vmware tools support in Ubuntu 11.04 guest OS

I have been trying to get vmware tools support successfully configured and started in my Ubuntu 11.04 guest. I am running a current version of vmware workstation on Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate with an Ubuntu 11.04 guest install. This VM was created using the easyinstall option in vmware workstation.

I have manually reinstalled and reconfigured vmware tools with the follwoing results.

last bit of relevant output following the vmware-config-tools.pl execution.

Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
initctl: Job failed to start
Unable to start services for VMware Tools

syslog output following reboot when vmware tools service fials

Jun 21 17:44:33 ubuntu tpvmlpd[17011]: bad device "/dev/**" given
Jun 21 17:44:33 ubuntu init: vmware-tools pre-start process (16816) terminated with status 1

I am hoping someone has some ideas.. Thanks, Pat

apesa

Posted 2011-06-23T01:33:42.830

Reputation: 309

Answers

Try

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-virtual
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends open-vm-dkms
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools
sudo vmware-toolbox

user846973

Posted 2011-06-23T01:33:42.830

Reputation:

This had no effect. Same error message in syslog. – Gabriel Hurley – 2011-07-20T19:33:28.290

I had already installed all this as well, same error.. I have also traded emails with vmware's linux tools point of contact and still have not gotten past this issue. They just have poor support for Linux guests. – apesa – 2011-07-21T14:53:41.087

@apesa: Give my answer a shot :) – None – 2011-07-25T20:51:54.517

The error in question is from the ThinPrint service, which you most likely (99% of cases) don't need at all. You can easily (and safely) disable it. Edit /etc/init.d/vmware-tools using your favorite text editor (which we all know is Vim) and comment out /usr/bin/tpvmlpd. Then restart it by running /etc/init.d/vmware-tools restart.

TkTech

Posted 2011-06-23T01:33:42.830

Reputation:

The file (vmware-tools) does not exist (at least on my VM). Is that expected? From where else would the ThinPrint drivers be started? – Bill Craun – 2011-07-27T18:47:13.780