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Old 03-04-09, 07:01 PM Thread Starter   #1
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VMware Tools install problem


I cannot get the VMware Tools package to install on either of my VM/Ubuntu installations. Every time I try to install it, I get the following message "Sorry, VMware Tools is not available for this guest operating system". Does anyone know why I get this message? How do I get around it?

I am running VMware Server 1.08 and Ubuntu 8.04.

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Old 03-04-09, 07:57 PM   #3
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i use the guide on this thread to get vmware tools installed in my x64 ubuntu


http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=586291

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Old 03-04-09, 10:06 PM Thread Starter   #4
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Unfortunately, I cannot follow either of the guides, because both of them require you to download the VMtools TAR.GZ file via the "VMtools Install" option from the menu. Could someone email me a copy of the TAR.GZ file? PM me.

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Old 03-05-09, 02:27 AM   #5
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If you follow these directions it should install
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  1. When you have your VM open go the toolbar and click VM and select Install VMware Tools. A window will appear asking you to make sure the guest operating system is running. Click install to proceed.
  2. On the guest OS desktop there should now be a DVD icon called VMware tools. Open it and extract the contents of the file called VMwareTools-1.0.8-xxxxxx.tar.gz to your Home Folder (also called [username] in the extract manager). It’s a good idea to go into the Home Folder and re-name the vmware-tools-distrib to something short like vmt as it saves some typing later on.
  3. Open up Terminal and enter the following:

    -> cd ~/vmt
    -> sudo ./vmware-install.pl

    It will then ask you to select where to install the Binary Files, Init Directories, Init Scripts, Daemon Files, Library Files, and the Documentation. For each one just press enter and they will be installed in default locations. You will then be asked if you want to VMware Tools; just press enter to continue.
  4. When the configuration starts you may get the following warning depending on the version of Linux you are using:

    None of the pre-built vmhgfs modules for VMware Tools is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try and build the vmhgfs module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

    Just press enter and when it asks for the location of the directory of C header files just press enter again for the default location. The module is then built.
    When it is finished press enter again to continue. You are then asked to select a resolution for you screen by selecting a number from the list 1-13 where each number is for a different resolution. Press enter after making you selection and VMware Tools is installed. You should then re-start Linux before continuing.
  5. After restarting Linux its time to actually configure VMware Tools to keep the time synchronized with your system time.
    Open Terminal and enter the following:

    -> vmware-toolbox &

    This will launch the VMware Tools. On the first tab of the window that open you will find an option for Time Synchronization Between the Virtual Machine and the Host Operation System. Tick the box beside it and click close. Your time will now stay synchronized with your system time.

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Old 03-05-09, 07:19 AM Thread Starter   #6
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I must have set something up wrong when I installed VMware and Ubuntu, because when I do the following:

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  1. When you have your VM open go the toolbar and click VM and select Install VMware Tools. A window will appear asking you to make sure the guest operating system is running. Click install to proceed.
  2. On the guest OS desktop there should now be a DVD icon called VMware tools. Open it and extract the contents of the file called VMwareTools-1.0.8-xxxxxx.tar.gz to your Home Folder (also called [username] in the extract manager). It’s a good idea to go into the Home Folder and re-name the vmware-tools-distrib to something short like vmt as it saves some typing later on.
It gives me the "Sorry, VMware Tools is not available for this guest operating system" error message, and a DVD icon does not appear on the desktop.

In a way, I guess it is not that important to have VMtools installed, but it would be nice to have the time-sync working. Maybe this weekend I will try reinstalling everything and see if I can get it to work.

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Old 03-05-09, 08:41 AM   #7
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Did you setup the VM Guest OS as 'Ubuntu 64-bit' or 'Other Linux 64-bit'?

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Old 03-05-09, 10:05 AM Thread Starter   #8
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From the Sticky:
Load VMWare and create a new virtual machine (wizard), select "other" option and select "other 64-bit" from the drop down.
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From Cluster's Guide:
Select Custom install. The type of Guest OS is Linux -> Ubuntu-64bit.
I just checked my computer, and apparently I followed the sticky, because mine is setup as "other 64-bit". Should I have set it up as "Ubuntu 64-bit"? If it should have been setup as "Ubuntu 64-bit", then we need to update the Sticky, so that other people do not have the same problem that I am. Do you know if I can change it without re-installing Ubuntu?

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I just checked my computer, and apparently I followed the sticky, because mine is setup as "other 64-bit". Should I have set it up as "Ubuntu 64-bit"? If it should have been setup as "Ubuntu 64-bit", then we need to update the Sticky, so that other people do not have the same problem that I am. Do you know if I can change it without re-installing Ubuntu?
Won't make any difference as I can't install the tools and I have Ubuntu 64 showing in VM

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Do you have a CD-Rom device defined in the VM config?

I recall having a similar problem when setting up vmware-tools (which I do have running on 8.04) and the issue was that it couldn't mount the image because there was no device to mount it on.

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Old 03-05-09, 12:15 PM Thread Starter   #11
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I do have a CD-Rom device defined in the VM config, but it is a "real" cd-drive on the host computer (E: drive in Windows), and not a "virtual" cd-drive.

I should also point out that I installed VMware and Ubuntu from cd's, and not from ISO images on my hard drive, if that makes a difference.

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