Okay, here is a list of steps that install vmware-tools on Slackware 12.1
You need to install PAM before proceding the instruction, get PAM from LinuxPackages.net & install it
(http://www.linuxpackages.net/search_view.php?by=name&name=pam&ver=12.1)
After that, do:
- cd /etc/rc.d
- for V in {0,1,2,3,4,5,6}; do ln -s /etc/rc.d /etc/rc.d/rc${V}.d; done
- mkdir /etc/pam.d
- cp /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 /etc/init.d/network
- cp /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 /etc/init.d/networking
- In VMWARE, select Settings => Install Vmware Tools
- $mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
- cp /mnt/cdrom/vmware*.tar.gz /tmp
- cd /tmp
- tar zxf vmware*.tar.gz
- goto the extracted folder and $./vmware-install.pl
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It works fine with slackware 12.2 on ESX 3.5!
I am using Workstation 7 and trying to install vmware-tools on Slackware 13.
It stops at this:
Detected X.org version 7.5.3.
The configuration file /etc/X11/xorg.conf can not be found. Do you want to
create a new one? (yes/no) [yes]
Could not locate hal daemon init script.
Checked: /etc/rc.d/init.d/haldaemon and /etc/rc.d/init.d/hal
X.Org X Server 1.6.3
Release Date: 2009-7-31
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Slackware 13.0 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux slackware13 2.6.29.6 #2 SMP Mon Aug 17 11:58:18 CDT 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 03 August 2009 07:39:15PM
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-config0/XF86ConfigLog.11660″, Time: Mon Nov 2 14:28:02 2009
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file: “/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86Config.11660″
(==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
(EE) Failed to load module “fbdev” (module does not exist, 0)
X is running fine with the new config file.
Nothing happens after this line.
I had to ctrl-c to break this.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
Nothing happens after this line.
I had to ctrl-c to break this.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
–> open an other consol (ssh to your server or Alt-F1)
–> killall mkinird (or kill the mkinird process)
This will unlook the infinite loop after X initialisation and VmWare tools will finish install fine.
–> open an other consol (ssh to your server or Alt-F1)
–> killall mkinird (or kill the mkinird process)
This will unlook the infinite loop after X initialisation and VmWare tools will finish install fine.