be sorted out by ubuntu)

2) vsock and xorg compilation issues (whose job is this)

3) what is this vmware-user issue and what does it resolve by autostarting it in sessions.

thanks.

Re: VMware Tools don't work on Ubuntu 8.10

14. Nov 13, 2008 8:30 PM in response to: sefsinc
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Zerocool3001
19 posts since
May 7, 2008
sefsinc wrote:
1) mouse issu (this is to be sorted out by ubuntu)
This issue has been resolved and added to the Ubuntu repository. Updating should solve it.
2) vsock and xorg compilation issues (whose job is this)
This is vmware's job. Vmware-tools doesn't support the current kernal. I can only assume they're working on this.
3) what is this vmware-user issue and what does it resolve by autostarting it in sessions.
Initially, the vmware-user startup script was failing to initiate vmware-user in 8.10. With the aforementioned updates (which include the mouse fix), this is no longer true. Xorg will now no longer start, even if vmware-user is restarted or vmware-config is rerun. There is simply no compatible module in vmware-tools to compile under the current xorg version. Again, this is vmware's problem.

I hope this helps.
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