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#21 Post by Aitch »

I have read* that VMTools make everything run faster

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMwar ... 8vmware%29

sorry, *buntu groan :wink:

there's an open source version, here

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... _id=204462

Else, the originals are on VMWorkstation

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#22 Post by Aitch »

Just found

run your LiveCD in VMWare howto

http://www.vmwarez.com/2006/02/livecd-p ... chine.html
I found myself going back to playing with LiveCDs because I could boot into a pre-configured environment. One that looks just like the developer wanted it to look (provided you have all the right and supported hardware). The best way to do this would be if every developer realized the power of virtualization and made a VM for their project. But since they don't all do that and some still take the time to do a LiveCD, I've now gone to booting LiveCDs within virtual machines.
Some useful tips in the comments below the story

I can't find a VM image for Puppy except this; Puppy Linux 2.16.1 with BigAl 2.4.0 installed [Big number cruncher]

http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/955

Is there a Puppy.vmx that's NOT on the VMWare site??

What happened to mayakovski's v1.06, has no-one updated it?

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=5222

HAHA, answered my own question, here it is:

Puppy v4 in a VM 'howto'

http://www.lowtek.ca/roo/2008/puppy-lin ... re-player/

Thanks to whoever posted this excellent 'howto' - check his other tips, too

DIY Solid State Drive, The Optimal eBay Experience, & Turbo Slug [Linksys NSLU2 NAS speed tweak] are quite good reads IMHO


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#23 Post by jcoder24 »

The new script is for packaging up the drivers/modules so you can easily reinstall it later (or share with others after reviewing the vmware player license).

The pet created is to be used in conjunction with the sfs. When creating the pet answer no to Step 1, enter a description for Step 2 and you just hit enter to accept the defaults for everything else.

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#24 Post by vtpup »

Okay, jcoder, I think the problem was simply not understanding what you were trying to do with the script. I thought it was for making a full VMWare Player install .pet.

So, it probably worked properly the first time I tried it.

Anyway, to test it out again, I ran the script, entered the replies as you outlined.

To test, I uninstalled my present VMWare Player, rebooted, reinstalled the VMWare sfs, rebooted, started the new vmplayer, got the usual error messages about kernel headers, then installed the new pet, and tried again to run VMWare Player, and the program started up correctly.

So it did work.

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#25 Post by vtpup »

I've been running VMPlayer in Puppy 4.1.2 (2.6.25.16 kernel) perfectly for a month with the help of Jcoder in this thread.

I've had to go back to the older kernel (2.6.21.7) in Puppy 4.1.2. retro, because of difficulties with DVD drives. Unfortunately I have been unable to get the original vmware_vmplayer-2.5.0_k2.6.21.7.sfs of this thread to work properly.

This is on a clean frugal install of 4.1.2 retro. I have devx412 and the 4.1.2retro kernel source installed already, and when I click on VMplayer in the utilities menu, I get the Vmware user agreement popping up, and then the VMPlayer Front screen for opening a virtual machine. However, whenever I try to open a machine I get the following error message:

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Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
If I click OK for that I get:

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Failed to initialize monitor device.
Clicking OK I get:

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Error while powering on: Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to.
Any help would be appreciated.

Edit:
I just tried running Jcoder's script for compiling and installing modules on the first page of this thread, and then typing in the terminal

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modprobe vmmon
I then tried opening VMplayer, and it started to run and I was able to open a virtual machine. :)

I've looked in the Puppy Bootmanager and found the vmmon module. Now my question is should this be forced to load on boot using bootmanager?

It also looks like there are other modules in bootmanager belonging to vmware, as a guess:
vmci
vmblock
vmnet

Are these actually vmware modules, and should they also be forced to boot with BootManager?

Thanks!


Edit #2:

The answers are, yes those other modules are part of Vmware, and no, you don't have to add anything to BootManager to get them to start.

They didn't start at first, because they needed to be rebuilt. Rebuilding them with Jcoder's script made them bootable, but they required either modprobing to get started, or a reboot for this to occur automatically.

I imagine Jcoders later script for creating a .pet of the drivers/modules will also work with this 4.1.2-retro version as well. So it should be easier to get started next time I install a 4.1.2 retro system.


Thanks Jcoder! :D




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VMplayer 2.5.0 .SFS for 2.6.25.15 (Puppy 4.1.2)

#26 Post by DanYHKim »

I described sort of how I made this file in the discussion on How to Install VMware Player

While I should probably just read the FAQ or something, I'll bring it up here: Where do I send this file so people can get at it?

