just installed the new ubuntu beta ond my notebook which i use for work. i need vmware on it for the xp vm that i have to use at work.
as always with new kernels and x-servers, vmware doesn’t just work even when using the newest version (6.5.3). in order to get it to work more or less, i needed to do the following things:
- start the installer with a special option and killing all tries to compile the modules, as described in here: blog post by Sebastian Mogilowski
- add the
line export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=forceto the file/etc/vmware/bootstrap, as described in this vmware thread (go to page 3)
i think it’s really time to change to virtualbox which is completely open, has better integration and works more reliable…
Thanks a lot for posting. Had been trying to get this to work.
Just a quick note – I followed Sebastian’s instructions first (your Step 1) and then, before attempting to start VMWare Workstation, followed your Step 2 above. This did not work. Neither VM-Player nor WM-Wks would start.
I then removed the export line from /etc/vmware/bootstrap, and now it works… perhaps a difference between 32bit(which I’m using) and 64bit? Not sure. In any event thanks, just wanted to mention this difference.
regards,
mg
no, i’m also using 32bit on my notebook.
the second modification (the line in bootstrap) was because i had some problems with mouse focus in the vm, especially in full screen. without it, vmware worked also but was horrible to use.