Comments on: How to install VMware Server 2.0.x on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/ welcome to my g33k c0rn3r Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1961 By: Ivo http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2789 Ivo Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:34:51 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2789 Thank you very much for this manual! I have one addition: your script start-VMware-console.sh finds vmware-vmrc with: [bash gutter="false"] vmrc="$(find "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox" -name vmware-vmrc -type f -perm -111 | tail -1)" [/bash] Unfortunately `find` finds two: [bash gutter="false"] ~/.mozilla/firefox/4r3vv41z.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/vmware-vmrc ~/.mozilla/firefox/4r3vv41z.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/bin/vmware-vmrc [/bash] One is a script and the other is an executable. The script should be found, but in my case the other one is found, resulting in the error Mehdi reported. My solution was to assume a script is less than 10 blocks so I altered the find: [bash gutter="false"] vmrc="$(find "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox" -name vmware-vmrc -type f -perm -111 -size -10| tail -1)" [/bash] Thank you very much for this manual!

I have one addition: your script start-VMware-console.sh finds vmware-vmrc with:

vmrc="$(find "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox" -name vmware-vmrc -type f -perm -111 | tail -1)"

Unfortunately `find` finds two:

~/.mozilla/firefox/4r3vv41z.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/vmware-vmrc
~/.mozilla/firefox/4r3vv41z.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins/bin/vmware-vmrc

One is a script and the other is an executable. The script should be found, but in my case the other one is found, resulting in the error Mehdi reported.

My solution was to assume a script is less than 10 blocks so I altered the find:

vmrc="$(find "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox" -name vmware-vmrc -type f -perm -111 -size -10| tail -1)"
]]> By: Aminos-TN http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2788 Aminos-TN Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:39:57 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2788 I have a Fedora 13 (2.6.33.6-147.fc13.i686) please help me :(, I tried many things I have found in the Internet to avoid this error, but the installation wasn't successful and VMWARE won't work I have a Fedora 13 (2.6.33.6-147.fc13.i686) please help me :( , I tried many things I have found in the Internet to avoid this error, but the installation wasn’t successful and VMWARE won’t work

]]> By: David Schoen http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2783 David Schoen Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:18:28 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2783 Thanks a lot, script worked exactly as stated and the provided 'start-VMware-console.sh' works nicely around problems I have with using guests under Firefox. Well done! Thanks a lot, script worked exactly as stated and the provided ‘start-VMware-console.sh’ works nicely around problems I have with using guests under Firefox.

Well done!

]]> By: Nathan http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2779 Nathan Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:03:48 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2779 Thanks for all your hard work. I've recently downloaded your script, and I'm trying to use it to install on kubuntu 10.04 X64 and I get the following error: vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh: 41: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")") Thanks for all your hard work.

I’ve recently downloaded your script, and I’m trying to use it to install on kubuntu 10.04 X64 and I get the following error:

vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh: 41: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting “)”)

]]> By: Radu http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2770 Radu Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:17:45 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2770 Do you have access to a repository from your machine? It looks like <code>apt-get</code> cannot install the needed packages. Do you have access to a repository from your machine? It looks like apt-get cannot install the needed packages.

]]> By: Mohsin http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2767 Mohsin Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:16:28 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2767 Hi Radu, Thanks a lot for this blog...you might just save my day. I followed your outlined instructions and ran into the following issue. I tried looking for the header files using my ubuntu's Software Centre - get software and searching for the linux-headers-2.6.28-15 but can only find -11 files. Any help how to solve this one or did I overlook something in the install. I really need to get mv VM's up and running. Thanks [bash] root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# ls -latr total 463808 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 474415801 2010-07-01 03:24 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.x86_64.tar.gz -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10631 2010-07-11 09:04 vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13618 2010-07-11 09:04 vmware-server-2.0.2-203138-update.patch -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1111 2010-07-11 09:04 vmware-config.patch -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 702 2010-07-11 09:04 start-VMware-console.sh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1129 2010-07-19 13:01 vmware-config.pl.diff drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 4096 2010-07-19 13:45 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 2010-07-19 13:45 . root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# uname -a Linux i7Ubuntu 2.6.28-15-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 9 10:48:52 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# ./vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh You have VMware Server archive: VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.x86_64.tar.gz Checking for needed packages on Ubuntu Installing linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic package... Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic I am unable to install the before mentioned package... Please install the required package and rerun the script... [/bash] Hi Radu,
Thanks a lot for this blog…you might just save my day.
I followed your outlined instructions and ran into the following issue. I tried looking for the header files using my ubuntu’s Software Centre – get software and searching for the linux-headers-2.6.28-15 but can only find -11 files.

Any help how to solve this one or did I overlook something in the install. I really need to get mv VM’s up and running.

Thanks

root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# ls -latr
total 463808
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 474415801 2010-07-01 03:24 VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.x86_64.tar.gz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root     10631 2010-07-11 09:04 vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root     13618 2010-07-11 09:04 vmware-server-2.0.2-203138-update.patch
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      1111 2010-07-11 09:04 vmware-config.patch
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root       702 2010-07-11 09:04 start-VMware-console.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root      1129 2010-07-19 13:01 vmware-config.pl.diff
drwxrwxrwx 4 root root      4096 2010-07-19 13:45 ..
drwxrwxrwx 2 root root      4096 2010-07-19 13:45 .
root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch#
root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# uname -a
Linux i7Ubuntu 2.6.28-15-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 9 10:48:52 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@i7Ubuntu:/u01/shared/gcc/patch# ./vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh
You have VMware Server archive:
	VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.x86_64.tar.gz
Checking for needed packages on Ubuntu
Installing linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic package...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic
I am unable to install the before mentioned package...
Please install the required package and rerun the script...
]]> By: Aminos-TN http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2762 Aminos-TN Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:50:20 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2762 please help :( please help :(

]]> By: Aminos-TN http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2761 Aminos-TN Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:54:25 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2761 well I thought that with your script, I will not have this error, I was wrong. well I thought that with your script, I will not have this error, I was wrong.

]]> By: Aminos-TN http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-47/#comment-2760 Aminos-TN Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:51:52 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2760 Hello there, I got this error, while executing your script (same error when I attempted to install Vmware through an RPM packet) : The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.33.6-147.fc13.i686). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel. Please help :( Hello there,

I got this error, while executing your script (same error when I attempted to install Vmware through an RPM packet) :

The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.33.6-147.fc13.i686). Even if the module were
to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

Please help :(

]]> By: Jithesh http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/comment-page-46/#comment-2757 Jithesh Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:56:55 +0000 http://radu.cotescu.com/?p=948#comment-2757 Thank you very much for this script, it worked like a charm to install vmware server on fed 13 64bit. I have been trying for many days to get this going, and finally landed on this page. Regards Jithesh Thank you very much for this script, it worked like a charm to install vmware server on fed 13 64bit. I have been trying for many days to get this going, and finally landed on this page.

Regards
Jithesh

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