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#27 Post by Aitch »

Hi Dan

Thanks for your efforts

For a quick & temporary upload use something like Rapidshare

For a longer term maybe contact caneri, to see if he can let you have upload space on /tpp at puppylinux.ca

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/profil ... ile&u=7712

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Oops! It's VMPlayer 2.0.5 that I have. Sorry

#28 Post by DanYHKim »

Sorry. the .SFS I made is for player 2.0.5, not 2.5.0

Not dyslexic, just inattentive

I uploaded the file on my Diino account in a publicly-accessible folder

http://danyhkim.diinoweb.com/files/_OpenFiles/

It's 23.4 Mb

I'd love to know how it turns out, if you give it a try.

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VMware Player 2.5.1 for kernel 2.6.25.16 (Puppy 4.1.2)

#29 Post by DanYHKim »

I uploaded the file on my Diino account in a publicly-accessible folder

http://danyhkim.diinoweb.com/files/_OpenFiles/

vmplayer251-pup412.sfs (46.7 Mb)
VMwarePlayer251.txt

The text file describes what I did.

To use this .sfs in a "frugal" setup, you will need to load

devx_412.sfs
kernel-src-2.6.25.15-patched-puppy4.1.sfs
vmplayer251-pup412.sfs

Run VMware Player with the command

/usr/bin/vmplayer

It will attempt to stop its processes and compile modules. This worked OK for me, and I didn't have problems of "unable to stop . . . ".

Afterwards, VMware Player will run and offer the EULA, then it works.
You can unload the development tools and kernel source
The text file also describes how to edit the .desktop file so it points to the icon file. Then you can run "/usr/sbin/fixmenus" and reload JWM so the menu item has an icon.

If you use this, please comment on this thread, so I know if it really works.

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#30 Post by robermann79 »

Hi all,
I'm getting puzzled, not being able to install a working version of vmware.

I have:
- puppy 4.00
- kernel 2.6.21.7

I downloaded:
- devx_400.sfs
- kernel-src-2.6.21.7-patched-puppy4.1retro.sfs [not found any other .sfs suitable for Dingo]
- vmware_vmplayer-2.5.0_k2.6.21.7.sfs

Then, I configured the boot manager with automatically loading devx_400.sfs , kernel-src-2.6.21.7-patched-puppy4.1retro.sfs and vmware_vmplayer-2.5.0_k2.6.21.7.sfs.

After these steps and rebooting, when I ran vmplayer I got "Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. " error, so I guess I'm supposed to run jcoder24's script on comment #3, right?

So, when running that script I get an error on "vmppuser" module:

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In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/thread_info.h:16,
                 from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/thread_info.h:21,
                 from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/preempt.h:9,
                 from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/spinlock.h:49,
                 from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:9,
                 from ppdev.c:47,
                 from ppuser-stub.c:18:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h: In function 'cpuid_count':
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:611: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 1 of 'native_cpuid' differ in signedness
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:611: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 2 of 'native_cpuid' differ in signedness
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:611: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 3 of 'native_cpuid' differ in signedness
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:611: warning: pointer targets in passing argument 4 of 'native_cpuid' differ in signedness
In file included from ppuser-stub.c:18:
ppdev.c: In function 'pp_read':
ppdev.c:126: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast
ppdev.c:131: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast
ppdev.c:155: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'need_resched'
ppdev.c: In function 'pp_write':
ppdev.c:180: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast
ppdev.c:185: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast
ppdev.c:208: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'need_resched'
ppdev.c: In function 'register_device':
ppdev.c:242: warning: implicit declaration of function 'parport_enumerate'
ppdev.c:242: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
ppdev.c:245: error: 'struct parport' has no member named 'next'
ppdev.c:255: warning: passing argument 5 of 'parport_register_device' from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c: In function 'pp_open':
ppdev.c:610: error: 'MOD_INC_USE_COUNT' undeclared (first use in this function)
ppdev.c:610: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
ppdev.c:610: error: for each function it appears in.)
ppdev.c: In function 'pp_release':
ppdev.c:636: error: 'MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT' undeclared (first use in this function)
ppdev.c: At top level:
ppdev.c:653: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c:654: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c:655: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c:657: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c:658: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c:660: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
ppdev.c:663: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make: *** [ppuser-stub.o] Error 1
However, the others (vmblock.o, vmci.o, vmmon.o, vmnet.o, vsock.o) compiled successfully.

