|
Fedora Core 2 Test xx ? What test of Core 2 are you running?
1 - Boot installation CD.
2 - At boot: prompt, type "linux vdso=0". This is very important, otherwise VMware will crash.
3 - Install as usual, configure however you like. You'll need to ensure "vdso=0" is set in the "advanced boot configuration" options.
4 - If you just reboot at the end of the install, the system will "freak out" a bit trying to start the x server. You can avoid this by editing the boot line (at the Fedora grub splash screen) and appending a 3 to the line.
5 - Boot.
6 - Unpack the VMware Tools tarball, then apply the patch below (vmware-fc2t3.patch) to vmwares-tools-distrib/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl.
7 - Install VMware tools. Use the defaults for all questions, except say NO when asked if you want to compile a vmhgfs module. It doesn't seem to compile with the 2.6 kernel headers.
8 - Reboot, and enjoy.
If you are running Fedora Core 2 Test 3, then look for the patch: vmware-fc2t3.patch.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- vmware-config-tools.pl.before 2004-05-11 19:51:19.608817712 +0200
+++ vmware-config-tools.pl 2004-05-11 20:55:42.508567688 +0200
@@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@
}
sub xserver4 {
- return xserver_bin() . '/XFree86';
+ return xserver_bin() . '/Xorg';
}
sub xserver3 {
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@
my $sub;
$xversionAll = direct_command(shell_string(xserver4()) . ' -version 2>&1') =~
- /XFree86 Version (\d+\.\d+\.?\d*)/ ? $1: '0.0.0';
+ /XFree86 Version (\d+\.\d+\.?\d*)/ ? $1: '4.3.0';
# This search order is issued from the XF86Config man page.
if (defined $ENV{'XF86CONFIG'} && file_name_exist($xconfig_path . '/' .
@@ -2994,6 +2994,8 @@
file_name_exist('/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/' . $ENV{'XF86CONFIG'})) {
$xconfig_path = '/usr/X11R6/etc/X11';
$xconfig_file_name = $ENV{'XF86CONFIG'};
+ } elsif (file_name_exist($xconfig_path . '/xorg.conf')) {
+ $xconfig_file_name = 'xorg.conf';
} elsif (file_name_exist($xconfig_path . '/XF86Config-4')) {
$xconfig_file_name = 'XF86Config-4';
} elsif (file_name_exist($xconfig_path . '/XF86Config')) {
@@ -3146,6 +3148,18 @@
$xversionAll);
}
+sub fix_gpm_file {
+ my $gpm_file = '/etc/sysconfig/gpm';
+ if (file_name_exist($gpm_file)) {
+ my %p;
+ undef %p;
+ backup_file_to_restore($gpm_file, 'GPM_FILE');
+ print "Fixing " . $gpm_file . "\n";
+ $p{'^MOUSETYPE="exps2"$'} = 'MOUSETYPE="ms"';
+ internal_sed($gpm_file . $cBackupExtension, $gpm_file, 0, \%p);
+ }
+}
+
sub fix_mouse_file {
my $mouse_file = '/etc/sysconfig/mouse';
#
@@ -3179,6 +3193,8 @@
}
}
}
+ system('touch ' . $mouse_file);
+ fix_gpm_file();
return $enableXImps2;
}
@@ -3499,6 +3515,7 @@
if ($major == 4 && $minor >= 2 &&
file_name_exist($cX4MouseDriverFile)) {
$line =~ s/%MOUSE_DRIVER%/vmmouse/g;
+ $line =~ s-/dev/mouse-/dev/input/mice-;
} else {
$line =~ s/%MOUSE_DRIVER%/mouse/g;
}
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have heard that FC2 runs sluggish with VMware as opposed to FC1. Your results may vary.
One more thing, you may have to update the mouse driver in /etc/XF86Config before X will start, but shouldn't be an issue.
__________________
"You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."
|