VMware player 3.1.2 on ubuntu 10.10 based systems (Linux Mint Julia)

goly
   13 years ago
  0

VMware player 3.1.2 shows up a problem on 64 bit Ubuntu 10.10 based systems, by compiling its modules at the first execution. I solved such issue by following the procedure below:

cd /tmp

sudo wget http://www.sputnick-area.net/scripts/vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash

sudo chmod +x ./vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash

sudo ./vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash

sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

I have installed VMware player 3.1.2 also on Linux Mint Julia 32bit and it did not present the issue above.

cd /tmp
sudo wget http://www.sputnick-area.net/scripts/vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash
sudo chmod +x ./vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash
sudo ./vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash
 
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Comments
JosephBus1 10 years ago

./vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash:

line 49: ~/.bashrc: No such file or directory

./vmware7.1.1-patch-kernel-2.6.35.bash:
line 175: cd: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source: No such file or directory

You must run "./VMware--...bundle --console --custom" before !

goly 13 years ago

Hi, I was using VirtualBox before working with some people who were using VMware instead. I was forced to use VMware player to use the same virtual disk and I must admit that I found it very intuitive and straight. Anyway if you are satisfied with Virtualbox there is no need to change it.
VirtualBox showed me up some problems to recognize USB devices, but I was also able to solve such problems somehow (therefore no big deal!).

I found a link which compares Virtualbox and VMware player on WindowsXP and Windows Vista and I don't find so big differences: http://www.techairlines.com/2010/01/08/virtualbox-3-1-2-vs-vmware-player-3-0-first-class-flyer/

Bye

Elisa 13 years ago

Just a question : why to use VMWare when Virtualbox is cool? :) Are there any special reason which VMWare is better then VBox?