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VMWare v4.0 for Windows workstation: Install: Linux: Debian: v3.0: How increase graphics resolution?
Dec 6th, 2003 15:18
Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden --- 06 December 2003 - 11:37 pm -------------------
VMWare v4.0 for Windows workstation: Install: Linux: Debian: v3.0: How
increase graphics resolution?
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Steps: Overview:
1. Download kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4_2.4.18-6_i386.deb from
http://rpmseek.com/rpm-pl/kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4.html?
hl=com&cs=kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2%3APN%3A0%3A0%3A0%3A0%
3A0&qArStr=0&qRtStr=0&qDnStr=75
2. copy this file e.g. using ftp in VMWare to Linux Debian
3. To install type the command in a console in Linux Debian:
dpkg --install kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4_2.4.18-6_i386.deb
4. typing the command:
apt-get install kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2
worked OK, but said that I already had the newest version
installed.
4. Be sure you are in text mode in Linux Debian
5. run VMWare tools
(in VMWare, menu 'File'->'Install VMWare tools')
6. During installation, when asked for the C header path, type
/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4/include
it shows then:
Extracting the sources of the vmhgfs module
Building the vmhgfs module
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only'
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.
Detected XFree86 version 4.1.0
Please choose one of the following display sizes (1-9)
[1] "640x480"
[2] "800x600"
[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]
7. I chose 3 (=1024 x 768)
Starting VMWare tools services in the virtual machine:
Switching to guest configuration: done
Guest filesystem driver: done
DMA setup: done
Guest operating system daemon: done
The configuration of VMWare Tools 4.0.5 build-6030 for Linux for
thus running kernel completed successfully.
You can now run VMWare Tools by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an XFree86 session.
8. I then typed
shutdown -r now
to reboot VMWare Debian v3
9. Possibly type
startx
to go to graphics mode
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Note:
This steps increased successfully the video resolution from the low 640
x 480 vga screen to a very nice 1024 x 768 graphics resolution on
VMWare v4.0.5 for Windows workstation, running on Microsoft Windows XP
Professional.
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Internet: see also:
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x11 on debian in a vmware workstation guest machine
http://chris.blogorlando.com/blog/_archives/2003/10/23/5014.html
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VMWare: v4.0: File: Transfer: How to transfer files between operating
systems? [Linux / Windows / UNIX / Novell / FreeBSD / Solaris]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23667
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Linux: Switch: Console: How to switch the console between graphics and
text? [VMWare]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/26404/fid/107
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VMWare: Operating system: Linux: Install: How to install VMWare Tools?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/23411/fid/1144
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VMWare: How to install Linux Debian v3.0 on VMWare for Windows
workstation v4.0.5?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/22369/fid/1144
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VMWare: v4.0: Operating system: Install: All: Overview
[Windows/Linux/Unix/FreeBSD/Solaris/Novell]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/22119/fid/1149
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