Installing VMware manually in backtrack 5
Code:
root@bt:~# prepare-kernel-sources
root@bt:~# cd /usr/src/linux
root@bt:~# cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/
Next in the VMware Player, click on the VM -> Install VMware Tools; this will mount a CD containing.Type following commands to setup VMware tools.
Code:
root@bt:~# cp -f /media/VMware\ Tools/VMwareTools-8.4.6-385536.tar.gz /root/
root@bt:~# tar xvfz VMwareTools-8.4.6-385536.tar.gz
root@bt:~# cd vmware-tools-distrib/
root@bt:~/vmware-tools-distrib# ./vmware-install.pl
After this series of questions to come, if you are unsure about them let them default.
Code:
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin] [RETURN]
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The configuration of VMware Tools 8.4.6 build-385536 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 "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the
Command line or by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" from the command line
During an X server session.
To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and
File and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:
1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user
2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,
3. Restart your X session.
To use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands:
/etc/init.d/networking stop
rmmod pcnet32
rmmod vmxnet
modprobe vmxnet
/etc/init.d/networking start
Found VMware Tools CDROM mounted at /media/VMware Tools. Ejecting device
/dev/sr0.
If you see the preceding communication in the terminal means that the installation was winning, now, after a quick restart of the VMware tools be supposed to be operational, as well do not forget to arrange the home screen.
Code:
root@bt:~# fix-splash
root@bt:~# shutdown -r 0
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