Topic: Adding VMware tools to SME Server under VMWare

[ianhobson]

I am trying to add VMWare tools to SME Server 7.2 that is running under VMware. Host O/S in Win2k.

First attempt stalled waiting for pcnet32 module to be unloaded.

Reading the (old and out of date) notes at http://baudbox.net/?p=41 I guessed I had to comment out alias eth0 (I did eth1 also) in /etc/modprobe.conf.  These notes also talk about changing lines in /etc/sysconfig/networks that don't exist, and adding lines to /etc/modules.conf, which also does not exist.

From another post here I discovered the commenting out has to be followed by a reboot. Then you should be able to install tools.

I got as far as starting the service...This puts up messages until "dma start:", waits for 15 seconds and turns the power off! Rebooting reports the unclean shutdown.

So close, yet so far.  

Please can some kind soul point me in the right direction? I am a Linux noob, so detail is appreciated.

BTW - There are two network cards on the SME because it is my firewall. The drivers for "eth1" in Windows have been removed, except for the VNet bridging to SME server - so only SME server is the gateway. That works just fine, except that the time is all over the place! Hence the desire for tools.

Thanks

Ian

[CharlieBrady]

I am trying to add VMWare tools to SME Server 7.2 that is running under VMware.

Why do you want to do that? If your reason is to improve the time keeping of SME server, then adding " clock=pic" to the command line in grub.conf may be a simpler and safer solution.

[ianhobson]

That does appear to have solved the problem.

What does it do?  Google has not been helpful.

Regards

Ian

[william_syd]

I am trying to add VMWare tools to SME Server 7.2 that is running under VMware. Host O/S in Win2k.

http://www.ntbrad.com/wordpress/?p=158

[len_chan]

Why do you want to do that? If your reason is to improve the time keeping of SME server, then adding " clock=pic" to the command line in grub.conf may be a simpler and safer solution.

Hi,

I hate to bump an old thread, but I landed here after various Google searches related to fixing time issues inside VMWare with SME server.

I believe what is meant above is "clock=pit" - and that that is added to the end of a  "kernel" line in /etc/grub.con - e.g. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918461

LC

[cactus]

What does it do?  Google has not been helpful.

This is the documentation for VMWare: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/Timekeeping-In-VirtualMachines.pdf

[len_chan]

From what I can gather, there are several ways for the Linux kernel to keep time, clock=pit being one of them.  However, ultimately, I don't think it fixed my time synchronization problem either. 

I think the trick was in another thread here, which linked to this page:
 
http://www.sonoracomm.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=32

I think the part that I missed was making VMWare Tools launch at startup.

[Stefano]

I usually use "clock=pmtmr" and is working flawlessy

HTH