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marvinb
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trouble installing vmware-tools in Redhat Enterprise Workstation 5.0

typically when installing vmware tools in linux, i can mount the cdrom and get to the appropriate binaries. This doesnt work as expected. How can i do this in workstation 5.5.

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RDPetruska
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Can you give more detail on what specifically isn't working? The steps in the user manual have always worked for me.

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marvinb
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I cant get the virutal cdrom to mount.

When you start the vmware install, it presents a virtual cdrom that you mount then copy the files off of.

I cant seem to see this.

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RDPetruska
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What specific Guest OS (which distro, version of Linux)?

Different distros call their cd-rom drive a different device name. You may need to alter the syntax in the manual a bit.

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marvinb
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well, for some reason, the 4th time i tried

mount /cdrom /mnt it let me.

I tried this after serveral reboots. Not sure why it started working.

Thank you!

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