Anyone gotten VMware tools to work in Warty?

[Markus Kolb]

On 17.09.2004 10:30, Allen Racho wrote:
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> First off, I am able to completely and successfully
> install and run Warty. In the process of installation
> VMware tools, I am forced to compile a "VMware
> monitor" for the default kernel in use - this also
> runs to completion just fine. However, after
> installing VMware tools, the X server just bombs out
> at startup and I am dumped to text mode. Any
> ideas/comments?
> 
> Thanks,
> Allen

Hi Allen,

why do you need the VMWare-Tools?
I installed Ubuntu in VMWare yesterday and everything works without the 
tools.
Mmh, nearly everything. I've never got to run the option to 
copy-and-paste things from/to VMWare-guest to/from VMWare-host.
Of course I've tried it with installed tools and with supported Linux 
distributions like SUSE Linux.
The xfree86-server brings a driver VMWare wich you should choose. You 
can reconfigure your X with
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
The VMWare tools install a stupid XF86Config-4 in /etc/X11/ which never 
has worked for me. You have to merge it in the working config.

I hope this helps you. For more details I have to install the tools myself.

Bye
Markus