adept problem

[penguin.ch]

Re: adept problem

the alt f2 thing, that did nothing, no errors or anything

And you call me funny [Alt][F2] is nothing else than a shortcut to a "console without console" of sorts, officially know as "run command".

Unable to find the database file (/etc/vmware/locations)

No database, no application, as I dare say - what tempts me to believe that you have played the player to pieces, so to speak ...

As for WINE - I have quit boozing years ago ... therefore, please call Alcoholics Anonymous or revert to WINE headquarter (and do not dare asking me about the difference ) :P

Birdy

[EMoShunz]

Re: adept problem

Here are my thoughts...kind of related to playing the player to death.
In all my attempts to add and remove the player and server, the common config file that they share is messed up. So my guess is I need a complete remove of both, so I tried sudo apt-get --purge remove vmware-player as sudo apt-get --purge remove vmware-server you posted earlier for the player, but did it for the server, that returned this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package vmware-server
However, VMware Server Console remains in my K Menu
So I figured screw this, I'll remove it all and start over, so I ran sudo apt-get --purge remove vmware-player and that returned this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
vmware-player
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
vmware-player*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 32.1MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 140029 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing vmware-player ...
/etc/init.d/vmware-player: 175: vmware_product_name: not found
Warning: Unable to find 's main database /etc/vmware/locations.

invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--purge):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
/etc/init.d/vmware-player: 175: vmware_product_name: not found
Warning: Unable to find 's main database /etc/vmware/locations.

invoke-rc.d: initscript vmware-player, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vmware-player
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I will leave the WINE stuff alone and focus on this, I do tend to get side tracked, sorry. So, next I ran sudo apt-get autoremove because that helped last time, but it returned this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vmware-player (1.0.2-2) ...
Now configuring VMware Player. (This may take some time...)
cp: cannot create regular file `/etc/vmware/locations': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vmware-player
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any other suggestions?

[penguin.ch]

Re: adept problem

Prior to any further experiment(s), you may try to clean up the mess: sudo dpkg --configure --pending, and, if this failed to suffice, an additional sudo dpkg --audit as well as maybe another sudo apt-get autoremove to get rid of orphaned packages ...

I will leave the WINE stuff alone and focus on this, I do tend to get side tracked, sorry.

No multi-tasking? Ho daunting :P

Birdy

[EMoShunz]

Re: adept problem

Wow what a mess I've made...
The configure pending returned nothing, so I presume that no errors is good, however...
sudo dpkg --audit returned:

The following packages are only half configured, probably due to problems
configuring them the first time. The configuration should be retried using
dpkg --configure <package> or the configure menu option in dselect:
vmware-player Free virtual machine player from VMware

So I ran:

sudo dpkg --configure vmware-player which returned:

Setting up vmware-player (1.0.2-2) ...
Now configuring VMware Player. (This may take some time...)
cp: cannot create regular file `/etc/vmware/locations': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vmware-player

So next:

sudo apt-get autoremove Which got me a big fat:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up vmware-player (1.0.2-2) ...
Now configuring VMware Player. (This may take some time...)
cp: cannot create regular file `/etc/vmware/locations': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing vmware-player (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
vmware-player
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


What have I done!?!?

[penguin.ch]

Re: adept problem

> > >

sudo rm -rd /etc/vmware
sudo apt-get --purge remove vmware-player
sudo apt-get --purge remove vmware-server
sudo dpkg --audit

[EMoShunz]

Re: adept problem

All those returned the same errors. I am starting to think I need to create that directory. When I went into the ect directory it wouldn't let me, not enough permission. Is there a sudo command that will allow me to create vmware/location?

[penguin.ch]

Re: adept problem

I am starting to think I need to create that directory.

That is exactly what I would have suggested for the next attempt:

sudo mkdir /etc/vmware
sudo chmod 777 /etc/vmware

I would, however, go ever further and try to fake the directory's missing contents as well ... to do so, download the following archive file and extract it (read: put it's contents) into the directory in question:

http://www.penguin.ch/Repository/Con...are/Player.tar

Remark: to get hold these files, I installed a current version of VMware's player on a (virtual) Ubuntu 06.06 system

Birdy


Postscript: reference outdated - please refer to this page for details!

[Nakrull]

Re: adept problem

i dont know if it helps but today i found in the forum about an error in apt-get see the page below it may help

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/aptitude

it says that apt-get wont delete al files created buy wrong instals
or something like that... but it worked for me and some nasty download

hail kubuntu, long live linux ps: at least since yesterday

[EMoShunz]

Re: adept problem

OK, got it all. Thank you for hosting those files penguin.ch.
Nakrull, that looks like an intro to the konsole, very cool (kool...lol). I need something like that, back when I was 13 DOS 6.0 was my way of impressing the old folks, but I became a GUI guy with Apple, and later Windows (by necessity only!)

So, penguin, the files are all there. I ran the audit, then a config, and IT WORKS!!! I ran the ReactOS VM image and (apart from being a bad OS) it worked.
So, next issue...installing the server, or, getting a WinXP image I can verify with my legit license (the latter I know I can't...but MS would be wise to do it!). So, where should I start, here... http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=183209 ...?

[penguin.ch]

Re: adept problem

IT WORKS !!!

How boring ... :P

So, next issue ... installing the server

Prior to any such experiment, please backup your system (further reading) - for, as far as I know, it is not (!) possible to run VMware Server and Player in parallel (further reading).

If, however, it were merely for one instance of XP, I could try to create any empty template image of sorts, wherein you should be able to install this so-called OS ... for that purpose, I would need some more details, as follows:

- What version? (e.g. "XP home")
- CD/DVD device? (e.g. "/dev/hdc")

For networking, I would suggest "bridged mode", which means that your virtual machine would behave quite similar to a real one in relation to networking; the USB support is too buggy to be mentioned; if you need sound and/or a floppy, let me know about the devices ... (see VMware's documentation for further details).

Birdy

Remark: just in case someone feels like getting nervous because of this declaredly nasty trick, I do by no means think of doing something illegal - I am strange, not stupid ... But, as a matter of fact, by means of VMware's Workstation it is possible to create and share empty templates for Windoze systems without even touching one single M$ file - just the same as if I were assembling "real" machines for later (ab-)use with XP and the like ... and as long as the latter is not declared illegal, I stick to the assumption that the former is going to break only taboos :P

--

Postscript: reference updated

[EMoShunz]

Re: adept problem

Penguin helped me get this all sorted. The files worked, it was what seemed like a small config file the when I opened it in VM Player it immediately asked for my XP CD, then ran through the standard (annoyingly long) install of XP. It installed it right into the VMWare file, how awesome is that!
I don't see any legal reasons not to post these files, so admins, let us know if it is OK to post them.....

Here is a link that may help.

http://www.penguin.ch/wiki/doku.php/..._fp:templating

[penguin.ch]

Re: adept problem

http://www.penguin.ch/wiki/doku.php/..._fp:templating

Due to a major revision of my web site, from now on, this ]http://www.penguin.ch/dokuwiki/doku.php/virtual:vmware:model[/url]

Birdy