open-vm-tools/README



    1 README for open-vm-tools
    2 
    3 INTRODUCTION
    4 
    5 This port contains VMware Tools.  You should install it if you are running CRUX
    6 as a virtual machine under the VMware hypervisor.
    7 This has only been tested on single core 32-bit virtual machines.
    8 The VMware filesystem (vmhgfs) has not been tested.
    9 Feedback is appreciated.
   10 
   11 POST-INSTALL
   12 
   13 1. Run the post-install script.
   14 2. Add vmtools to the list of services to start at boot time.
   15 
   16 FAQ
   17 
   18 Q: What is the difference between this and the official commercial VMware Tools
   19    distribution?
   20 
   21 A: This code comes from the GPL release of VMware's tools, so in theory
   22    it should work just as the commercial version.
   23    That said, since this port is intended to be used on a server environment,
   24    all the desktop utilities have been removed (eg: no GUI applications).
   25 
   26 Q: Where is the driver for the VMware network adapter and disk controller?
   27 
   28 A: Some device drivers are already included in the Linux kernel and disabled
   29    in this port.
   30    Please enable these kernel options:
   31    * CONFIG_VMWARE_BALLOON
   32    * CONFIG_VMWARE_PVSCSI
   33    * CONFIG_VMXNET3
   34    If your boot filesystem is connected to a paravirtual SCSI interface make
   35    sure CONFIG_VMWARE_PVSCSI is set as builtin instead of module.
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   37 
   38 Q: Why do I have to shutdown/reboot twice my VM from VMware before it reacts?
   39 
   40 A: Did you run the post-install script?