On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Adar Dembo wrote: >> I first tried the download on the main page but ran into the >> procps header problem, so I rebuilt the Fedora 8 RPM at >> http://www.poolshark.org/dkms-open-vm-tools/ >> dkms-open-vm-tools-0-1.2008.05.15.fc8.src.rpm > > You could also use the Sourceforge download and pass --without-procps to > configure. Doing that will cause some code in vmware-guestd to be skipped, > but that doesn't matter at all to Fusion.
I may try that after getting this first VM working. >> It seemed to work fine and shows up in "dkms status"... >> but I still get "VMware Tools is not installed." and >> copy/paste does not work. Should it? > > Can you verify that vmware-guestd is running? The UI's Tools status > notification comes from messages sent by vmware-guestd. > > Are you using a console or are you within an X11 session? Can you verify that > vmware-user is running? X11. Yep, "ps x" shows both are running. >> By the way, Fedora 10 is nearing beta so it would be >> great to get this working there too. It's pretty easy for >> me to build a livecd iso from the devel tree so if anyone >> wants to play with it let me know and I'll put up a >> download of a livecd that includes dev tools. >> >> Or, if you're running Fedora, you can build a custom devel >> livecd easily by following these instructions: >> http://spevack.livejournal.com/31634.html > > I don't have the bandwidth to do that right now, but I just thought I'd add > that I too would appreciate seeing a Fedora 10 package. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > open-vm-tools-discuss mailing list > open-vm-tools-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-discuss > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-discuss mailing list open-vm-tools-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-discuss
