FreeBSD 7.0 and VMware tools (was Re: FreeBSD 7RC2 and VMware tools)

[John Nielsen]

On Thursday 28 February 2008 09:48:43 pm Sean Cavanaugh wrote:
> which version of the guest tool should I be installing for VMWare
> Server 1.0.4?
> guestd5 and guestd6 both core dump.

I haven't actually tried to use any version from the ports recently, 
opting instead to manually use the tarball on the "CD" that gets inserted 
when you select the "Install VMware Tools" option in the host.

JN

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> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0 and VMware tools (was Re: FreeBSD 7RC2 and
> VMware tools)
>
> > Barry Byrne wrote:
> >> I've had no problem installing the tools via the ports on 7.0
> >> release on ESX
> >> server 3.0.1.
> >
> > ...
> >
> >> cd /usr/ports/emulators/vmware-guestd6/
> >> make clean install
> >>
> >> reboot.
> >
> > I was thinking about the ports. How does the ports version compare to
> > the "official" coming with the VMware?
> >
> > Iv
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