Installing vmware on Hardy [Updated]

[Fintan]

since the latest version of vmware palyer (and workstation) does not support the HH kernel this is a work around on getting it installed and running:

First download the latest any-any-116:
http://groups.google.com/group/vmker...update-116.tgz
unpack it to a subfolder.

Now download the vmware player:
http://www.vmware.com/download/player/
unpack that and change to the unpacked folder. Now open a terminal and run:

sudo ./vmware-install.pl

Accept the defaults.
When it comes to the section where it asks if you want to run vmware-config STOP! and keep the terminal open!

Now change back to the any-any-116 file you just unpacked, open a terminal and run:

sudo ./runme.pl

it will most likely spit out some errors. IGNORE THEM!

Go back to your terminal running the vmware-install and now accept the offer to run vmware-config.

Done

I hope this helps any body wanting to delve into vmware player (WS) on HH.

As HH goes through its upgrades to final you will probably have to run:

sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl

whenever the kernel version changes.

[dibl]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

Very nice -- thank you Fintan. I intend to install HH Alpha 4 this coming weekend, and I'll be attempting to install VMWare Player on it, so this will help me.

[PraysToPan]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

Does it work for server too?

Thanks,
Jon

[Fintan]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

@Pan, It should work on server. Just try it and let us know. You can't break anything

@Dible, I see you are going to have another one of those martini weekends

[dibl]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

@Dible, I see you are going to have another one of those martini weekends

Yep -- Gutsy is running just TOO smoothly and trouble-free!

[PraysToPan]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

@Pan, It should work on server. Just try it and let us know. You can't break anything

Yup, seems to work with server.

[a_hippie]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

I was really hoping VMware and Ubuntu could build a better mousetrap so we wouldn't have to rerun the config script each kernel update. . . Thanks for the info and I'll like my post here right now to help others that google this info:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...6847#msg126847

Regards all, and thanks again for all the info/help!

[maestrobwh1]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

Or you could just install VirtualBox...

[a_hippie]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

Or you could just install VirtualBox...

Okay, I just found the site and I like that it's open. I'll bite! Are there handy links to installing it on HH? I will upgrate my little laptop first and go through a dry run. Still, a howto would be great--if I can save my x from any downtime, it's good for the both of us!

Thank you!

regards,

[a_hippie]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

I asked my local LUG list about virtualbox and got mostly less than happy replies. Most reports indicated how long they spent reading docs and difficult to correctly install.

Then, there was a reply on LWN.net:
http://lwn.net/Articles/279177/

So VMware won't even install on HH?

How mixed can reports be?!

http://jhauser.dyndns.org:8080/archi.../msg00550.html

It really sucks when an app DEPENDS on a specific OS. I feel sorry for her.

regards,

[Fintan]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

vmware is humming along just fine on my HH machine

[Guest]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

Thank you Fintan, much appreciated. Struggled with it for a bit. This worked like a champ for the following build:

VMware® Workstation
6.0.3 build-80004

[Fintan]

Re: Installing vmware on Hardy

I am updating this thread for those who want the vmware solution:
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/141611?tstart=0

Quote from link:

Here is the solution I found :

* unpack VMware-workstation-6.0.3
* go to vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source
* untar the file vmmon.tar (tar xvf vmmon.tar)
* cd vmmon-only/include
* edit the file vcpuset.h
* go to line 75
* change #include “asm/bitops.h” to #include “linux/bitops.h” (Because there are some changes made to the 2.6.24 kernel, it’s not possible to include bitops.h from asm and you will have to include it from the linux directory)
* go back to vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source
* remove the old vmmon.tar file (rm vmmon.tar)
* repack de new vmmon.tar file (tar cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only)
* remove vmmon-only directory (rm -rf vmmon-only)


Now go to vmware-distrib directory and install vmware as you usualy do. It should work without a glitch.

As you can see. No need for the any-any-patch

this is easy and stable and it teaches a few a few things about the cli as well

Enjoy