Ken Key wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Does anyone have vmware-tools from the recent server 1.03 release
>> running in a CentOS5 guest VM? vmware-config-tools.pl goes through
>> the motions except for building the vmhgfs module (which it says is
>> only needed for mapping the host file system) but then X won't start
>> up with the new configuration.
>>
>
> Yup, had the same problem. The vmware-config-tools.pl fails to write
> a Monitor section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I add the following to all
> of mine:
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "vmware"
> VendorName "VMware, Inc"
> HorizSync 1-10000
> VertRefresh 1-10000
> EndSection
>
> I got the above values from doing an X -configure in the VM.
> Unfortunately, *that* hangs the display and requires a restart.
> It also generates a massive number of unnecessary ModeLines.
> Just adding the above section to my VMs was my quickest solution.
>
> Hope this helps,
Thanks - it works now, but it seems like I have to run vmware-toolbox
inside the X session to make it release the mouse at the edge of the
window without the ctl-alt keystroke. I didn't think earlier versions
needed that, or started it automatically. Is something else missing?
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com