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How to setup vmware server 1.0.5 in fedora 9
Setting up vmware server is bit different in fedora. Here there is no need for vmware any any update. What you have to do is
step1: Download vmware server 1.0.5 from here and install vmware-server. you can see my earlier post for step by step installation instructions here
During installation, if it’s failed to find the proper location of c header file, that means you dont have kernel-devel installed in your OS. If so then follow step 2 otherwise skip step 2.
Step2: Download devel-kernel (must have to match with your running kernel). Right now i’m using fedora 9.
To view the kernel that is running type uname -r in the terminal. Mine one is 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686
you can download your desired kernel-devel from this link. click here to download kernel-devel
Step3: Download 2 patches (vmnet &vmmon) for the kernel 2.6.25 (or whatever your kernel is)
I’ve downloaded those patch from jon.limedaley.com. Click on those link to dl those patch.
vmnet here and vmmon here
Step4: Now apply those patches. What you have to do is…
Copy vmnet.tar and vmmon.tar from /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source directory to other directory.
Untar both these files by running tar xvf vmnet.tar and tar xvf vmmon.tar.
You will see two new directories named vmnet-only and vmmon-only in this directory
Now, copy both of the downloaded patch files into this directory as well.
Now go to your terminal and do..
cd vmnet-only
patch -p1 < ../vmnet-2.6.25.patch
cd ../vmmon-only
patch -p1 < ../vmmon-2.6.25.patch
Set read write execute permission to source, vmmon-only and vmnet-only folder.
Now in your terminal go to source directory and create the tar files again
tar cvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
tar cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only/
Finally run vmware-config.pl file again.
Thats it.
USB support for vmware server 1.0.5
After installing vmware server 1.0.5 in my ubuntu hardy heron i was excited to test it. then i’ve created a VM of windows xp (I love to play games a lot) :-s
But problem occured when i was trying to connect my usb device. I found it in ubuntu but not in xp. Now, to recognise usb device in your virtual mechine what you have to do is
Step 1: Edit mountdevsubfs.sh file which is located in ‘ /etc/init.d/ ‘ directory.
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh
and uncomment these four lines
#
# Magic to make /proc/bus/usb work
#
mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
domount usbfs “” /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
mount –rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb
Also add the following line
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto 0 0
to /etc/fstab file.
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
[This is not preffered way. The preferred method is not to use /proc/bus/usb and should be used when supported by the VM software.]
After that, do
sudo /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh start
and
sudo mount -a
Now reboot your system, start vmware server then play the vm and select the usb from VM->Removable Devices->Usb->your device
Hope you will get your usb device working in vm.
Enjoy!!
How to Install vmware server in ubuntu hardy heron.
I had vmware installed in my pc (with the operating system ubuntu (gutsy gibon)) . I used xp on my ubuntu as vm. But after upgrading to hardy heron i found some of my favourite softwares stop working in this new version. I was worried and tried to find the solution in several forum and after surfing lots of forum i was able to run my vmware server. 
Here is the process to follow ( Here i’ve given detailed steps to follow for new installatioin, you may have linux-headers, build-essential, xinetd installed in your pc, if so, then ignore those step). Hope this will help.
step 1: Install linux-headers build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential
Step 2: The vmtools rely on the config.h header file, which does not exist in recent kernels. So, you’ll have to create a dummy file:
sudo touch /usr/src/linux-headers-`uname -r`/include/linux/config.h
step 3: Install xinetd
sudo apt-get install xinetd
Step 4: then install vmware server. (you have to download it) You can download vmware server 1.0.5 from here
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
Step 5: Now apply the patch. Download any any update 116 and run the runme.pl file (you may need to set 777 permission to vmware-any-any-update folder).
sudo ./runme.pl
Step 6: Now run vmware server from Applications -> System.
When you launch the application it might generate an error message saying that it can’t find the cairo version. just copy the files over.
sudo cp /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/
sudo cp /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/
Now run vmware from Application->System/Other->Vmware Server Console.
That’s it.
Enjoy
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