Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
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If you have the beta version then it will expire, mine did. Just download the 1.0 release version of VMWare Server, then get a new serial number and set it back up.
I got me a a new key but I cant enter in VMware Server Console, it says I cant enter cuz Im not the administrator.
How do I enter the new key before vmware expires?
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
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Originally Posted by
marianoi
For some reason I had problem installing a virtual machine if I ran "vmware" so I always do:
sudo vmware
to run it as a super user (correct me if this is not a good policy please)
Hmm.. what directory are the virtual machines being installed into? if i recall earlier in the howto, the author installs them into user's home directories. perhaps the directory you are using requires sudo while the home directory does not?
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
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Originally Posted by
mekas2024
Hello people, after look for a while on the net and not get an answare of how to make work my sound on VWware running windows xp pro, well i found how to make it and will work 4 everyone!! :D
you just need to kill the esd process... u can kill it from a terminal :twisted: with:
sudo killall esd or from system monitor ending the process called esd.
After this u can initialize ur vmachine and will work fine, then when u want sound on ubuntu again u need to disconect the sound device from the virtua machine u can do this from the menu:
VM -> Removable Devices -> Sound Adapter -> Disconect
after doing that u gotta re initialize the esd process in ubuntu, u can do this by ALT+F2 and then writte esd
Sound a little bit complicated :???: , but its :-D not and also its the only way that i found to do it :p .
Well... anyway i recomend to dont use sound on the host OS because this its a waist of resources!! u dont need sound for the little things that u do in Windooozz
Well C yaa later people
Viva Mexxxico!!! :mrgreen:
Regards
MeKaS
MeKaS - you are a star! Thanks for this tip. My Ubuntu sound continues to work even after killall esd 8)
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
Solved my problem:
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I am using Drake x64 and Vmware Server. Everything was working fine until the update of a couple of days ago. Using 2.6.15-26-amd64-generic I now have problems whenever I restart my computer.
Going to Synaptic:Status:Not installed (residual config)
I found traces of a Vmware Player install I thought were gone.
Deleting the traces eliminated my needing to reconfig each time I rebooted.
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
Here's a little script I wrote that helps to overcome two issues with vmware namely parallel port and sound. On my ubuntu 6.06 this sorts these two issues out, e.g. gives a vm access to the parallel port and enables sound. it will ask you for sudo password, but you have got used to that :-)
Code:
#!/bin/sh
foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "enter your password for sudo command" /bin/echo "Do you have root access?"`
sudo rmmod lp
killall esd
vmware
Copy this code to a text file and name it vmready.sh or whatever.
Set as executable and then link to your VMware launcher and you are good to go :-)
Also something else that works - Wireless USB adapter in XP vm. Yes, after installing XP as a VM on Ubuntu, and using the bridged networking to access the net, I though I would try a usb wireless adapter. So I disabled the VM network "NIC", installed the drivers in Xp for the wusb nic, and lo and behold it connected up to a wireless network in my locale, giving me internet access via a different route, totally unconnected to my main system. Note: the wusb nic was in no way setup or autodetected by my Ubuntu host (uses prism2_usb).
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
Hey I have a question. Could I install the laptop version of Windows XP on VMWARE?
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
what the bloody blinking hell
none of the serial numbers work for the thing ~_________~
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so um
i went back to the page a number of times
and eventually the serial worked for some reason
ive no idea why ~_~
gawd i hope i dont get emails for all the times i signed up !___________!
installing windows now though :D
mm ok windows installed
very laggy :/
ive noticed that im having a hard time getting the usb bit to work... though i set it up as per this thread
anyone get itunes + ipod to work via vmware ?
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
Thanks a ton! Worked like a charm on a (nearly) fresh Drake installation. :D
Also, they now just give you the key on their site, right after you register. I haven't gotten an email from them yet :-$
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
Great guide, thanks.
I've installed XP but I've vmware crash my entire system (6.0.6 2.6.15-26-686) a few times now. Has anyone else had similar issues or know of a fix?
Re: HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server
I followed this guide and was able to successfully install and use VMWare Server. But now I want to remove it completely. I ran the vmware-uninstall.pl script and it says that VMWare Server was removed successfully. However, I can still find traces of vmware in my system, notably in /usr/bin and /usr/lib. So how do I completely remove all traces of vmware?
Thanks!