TODO

rpm

debian : install vmware on debian

sudo aptitude install module-assistant
825633b7031578203104081f1a132b09 VMware-Player-4.0.4-744019.x86_64.bundle
# Linux version 3.2.0-3-amd64 (Debian 3.2.21-3) (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Debian 4.6.3-8) ) #1 SMP Thu Jun 28 09:07:26 UTC 2012
"error: 'THIS_MODULE' undeclared here (not in a function)"

@TaG: WheezY

debian : install vmware on lenny

 cd /tmp/
 sudo aptitude install  linux-headers-`uname -r` libx11-6 libx11-dev x-window-system-core x-window-system xspecs libxtst6 psmisc build-essential
 sudo aptitude install libsexymm2 libview2 prelink libstdc++5 libgnomecanvasmm-2.6-1c2a
 sudo aptitude install openbsd-inetd # was needed for [[ubuntu]] [[intrepid]]

# http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/v/vmware-package/

 sudo aptitude install vmware-package ||  wget http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/contrib/v/vmware-package/vmware-package_0.22_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i *.deb
 sudo aptitude install -f

http://www.vmware.com/download/server/

 wget 'http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.8-126538.tar.gz'
 F=$(ls -- VMware-server-*.tar.gz | head -n 1)
 sudo make-vmpkg -b tmp -s $F
 sudo dpkg -i  tmp/vmware-server/vmware-server-kernel-source_*.deb

building linux module

 sudo m-a a-i --text vmware-server # will fail just ignore

# http://communities.vmware.com/thread/150690?tstart=0&start=0

 sudo dpkg -i  tmp/vmware-server/vmware-server*.deb
 PATCH_URL='http://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/1055241-13846/vmware-1.0.7-kernel-2.6.26-compatibility.patch?tstart=0&start=0'
 wget -O- $PATCH_URL  | sudo patch -p1 
 # fakeroot ./debian/rules clean
 cd /usr/src/modules/vmware-server-kernel/ &&  sudo fakeroot ./debian/rules binary-modules KSRC="/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build"
 sudo dpkg -i /usr/src/linux/../vmware-server-kernel-modules-*.deb
 cd -
 sudo dpkg -i  tmp/vmware-server/vmware-server*.deb

repack client

#

 cd /tmp 
 wget -c http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.8-126538.zip
 F=$(ls VMware-server-*-client-*.zip | head -n 1)
 unp $F 
 F=VMware-server-console-*.tar.gz
 sudo make-vmpkg -b tmp -s $F
 sudo dpkg -i tmp/vmware-server-console/vmware-server-console_*.deb 
 which vmware-server-console

Enter serial : Help / Enter Serial Number :

 sudo vmware-server-console 

Test it :

 wget -c http://downloads.sourceforge.net/reactos/ReactOS-0.3.7-REL-vmware.zip
 unp ReactOS-0.3.7-REL-vmware.zip 

# unsupported product version, try using -s or -u

ubuntu

/usr/lib/vmware-server-console/bin/vmware-server-console: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib32/libgio-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_thread_gettime

windows vmware

ubuntu : jaunty

ubuntu : intrepid

/usr/src/modules/vmware-server-kernel/vmmon-only/./include/compat_semaphore.h:5:27: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
wget http://www.insecure.ws/warehouse/vmware-update-2.6.27-5.5.7-2.tar.gz && unp vmware-update*.tar.gz

cd /usr/src/modules/vmware-server-kernel/ &&  sudo fakeroot ./debian/rules binary-modules KSRC="/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build"
unp ~/tmp/vmware/vmware-update-2.6.27-5.5.7-2/*.tar
cd /usr/src/modules/vmware-server-kernel/ &&  sudo fakeroot ./debian/rules binary-modules KSRC="/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build"

More: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/227484

http://dsumsky.blogspot.com/2009/01/vmware-server-108-on-opensuse-111.html

ubuntu : hardy

http://www.taltan.fr/post/2008/03/24/VMware-Server-105-sur-Ubuntu-804-Hardy-Heron

sudo aptitude install linux-headers-$(uname -r) wget
echo /usr/src/linux-linux-headers-$(uname -r)
mkdir -p ~/vmware ;  cd ~/vmware
wget http://taltan2.free.fr/dl/vmware/vmware-server_1.0.5-80187_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i   *.deb
sudo vmware-config.pl
# default , 
wget http://taltan2.free.fr/dl/vmware/vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz && tar -xvzf vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz
cd vmware-any-any-update116  && sudo ./runme.pl
# ~/vmware
# SERIAL : http://register.vmware.com/content/registration.html
sudo mv /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1libgcc_s.so.1.orig
sudo mv /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0.orig
sudo cp -a /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1.mine
sudo cp -a /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0.mine
sudo ln -fs libgcc_s.so.1.mine /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1
sudo ln -fs libpng12.so.0.mine /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0
sudo ln -fs /opt/vmware/etc/vmware  /etc/init.d/

http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Linux_Networking/Q_21649717.html

IP

error

Unable to change virtual machine power state: 
The process exited with an error:
End if error message
sudo /opt/vmware/etc/vmware restart

Or :

sudo modprobe -v vmnet ; sudo invoke-rc.d vmware-server start
dmesg
vmnet: Unknown symbol SMACL_IsSkbNonlinear

bandwith

Under WindowsXP :

dd if=/dev/zero of=/local/tmp/tmp.tmp
199914496 bytes (200 MB) copied, 27.8993 seconds, 7.2 MB/s
dd if=/local/tmp/tmp.tmp of=/dev/null 
199915008 bytes (200 MB) copied, 6.83985 seconds, 29.2 MB/s

Under Linux hardy :

Less ?

Network

bridging :

/bin/ps -ef|grep "vmnet-bridge"
covalp   15901  9646  0 17:16 pts/10   00:00:00 grep vmnet-bridge
root     22476     1  0 12:51 pts/4    00:00:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid /dev/vmnet0 eth0
root     22484     1  0 12:51 pts/4    00:00:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-2.pid /dev/vmnet2 eth1

EtherneT:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=507

For VBoX :

0050563FFFFF

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "static"
ethernet0.address = "00:50:56:3F:FF:FF"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"

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@TaG: VM virtualbox qemu VirtuaL MachinE

t0.connectionType = “bridged” ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = “FALSE” ethernet0.addressType = “static” ethernet0.address = “00:50:56:3F:FF:FF” ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = “33” </code>

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