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VMWare: Operating system: Install: VMWare tools: FreeBSD: How to install VMWare tools on FreeBSD?
Nov 18th, 2003 16:44
Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden --- 19 November 2003 - 00:20 am -------------------
VMWare: Operating system: Install: VMWare tools: FreeBSD: How to
install VMWare tools on FreeBSD?
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Steps: Overview:
1. Power on the virtual machine.
2. Prepare your virtual machine to install VMware Tools.
3. Choose File > Install VMware Tools.
4. The remaining steps take place inside the virtual machine, not on
the host computer.
5. Be sure the guest operating system is running in text mode. You
cannot install VMware Tools while X is running.
6. As root (su -), mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image,
change to a
working directory (for example, /tmp), uncompress the installer,
then
unmount the CD-ROM image.
Note: You do not use an actual CD-ROM to install VMware Tools,
nor do
you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM
of this
image file. The VMware Workstation software contains an ISO image
that
looks like a CD-ROM to your guest operating system. This image
contains
all the files needed to install VMware Tools in your guest
operating
system.
7. Type the following commands:
mount /cdrom
You will see e.g.
# Nov 18 16:14:52 /kernel: cd9660: RockRidge Extension
cd /tmp
tar zxf /cdrom/vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz
umount /cdrom
8. Run the VMware Tools installer.
cd vmware-tools-distrib
# if you can not find it, type: find / -name vmware*
# to do a directory listing, type: ls
./vmware-install.pl
-In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/bin], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently.
This program is going to create it, including parent
directories. Is this what you want?
[yes], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-In which directory do you want to install the documentation
files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools], press <ENTER> to accept this
default
-The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist
currently.
This program is going to create it, including parent
directories. Is this what you want?
-In which directory do you want to install the startup script
[/usr/local/etc/rc.d]
The installation of VMWare Tools 4.0.5 build-6030 for
Free BSD completed successfully.
You can decide to remove this software from your system
at any time by invoking the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
Before running VMWare Tools for the first time,
you need to configure it by invoking the following
command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
Do you want this program to invoke the command for you
now?
[yes], press <ENTER> to accept this default
Detected XFree86 version 4.3.0
Please choose one of the following display sizes (1-9):
[1] 640 x 480
[2] 800 x 600
[3]< 1024 x 768
[4] 1152 x 864
[5] 1152 x 900
[6] 1280 x 1024
[7] 1376 x 1032
[8] 1600 x 1200
[9] 2364 x 1773
Please enter a number between 1 and 9:
[3], I chose to press <ENTER> to accept this default
Starting VMWAre tools services in the virtual machine:
switching to guest configuration: done
guest operating system daemon: done
The configuration of VMWare tools 4.0.5 build 6030
for Linux! for this running kernel completed
successfully.
You can now run VMWare tools by invoking the following
command
/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox
during an XFree86 session (in other words while you
are in graphic mode, and not in text mode).
9. If you choose to run this VMWare tools, you will
see a window with 3 tabs:
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| VMWare Tools for FreeBSD |
| |
| Devices |
| |
| select a device |
| |
| [] ide1 : 0 |
| |
| [] Ethernet0 |
| |
| [] sound |
| |
| Options |
| |
| select an option to enable it. |
| |
| [] Time synchronization between the virtual machine|
| and the host operating system |
| |
| Shrink |
| |
| Supported partitions |
| |
| [] Prepare to shrink mountpoint / |
| |
| [] Prepare to shrink mountpoint /tmp |
| |
| [] Prepare to shrink mountpoint /usr |
| |
| [] Prepare to shrink mountpoint /var |
| |
| |
| Unsupported partitions |
| |
| Mount point /proc |
| |
| Explanation Proc partition |
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