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		| simbad Senior Member
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:45 pm    Post subject: esxi tools |   |  
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				| Hi! 
 Do we have packet for esxi vmware tools?
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		| gerasimos_h Site Admin
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:43 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| As far as I know, you can build them, you just need devel series installed. At least in vmware workstation you do
 VM->Install Guest Additions
 and mount the virtual cdrom
 
 mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom
 tar xvf /mnt/cdrom/VMware*
 cd vmware-tools-distrib
 ./vmware-install.pl
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:03 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Thanks gerasimos_h  |  | 
	
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				|  Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:51 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| gerasimos: where is default path to headers? |  | 
	
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		| gerasimos_h Site Admin
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:49 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:56 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Searching for a valid kernel header path... The path "" is not a valid path to the 2.6.39.4-smp kernel headers.
 Would you like to change it? [yes]
 
 Enter the path to the kernel header files for the 2.6.39.4-smp kernel? /usr/include
 
 The path "/usr/include" is not a valid path to the 2.6.39.4-smp kernel headers.
 
 Would you like to change it? [yes]
 
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 root@xenya:~/vmware-tools-distrib# slapt-get --search header
 attr-2.4.45-x86_64-1 [inst=yes]: attr (tools for using extended attributes on filesystems)
 cryptsetup-1.2.0-x86_64-1 [inst=yes]: cryptsetup (utility for setting up encrypted filesystems)
 glibc-2.14.1-x86_64-1sms [inst=yes]: glibc (GNU C libraries)
 iptables-1.4.11.1-x86_64-1sms [inst=yes]: iptables (IP packet filter administration)
 kernel-headers-2.6.39.4_smp-x86-1sms [inst=yes]: kernel-headers (Linux kernel include files)
 lesstif-0.95.2-x86_64-1 [inst=yes]: lesstif (a free replacement for OSF/Motif(R))
 spamassassin-3.3.2-x86_64-1sms [inst=yes]: SpamAssassin
 swig-1.3.38-x86_64-2 [inst=no]: swig (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator)
 
 
 what is the problem?
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		| gerasimos_h Site Admin
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:01 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| You can try kernel modules, I created, I hope you are running 32bit kernel. http://sms.it-ccs.com/isos/SMS.Native.CD/extra/vmware/vmware_kernel_modules-8.6-i486-1sms.txz
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | lib/modules/2.6.39.4-smp/misc/misc/vmsync.ko lib/modules/2.6.39.4-smp/misc/misc/vmci.ko
 lib/modules/2.6.39.4-smp/misc/misc/vsock.ko
 lib/modules/2.6.39.4-smp/misc/misc/vmhgfs.ko
 lib/modules/2.6.39.4-smp/misc/misc/vmxnet.ko
 lib/modules/2.6.39.4-smp/misc/misc/vmblock.ko
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 And here are the patched files and needed headers to build from source.
 http://sms.it-ccs.com/isos/SMS.Native.CD/extra/vmware/vmware-tools_patched-8.6-noarch-1sms.txz
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | usr/src/linux-2.6.39.4/include/generated/bounds.h usr/src/linux-2.6.39.4/include/generated/utsrelease.h
 usr/src/linux-2.6.39.4/include/linux/version.h
 usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/pvscsi.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmblock.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmci.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmhgfs.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmmemctl.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmsync.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmwgfx.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmxnet.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vmxnet3.tar
 usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/source/vsock.tar
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				|  Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:29 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Thanks, but unfortunately I use x64. I tried also to the proposed site, but unfortunately it is later stuck during installation. |  | 
	
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				|  Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:45 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Ignore backtrack site, is old... Have you used patched sources to compile yours?
 
 I'll compile x64 modules to check.
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:38 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| I receive this error: 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
 to make sure that you have the latest version.
 Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
 (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
 (++) Log file: "/tmp/vmware-config5/XF86ConfigLog.13454", Time: Thu Dec 22 09:28:08 2011
 (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
 (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0)
 (EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to to load module/driver vmwgfx
 (EE) module ABI major version (2) doesn't match the server's version (5)
 (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
 
 X is running fine with the new config file.
 
 error setting MTRR (base = 0xd8000000, size = 0x04000000, type = 1) Invalid argument (22)
 Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
 1833 blocks
 /boot/initrd.gz created.
 Be sure to run lilo again if you use it.
 Checking acpi hot plug                                  [  OK  ]
 Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
 Switching to guest configuration:                       [  OK  ]
 Guest operating system daemon:                          [  OK  ]
 The configuration of VMware Tools 8.6.0 build-425873 for Linux for this running
 kernel completed successfully.
 
 You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
 effect.
 
 You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the
 command line or by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" from the command line
 during an X server session.
 
 To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and
 file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:
 1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user
 2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,
 3. Restart your X session.
 
 Enjoy,
 
 --the VMware team
 
 root@xenya:~/vmware-tools-distrib# lilo
 Added SMS  *
 root@xenya:~/vmware-tools-distrib#
 
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		| gerasimos_h Site Admin
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:59 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Did you compile from source or did you use ready kernel modules? I built modules, from native installation and not vmware machine, and I don't know if that is causing problems.
 
 If you didn't compile from source, just replace sources and give it a try, just run vmware-config-tools.pl once you replace sources and vmware-config-tools.pl
 
 re download if you haven't already.
 http://sms.it-ccs.com/isos/SMS.Native.CD/extra/vmware/vmware-tools_patched-8.6-noarch-1sms.txz
 
 Other modules work, or it's a vmwgfx issue only?
 
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		| simbad Senior Member
 
 
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				|  Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:41 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| it s working now!!! Thanks  ))) |  | 
	
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