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Compboy
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vmware-config-tools.pl automatic kernel modules

Hi ,

I maintain my virtualmachies with custom build deb packages.

Is there an option i can use to enable automatic kernel modules when i call vmware-config-tools.pl ?

With kind regards,

Bas van den Dikkenberg

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vlho
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Hi,

try call vmware-config-tools.pl --help

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Compboy
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Thats not clear see, no mention how to do that

VMware Tools 9.4.0 build-1399439 configurator.

Usage: vmware-config-tools.pl [OPTION]...

Options

  -d, --default               Automatically answer questions with the

                              proposed answer.

  -c, --compile               Force the compilation of kernel modules.

  -p, --prebuilt              Force the use of pre-built kernel modules.

      --preserve              Always preserve user-modified configuration

                              files.

      --overwrite             Always overwrite user-modified configuration

                              files.

  -m, --modules-only          Only rebuild/install kernel modules and skip

                              all other configuration steps (including

                              system configuration for the kernel modules).

                              NOTE:  This flag will only work after the system

                                     has been configured to work with the VMware

                                     kernel modules at least once.

  -k, --kernel-version <version>

                              Build/install modules for the specified kernel

                              version.  Implies --compile and --modules-only.

      --clobber-kernel-modules=<module1,module2,...>

                              Overrides any VMware related modules installed

                              by other installers or provided by your distro

                              and installs the modules provided by this

                              installer.  This is a comma seperated list

                              of modules.

      --clobber-xorg-modules  Skips the Xorg module version comparison tests

                              and installs the VMware shipped Xorg modules.

Command line arguments:  The acceptable characters are:

   The letters A, B, C, ...

   The letters a, b, c, ...

   The numbers 0, 1, 2, ...

   and the special characters '_', '-', ',' and '='.

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vlho
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Hi,

for example:

vmware-config-tools.pl -d -c

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vlaadisch
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It appears that "vmware-config-tools.pl -d -c" won't enable the "automatic kernel modules" option if it is not enabled by default (which it isn't).

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