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Hi, I have tried to install Vmware-Server in arch but I have found some problems:
- If I use the install from downloaded file from website, when running install script I can't allocate rc0.d and rc6.d.
- If using Vmware-Server aur package, it tells me that the software is not configured for my kernel (2.6.21). I execute the vmware-config.pl, but no effect.
I have followed the wiki and other methods but I can't get it working. I have installed Vmware in Other SO's like debian and ubuntu with no problem but in arch...
What Can I do to install Vmware?
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first, you should symlink lsmod to /sbin as VMware has an absolute path to /sbin/lsmod.
ln -s /bin/lsmod /sbin/lsmod
create a directory in /etc/rc.d/ named vmware.d - the result should be /etc/rc.d/vmware.d/
cd to that directory and create directories rc0.d through rc6.d - the result should be:
[sputnik@SPUTNIK1:/etc/rc.d/vmware.d] ls
rc0.d rc1.d rc2.d rc3.d rc4.d rc5.d rc6.d
run vmware-config.pl
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to
rc6.d/)?
/etc/rc.d/vmware.d/
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/rc.d/vmware.d]
/etc/rc.d/
after all that, everything should go smoothy. make sure to add the vmware daemon to /etc/rc.conf
DAEMONS=(example example vmware)
Last edited by Sputnik66 (2007-05-16 22:29:07)
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Actually, it is a LOT easier than what Sputnik66 said. First, there are TWO vmware-server related packages in the AUR. Install vmware-server-modules FIRST. But change the file vmware-server-modules.install. There is a Line that reads 2.6.20-ARCH. Change that to 2.6.21-ARCH, build and install the package. Then install the normal vmware-server-package, also from AUR, and run vmware-config.pl. Then, add xinetd and vmware to your DAEMONS-array in rc.conf. Problem solved!
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Anythink works... Any more ideas? :S
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Actually, it is a LOT easier than what Sputnik66 said. First, there are TWO vmware-server related packages in the AUR. Install vmware-server-modules FIRST. But change the file vmware-server-modules.install. There is a Line that reads 2.6.20-ARCH. Change that to 2.6.21-ARCH, build and install the package. Then install the normal vmware-server-package, also from AUR, and run vmware-config.pl. Then, add xinetd and vmware to your DAEMONS-array in rc.conf. Problem solved!
True, what I wrote above does not use AUR, but rather downloading vmware-server itself from vmware.com and installing it manually. Each has their own advantage.
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