HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server

[A.M.D]

Thanks for thehow to..
I followed all the steps and now it comes up with the following error....

vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

Please help..

[blackmh]

Help please, I'm getting this. I tried to link it but haven't succeed. TIA

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-386/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-386'
/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/Makefile:89: *** Inappropriate build environment: you wanted to use gcc version 4.0.3 while kernel attempts to use gcc version 3.4.6.
/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/Makefile:91: *** For proper build you'll have to replace gcc -m32 with symbolic link to /usr/bin/gcc-4.0. Stop.
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-386'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

Thanks for thehow to..
I followed all the steps and now it comes up with the following error....

vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

Please help..

This is usually due to not having the right linux headers installed, although I did have one case where nothing I tried would fix the thing. Might need to check the uninstall thread and start again, but make sure your linux headers match your kernel.

[rasjidw]

This is a great howto! The only problem I am having is that the virtual machine doesn't want to power up, I get the error message:

Unable to change virtual machine power state: The process exited with an error:
End of error message.

I didn't install windows xp yet so the machine is completely empty. Of course I tried different cd-rom drives, etc. Does anyone have an idea about how to get past this?

Had the same problem. To get more information, enabled the 'advanced' option 'Run with debugging information'. Turned out that ~/.vmware was owned by root instead of my normal user. Once that was fixed, it all worked.

Cheers, Rasjid.

[CuBone]

I run vmware server on Ubuntu 6.06. On the virtual machine I installed Win XP pro. So far so good (Actually it works great). But now to the problem. I want to have direct acess to one of my HD partitions. I can share it on samba and access it that way but its terribly slow. So in the device settings I added the partition so that the vm could access it direct but when i power it on I get this message

Cannot open the disk '/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows XP
Professional/Windows XP Professional-1.vmdk' or one of 
the snapshot disks it depends on.
Reason: Insufficient permission to access file.

and then it won't start.

Does anyone now how I can change the permissions so I can access the partition?

[WPAStrangla]

When installing Windows XP I cant get it to Detect my Boot Disc, I tried many different options but I am still stumped here. Any ideas?

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

When installing Windows XP I cant get it to Detect my Boot Disc, I tried many different options but I am still stumped here. Any ideas?

Have you set the CD to boot first in the Vm's bios?

To do this:

Start the VM
Press F2 when you see the VMware screen (be quick)
You will get a bios screen.
Right arrow across to Boot
Select device using up and down arrows then + or - to change priority
Save Exit and reboot

Have you set up the default CDrom in the VM? Does it point to a physical CDrom or image on disc?

[WPAStrangla]

It Doesnt Seem to be working, here are a few screenshots maybe you can see what I am doing wrong.

[mitch.c]

You may have tried this, but I had to turn on the Auto Detect and Legacy Emulation option for my CD-ROM to make it work correctly with VMServer. I noticed it's unchecked in one of your screenshots (screenshot-2.png)

Good Luck.

[WPAStrangla]

You may have tried this, but I had to turn on the Auto Detect and Legacy Emulation option for my CD-ROM to make it work correctly with VMServer. I noticed it's unchecked in one of your screenshots (screenshot-2.png)

Good Luck.

Just tried what you said and nothing.