trying to install vmware tools on ubuntu server 8.04

[drtanz]

hi i am quite new to ubuntu, but basically what i want to do is install vmware tools on my ubuntu server. I am using vmware of course, so i clicked on vm>install vmware tools and then checked the contents of cdrom0 and the files seem to be those for the windows version of vmware tools. is this normal or is this the wrong version of vmware tools being loaded to my system? how can i fix it?

[fjgaude]

Your server is running Ubuntu, your have VMware server, with Windows as your VM? If so, then the tools are for Windows; they make the mouse and video work as they should.

[drtanz]

No I have win xp installed as my main OS, and im using vmware workstation to run ubuntu server as the vm.

[bodhi.zazen]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Tools

[drtanz]

problem is i cannot find the VMwareTools*.tar.gz on the mounted cd, there are only windows files visible in the file browser.

[drtanz]

any further help on this? thanks

[bodhi.zazen]

Did you mount the iso (typically in /media/cdrom) ?

What is in the directory ?

ls /media/cdromI looked at this last night and the files were there ??? You do understand that the "*" is a variable.

[drtanz]

ok found out the problem, the virtual machine was set as being windows thus the incorrect version of vmware tools was being loaded. thanks