Hi.
Mit einem init 1 kommst du in den Single USer Mode.
Dann musst du innerhalb von Vmware unter VM INstall Vmware Tools anwählen.
In der Doku ist das eigentlich alles erklärt:
Installing VMware Tools in a Linux or FreeBSD Virtual Machine
1. Power on the virtual machine.
2. After the guest operating system has started, prepare your virtual machine to
install VMware Tools.
Choose VM > Install VMware Tools.
The remaining steps take place inside the virtual machine.
3. Be sure the guest operating system is running in text mode. You cannot install
VMware Tools from a terminal in an X window session.
Some recent distributions of Linux are configured to run the X server when they
boot and do not provide an easy way to stop the X server. However, you can
switch to a different workspace that is still in text mode and install VMware Tools
from that workspace.
To switch between Linux workspaces in a virtual machine, press Ctrl-Alt-Space,
release Space without releasing Ctrl and Alt, then press the function key for the
workspace you want to use — for example, F2.
Note: If you changed your hot-key combination to something other than Ctrl-
Alt, use that combination with Space and the function key.
4. As root (su -), mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image, change to a
working directory (for example, /tmp), uncompress the installer, then unmount
the CD-ROM image.
Note: You do not use an actual CD-ROM to install VMware Tools, nor do you
need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of this image
file. The GSX Server software contains an ISO image that looks like a CD-ROM to
your guest operating system. This image contains all the files needed to install
VMware Tools in your guest operating system.
Linux Guests: Some Linux distributions use different device names or organize
the /dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM drive is not /dev/cdrom,
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modify the following commands to reflect the conventions used by your
distribution.
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
cd /tmp
tar zxf /mnt/vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz
umount /mnt
FreeBSD Guests: Some FreeBSD distributions automatically mount CD-ROMs. If
your distribution uses automounting, do not use the mount and umount
commands below. You still must copy the VMware Tools installer.
mount /cdrom
cd /tmp
tar zxf /cdrom/vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz
umount /cdrom
5. Run the VMware Tools installer.
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
6. Answer the questions about default directories.
7. Run the configuration program.
vmware-config-tools.pl
8. To change your virtual machine’s display resolution, answer yes, then enter the
number that corresponds to the desired resolution.
9. Log out of the root account.
exit
10. Start X and your graphical environment.
11. In an X terminal, launch the VMware Tools background application.
vmware-toolbox &
You can run VMware Tools as root or as a normal user. To shrink virtual disks, you must
run VMware Tools as root (su -).
Starting VMware Tools Automatically
You may find it helpful to configure your guest operating system so VMware Tools
starts when you start your X server. The steps for doing so vary depending on your
Linux distribution and your desktop environment. Check your operating system
documentation for the appropriate steps to take.
For example, in a Red Hat Linux 7.1 guest using GNOME, follow these steps.
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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
1. Open the Startup Programs screen in the GNOME Control Center.
Main Menu (click the foot icon in the lower left corner of the screen) > Programs
> Settings > Session > Startup Programs
2. Click Add.
3. In the Startup Command field, enter vmware-toolbox.
4. Click OK, click OK again, then close the GNOME Control Center.
The next time you start X, VMware Tools starts automatically.
Starting VMware Tools in a FreeBSD 4.5 Guest Operating System
In a FreeBSD 4.5 guest operating system, sometimes VMware Tools does not start after
you install VMware Tools, reboot the guest operating system or start VMware Tools on
the command line in the guest. An error message appears:
Shared object 'libc.so.3' not found.
The required library was not installed. This does not happen with full installations of
FreeBSD 4.5, but does occur for minimal installations. To fix the problem of the missing
library, take the following steps:
1. Insert and mount the FreeBSD 4.5 installation CD or access the ISO image file.
2. Change directories and run the installation script.
cd /cdrom/compat3x
./install.sh
Uninstalling VMware Tools
If you need to remove VMware Tools from your Linux guest operating system, log on
as root (su -) and run the following command:
vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
Installing VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
VMware Tools is available for NetWare 4.2, 5.1, 6.0 and 6.5 guest operating systems.
When you install VMware Tools in a NetWare guest operating system, the CPU idler
program is installed and loaded automatically. The idler can be disabled from the
system console. For information on configuring VMware Tools from the system
console, see Configuring VMware Tools for NetWare Guests in the System Console on
page 86.
Follow the appropriate steps for your NetWare guest operating system.
Grüße
Alex