Comments on How To Install VMware Server On A CentOS 5.0 Desktop

CentOS 5.2 without GUI,

VM-WARE  server 2.0.0-122956.i386

web admin  can log :  https://your.vm.ware.serverIP:8333/ui/

All is OK.  VM-WARE Server runs.

I agree, VMware would have more ressourses available without the GUI. I believe it is a waste of ressources to have it installed.

Here is a way to install VMware 2.0.1 without the GUI on CentOS 5.3:

http://www.sertec.ca/EN-Howtos.html

Hopefully this will help.

If you get the error

Unable to get the access rights of source file „./vmware-vix/bin“. Execution aborted.

create a empty "bin" directory or a symbolic link in the directory vmware-vix.

I succeeded to install. I don't have any error message, but I can't find the icon to execute the program.

Can I type a command to execute it? or where can I find it?

I am very new in Linux and I don't understand your comments.

Where do I make an empty  'bin' directory? Could you give me full path?

Hey I had the same problem until I read the final part of the VMware Server 2.x where you now use the HTTP:8222. Point your browser to https://IP_ADDRESS_OF_VMWARESERVER:8222

 it is pretty cool, beware that you need to have linux firefox to actually see the remote desktop of the machines.

I also had the same problem and managed to get it working like this: open a terminal and just give the command : "vmware". It will automatically open a firefox window loading the vmware internet console. For username and password i used root and my password for root.

Cheers

I don't have it in my system tools either and when I run vmware at the command prompt, firefox pops up and it is unable to connect.  It is trying to connect to https://127.0.0.1:8333/

I've tried a couple different ports with no luck as well as the assigned IP.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I followed all instruction and typed a serial number, but I can't find VMware Server Console icon under Applications >> System tools.

Please help me.

Could you e-mail me the solution?

I have some problem, how solution to show VMware Console on VMware Server Console icon under Applications >> System tools. thanks

i followed the instruction carefully but i couldn't find the console after install. install went smothly, no errors. please let me know how can i open the vmware server. Thanks.

I just install VMWare Server on CentOS, however to reduce operating needs I did a minimal install of CentOS (base packages plus a few I can't remember right now) and installed the RPM from VMware's website.  It installed super easy.  Just another option if you're good on the command line.

I am try to install vmware server 2 in centos 6.

 my kernel version 2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 .

any one can help me  solve  the problem ............

before configuring time show error

Error is given below

(None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] yes Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64'   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:31: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:78: error: conflicting types for ‘poll_initwait’ include/linux/poll.h:70: note: previous declaration of ‘poll_initwait’ was here In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:38,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:99: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_types.h:108:7: warning: "__FreeBSD__" is not defined In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:101: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:164:1: warning: "MSR_THERM2_CTL" redefined In file included from /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4,                  from /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:21,                  from include/linux/prefetch.h:14,                  from include/linux/list.h:6,                  from include/linux/module.h:9,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_module.h:27,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:26: /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:231:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:103,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:37,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:33,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:101: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:329:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:333:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:401:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:407:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:460:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:506:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:551:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:595:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:640:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:684:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:729:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:773:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:775:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:816:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:860:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:862:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:903:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:945:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:947:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:986:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1028:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1030:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1069:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1223:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1227:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1313:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1536:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1663:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1796:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:39,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:41,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:103: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:486:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:779:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:820:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:922:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:41,                  from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:103: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:56:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:119: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./common/hostif.h:53:7: warning: "WINNT_DDK" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriverSyncCallOnEachCPU’: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1423: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘euid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘uid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsuid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘uid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘egid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘gid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsgid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘gid’ /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:2007: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’ make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module. For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-products" and "http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-tools". Execution aborted.)