【转】CentOS下安装VMware tool详解

VMware 是非常好的虚拟机软件。如果系统安装了VMware Tools以后对虚拟机的性能会提升很多的。下面是如何在CentOS系统内安装VMware Tools。

一、首先在虚拟机种装入VMware Tools光盘

然后安装光盘：

这时候CentOS系统就已经挂载上了VMware Tools光盘。

二、解压缩VMware Tools。

[root@Shaoxing ~]# cd /media/VMware\ Tools/       进入光驱

[root@Shaoxing VMware Tools]# tar zxvf VMwareTools-6.0.2-59824.tar.gz -C /tmp/      解压缩tar包到/tmp 下

[root@Shaoxing VMware Tools]# cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/    进入/tmp

三、安装VMware Tools

[root@Shaoxing vmware-tools-distrib]# ./vmware-install.pl       安装VMware Tools

下面的选项就按照默认值。一直回车就可以：

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?

[/etc/rc.d]

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/rc.d/init.d]

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]

The path “/usr/lib/vmware-tools” does not exist currently. This program is goingto create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

The path “/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools” does not exist currently. This program isgoing to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]

The installation of VMware Tools 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: “/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl”.

Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: “/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl”. Do you want
this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon: [ 确定 ]
Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel.

pcnet32 30153 0
Unloading pcnet32 module

Trying to find a suitable vmxnet module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.9-5.EL-i686-RHEL4 loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Detected X.org version 6.8.

关闭控制台鼠标服务： [ 确定 ]
启动控制台鼠标服务： [ 确定 ]

Please choose one of the following display sizes (1 – 13):

# 显示分辨率，这里是以 1024×768 为例

# VMware Tools 安装的时候，会自动修改 X server 的配置文件

[1] ”640×480″
[2]< “800×600″
[3] ”1024×768″
[4] ”1152×864″
[5] ”1280×800″
[6] ”1152×900″
[7] ”1280×1024″
[8] ”1376×1032″
[9] ”1400×1050″
[10] ”1680×1050″
[11] ”1600×1200″
[12] ”1920×1200″
[13] ”2364×1773″
Please enter a number between 1 and 13:

[2] 3

X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-34.EL i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux rd01.domain 2.6.9-34.EL #1 Wed Mar 8 00:07:35 CST 2006 i686
Build Date: 04 May 2006
Build Host: x8664-build.centos.org

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.9-34.EL (buildcentos@build-i386) (gcc version 3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 Wed Mar 8 00:07:35 CST 2006 P
Markers: (–) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(++) Log file: “/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86ConfigLog.3131″, Time: Mon Jun 12 20:57:34 2006
(++) Using config file: “/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86Config.3131″
(WW) VMWARE(0): Failed to set up write-combining range (0xf0000000,0×1000000)

X is running fine with the new config file.

Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Switching to guest configuration: [ 确定   ]
Guest filesystem driver:             [ 确定   ]
DMA setup:                        [ 确定   ]
Guest operating system daemon:                         [ 确定   ]

The configuration of VMware Tools 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux for this running
kernel completed successfully.

You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
effect.

You can now run VMware Tools by invoking the following command:
“/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox” during an XFree86 session.

To use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands:
/etc/init.d/network stop
rmmod pcnet32
rmmod vmxnet
depmod -a
modprobe vmxnet
/etc/init.d/network start

Enjoy,

–the VMware team
四、完成安装。

这回鼠标就可以自由出入真实和虚拟主机了。还可以直接拖拽文件。大家使用起来很方便。

注：经本人安装后，在图形界面下鼠标可以自由切换，但是命令行模式下鼠标还是需要ctrl+alt才能切换。本人的是CentOS 5.5。