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Murray_B

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-07-29

Posts: 111

[Request] VMware-Player-2.5

Hi!

The VMware-player is outdated and the new player has interesting functions (DorexcX-support), but also a new installer.

The installer doesn't work, I think the main-reason is the missing init-dir, there is already a workaround in the current
PKGBUILD. It is possible to unpack the installer with "--export", but you need root access for it. I tried to modify the
current PKGBUILD but didn't make it.

It would be great if someone else could update the PKGBUILD. Thanks in advance!

Thomas

Murray_B

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-07-29

Posts: 111

Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

Hey, the following works with vmware-player, too:

To install Workstation on a Linux host using a bundle

1 Download VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.xxxxxx.bundle. Replace xxxxx for whichever architecture.

2 In a terminal cd to the directory where you downloaded the file.

3 Become root to perform the initial installation steps:
$ su
# mkdir -p /etc/rc.d/vmware.d/rc{0,1,2,3,4,5,6}.d
# sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.xxxxxx.bundle --console --custom

4 Accept the EULA to continue.

5 Accept the default settings until it prompts for System service runlevels then set to:
/etc/rc.d/vmware.d/

6 For System service scripts set to:
/etc/rc.d

7 (Optional) Enter the directory path to the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Eclipse
if Eclipse is installed.
Click Install.

8 Open Workstation to launch the kernel module updater to install and configure the
kernel.

Thanks to whompus and Alexdsan who posted this one in the vmware-workstation-thread.

Is there a chance that someone is able to build a package with this information?

Thanks in advance!

Thomas

Rasi

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-08-14

Posts: 1,711

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Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

Hey, the following works with vmware-player, too:

To install Workstation on a Linux host using a bundle

1 Download VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.xxxxxx.bundle. Replace xxxxx for whichever architecture.

2 In a terminal cd to the directory where you downloaded the file.

3 Become root to perform the initial installation steps:
$ su
# mkdir -p /etc/rc.d/vmware.d/rc{0,1,2,3,4,5,6}.d
# sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.0-118166.xxxxxx.bundle --console --custom

4 Accept the EULA to continue.

5 Accept the default settings until it prompts for System service runlevels then set to:
/etc/rc.d/vmware.d/

6 For System service scripts set to:
/etc/rc.d

7 (Optional) Enter the directory path to the Integrated Virtual Debugger for Eclipse
if Eclipse is installed.
Click Install.

8 Open Workstation to launch the kernel module updater to install and configure the
kernel.

Thanks to whompus and Alexdsan who posted this one in the vmware-workstation-thread.

Is there a chance that someone is able to build a package with this information?

Thanks in advance!

Thomas

That doesnt work...

When i hit enter to install, it just prints 3 blank lines and that was it.

Last edited by Rasi (2008-11-17 23:01:00)

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Exitium

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From: Helsinki, Finland

Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 202

Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

Worked perfectly (VMware Player). Thanks a lot!

6xx

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Registered: 2006-11-26

Posts: 21

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Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

It seems that Gentoo guys have made it!
Look at http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.cvs/100753
I'll try to make PKGBUILD soon.

Last edited by 6xx (2008-12-21 13:03:12)

6xx

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Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

That doesnt work...

When i hit enter to install, it just prints 3 blank lines and that was it.

I've needed to allow root to connect X server using xhost +. Then installer worked.

lynix

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From: Karlsruhe, Germany

Registered: 2008-04-23

Posts: 207

Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

For me the step that actually did the trick (vmware-player, x86_64) was

mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old

which i found on here

k33l0r

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From: Helsinki

Registered: 2009-02-14

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Re: [Request] VMware-Player-2.5

Just writing to say that the instruction from Murray_B worked for me.  Maybe somebody with more skills than me could adopt the package in the AUR?