Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:26:02 +0200 From: Uwe Laverenz <uwe@laverenz.de> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need to rewrite FreeBSD based database-centric app under VMware server 1.0.2, advice? Message-ID: <20070726082602.GA1051@laverenz.de> In-Reply-To: <46A7EF9A.5040907@gmail.com> References: <46A657B5.40900@gmail.com> <20070725195241.GA18577@laverenz.de> <46A7EF9A.5040907@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:49:30PM -0400, Sten Daniel Soersdal wrote: > I haven't found a way to install the VMware tools and the help file is > giving me no clue. If i simply tell it to install the VMware tools at > the login prompt from the menu then all it does is sit there and do > nothing (except i get the ability to cancel the installation). > Now i admit i haven't given this point the attention it deserves. > Perhaps, none the less, you have a hint? Sure: - select "VM -> Install VMware Tools..." - login into your guest and mount your cdrom drive - copy and extract "vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz" from the cdrom - cd into "vmware-tools-distrib" and start installation with "./vmware-install.pl" (perl has to be installed already) - umount cdrom and select "VM -> Cancel VMware Tools Install..." in the menu If anyone wants to run FreeBSD as guest under VMware ESX: the Tools delivered with VMware server also work in ESX-Guests. Uwe
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