When I try:

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modprobe vmmon
I get the following warning, from /var/log/messages:

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Mar 14 15:16:01 (none) user.warn kernel: vmmon: disagrees about version of symbol struct_module
The module is not loaded.

What am I missing? Is it possible to run vmware 2.5 on puppy 4.0?

By the way, why vmware_vmplayer-2.5.0_k2.6.21.7.sfs does not contains precompiled modules for that 2.6.21.7 kernel?

Thank you and sorry for this boring message :)

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#31 Post by robermann79 »

mmm I've tried to download and install VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.i386.bundle. The /dev/vmmon device still is not created automatically by vmmon module.

Finally I resolved all this stuff with the help of http://bugs.gentoo.org/147524:

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mknod  /dev/vmmon c 10 165
Now I'm able to run virtual machines.

In conclusion, maybe it would suffice to load at boot vmware_vmplayer-2.5.0_k2.6.21.7.sfs and manually create the device - at least on my Puppy 4.0! Just wondering why on 4.1.2 retro (so the same kernel as 4.0) people is not supposed to create it... Any idea?

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#32 Post by robermann79 »

robermann79 wrote:mmm I've tried to download and install VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.i386.bundle.
Just some notes about that; in order to run it I downloaded
- kernel sources from http://puppylinux.asia/sources/BarryKau ... 1.7-dingo/
- devx_400.sfs

The sources where manually linked into /usr/src/linux and /lib/module/2.6.21.7/build.

The first unexpected error spring out running "cpp": cc1 was not on PATH, while gcc was working. So:
export PATH=$PATH:/initrd/pup_ro3/usr/libexec/gcc/i486-t2-linux-gnu/4.2.2/

Second problem: VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.i386.bundle needs a different version of /usr/bin/od, so I replaced puppy4.00's one with 4.1.2's one.

After that, the installer completed without problems. As said, the last manual step was to run "mknod /dev/vmmon c 10 165" and reboot.

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#33 Post by Wolf Pup »

vmware_player updated to 2.5.2 for kernel 2.6.21.7 and 2.6.25.16
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#34 Post by saphir92 »

any VMware player package for puppy 511 ?

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#35 Post by saphir92 »

anyone one to help me ???

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#36 Post by TheAsterisk! »

saphir92 wrote:any VMware player package for puppy 511 ?
If you want VMware's virtual machine. specifically, I'm going to try to package one up today, but no guarantees that it'll work right away.

Otherwise, for the time being, there is a VirtualBox PET for Lucid Puppy 511 in another thread (http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=461978) that works, and VirtualBox can make use of VMWare's virtual disk images, if that's the issue.
I'm pretty sure there's a QEMU package somewhere, too, though it is kind of slow.

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#37 Post by saphir92 »

hi,

yes the purpose is to use WMware's virtual machines.

If you tell me that VirtualBox can use the vmware's images, i will try it !

Thanks

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I posted a procedure for installing VMplayer in LuPu 511

#38 Post by DanYHKim »

I just posted a detailed process for installing VMware Player 3.1.2 into Lucid Pup 5.1.1

It's working now for me, and running a Windows XP guest.

LuPu is booted from a Frugal install that resides on a Flash drive. The Flash drive boots using Grub4DOS, and all the Puppy files are inside it. The Virtual Machine is on a ext2 partition on the host machine's hard drive (I can't make it work from a NTFS partition).

Haven't tried Shared Folders yet.

Also, Puppy doesn't support whatever makes 3D graphics acceleration work in VMware Player. Any help on this would be appreciated.

My post is at http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 112#462112

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#39 Post by TheAsterisk! »

saphir92 wrote:hi,

yes the purpose is to use WMware's virtual machines.

If you tell me that VirtualBox can use the vmware's images, i will try it !

Thanks
VBox should handle the actual disk images, though it might not import the settings, which are stored in a different file. Those are trivial enough to reset, though, should the need arise.
I potentially see an issue if your virtualized OS is Windows, only because the emulated hardware might differ a little, and Windows tends to get cranky about that. Certainly worth a shot, though.

@DanYHKim: I'm glad to see someone else seems to know what they're doing! I got lost pretty quickly in my attempt today. I think I'll check out your thread and try to save myself more trouble.

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