VMware Fusion + Ubuntu

Mr Jones

Mr Jones

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Okay... this is abit of a crossed over topic but this is probably the best place to ask:

I want to try Ubuntu again only this time, I want to try in on my MacBook. I'm using VMware Fusion (Version 1.1.1 (72241)) and it runs Windows XP fine; tried installing Ubuntu 7.10 and all is fine apart from the VM tool part.

I can't install VM tool~! It just shows the "CD" content as a bunch of weird app file which doesn't launch. Google around and I've got the same problem as this guy

Anyone tried installing it Ubuntu on their Mac before?

Cheers~
 
Use VirtualBox, it's a free open source Virtual Machine that will run pretty much anything. I'm running XP and have Vista and Ubuntu Virtual Machines running perfectly. :)
 
I've come across this problem before, what I did to fix it was to eject the installation disk/image currently mounted in Ubuntu and then try to install VMware tools via VMware Fusion's menu bar :)

Has anyone come across the "wireless network card not found" problem in Ubuntu as a VM in VMware Fusion? Is this a fix for this? :(
 
Hey,

I had a few problems getting Vmware tools installed, this is what I did to get it all working.

Copy the tar.gz file to the desktop
Extract the file onto the desktop
open terminal
type in terminal "cd Desktop"
then type "vmware-tools-distrib"
type sudo ./vmware-install.pl

Your network will most likley die after this, but don't worry!

run these commands in terminal

sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
sudo rmmod vmxnet
sudo modprobe vmxnet
sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

everything should now be sorted with those commands and stuff, hope that helped.

Might not fix the ops problems but for the few of you having troubles getting vmware installed that should help you :).
 
I've tried entering the second set of commands and Ubuntu says, "No network devices have been found" :(

Previously I've tried creating the Ubuntu VM from scratch a few times and it still says the same thing :confused:
 
Cybertronic said:
I've tried entering the second set of commands and Ubuntu says, "No network devices have been found" :(

Previously I've tried creating the Ubuntu VM from scratch a few times and it still says the same thing :confused:
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That is pretty odd, I wish they would make it a bit easier to install VMware tools on linux. So I can't help with this one, my linux knowledge is pretty limited :(.
 
1337z0r said:
Copy the tar.gz file to the desktop
Extract the file onto the desktop
open terminal
type in terminal "cd Desktop"
then type "vmware-tools-distrib"
type sudo ./vmware-install.pl
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That worked! :)
Thanks.

My network is still connected via NAT/Bridge with the Host, so it's all dandy... :D
 
It would appears that after updating, I've no longer got any network connection :(

I've tried your chain of commands and it didn't work; nothing shown on terminal when I typed in
sudo rmmod vmxnet
sudo modprobe vmxnet

??
 
Try these...

sudo /etc/init.d/networking stop
sudo rmmod pcnet32
sudo rmmod vmxnet
sudo modprobe vmxnet
sudo /etc/init.d/networking start

added the pcnet32 command, also you need to reboot ubuntu after running them :).
 
Thanks - but I've just taken a new approach to Ubuntu... I've just wiped out OS X (backed up of course) and I'm planning to run Ubuntu for 28 days; comparing my everyday use of totally "Free" OS to my years of Windows and OS X use. A challenge I suppose :)
 
Just as a little note, I decided to purchase Fusion today and have been playing around with it!

I like the idea of still keeping my Boot Camp, but I am able to use it while still in OSX should I choose too!!!

Although I too am having problems with drivers in the VM side of it, because if I do restart and load the Boot Camp properly it all works, so god knows what happens in Fusion?

Nice piece of kit, dunno why I never purchased it before!

Great for using MSN and playing some of my more lighter games :cool:
 
Cybertronic said:
I've just posted on the official VMware Fusions forums regarding this problem, there's a temporary fix in the second post :)

Colin, I've added you onto my MSN list to ask you a few questions :p
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Cheers buddy

BTW that other guy was a bit mean with you haha!

:)

EDIT: You weren't actually talking to me were you? lmao....still regarding that link looks to have helped me in my quest :D
 
Oops, sorry about that :o

It's pretty difficult searching on the VMware Fusion community forums . VMware should provide individual forums sections for popular operating systems to make things easier :p
 
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