What this means is that Update Manager will use whichever version of VMware tools is installed locally on each host, unless that host is using a shared productLocker. VUM uses whatever configuration the host has, it does not have a Tools repository or additional logic to point to some other location. Six Methods for Keeping VM Tools Up to Date. Eric Gray posted March 2, 2016. In many cases, this will result in one additional reboot after VM Tools installation completes. VMware Update Manager: immediate, scheduled, or on boot.
I've been trying to set up a CentOS 5 virtual machine in VMware Workstation 5.5.4 Build-44386 but when i install VMware Tools and reboot after configuring it i get the following error on a blue screen.
Failed to start X Server (your graphical interface). It is likely it was not setup correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem?
'YES'
X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp i686 Red Hat, inc.
Current Operating System: Linux operator-02 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP Thu Mar
Build Date: 15 March 2007
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.1.1-48.13.el5
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure you have the latest version.
Module loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, () default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
() Log file: '/var/log/Xorg.0.log', Time: Sun Aug 12 08:38:18 2007
() Using config file: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Undefined Monitor 'vmware' referenced by screen 'Screen0'
(EE) Problem parsing the config file
(EE) Error parsing the config file
Fatal server error:
no screens found.
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDESETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
If i revert the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to the state it was before VMware tools was installed it boots up fine. Any ideas? more info needed?
Here is the xorg.conf file after VMware Tools is installed.
# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config
Section 'ServerLayout'
Identifier 'Default Layout'
Screen 0 'Screen0' 0 0
InputDevice 'Keyboard0' 'CoreKeyboard'
EndSection
Section 'InputDevice'
Identifier 'Keyboard0'
Driver 'kbd'
Option 'XkbModel' 'pc105'
Option 'XkbLayout' 'us'
EndSection
Section 'Device'
Identifier 'VMware SVGA'
Driver 'vmware'
EndSection
Section 'Screen'
Identifier 'Screen0'
Device 'VMware SVGA'
Monitor 'vmware'
# Don't specify DefaultColorDepth unless you know what you're
# doing. It will override the driver's preferences which can
# cause the X server not to run if the host doesn't support the
# depth.
Subsection 'Display'
# VGA mode: better left untouched
Depth 4
Modes '640x480'
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection 'Display'
Depth 8
Modes '1152x900'
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection 'Display'
Depth 15
Modes '1152x900'
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection 'Display'
Depth 16
Modes '1152x900'
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection 'Display'
Depth 24
Modes '1152x900'
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
and here it is before Vmware tools is installed
# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config
Section 'ServerLayout'
Identifier 'Default Layout'
Screen 0 'Screen0' 0 0
InputDevice 'Keyboard0' 'CoreKeyboard'
EndSection
Section 'InputDevice'
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Identifier 'Keyboard0'
Driver 'kbd'
Option 'XkbModel' 'pc105'
Option 'XkbLayout' 'us'
EndSection
Section 'Device'
Identifier 'Videocard0'
Driver 'vmware'
EndSection
Section 'Screen'
Identifier 'Screen0'
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Device 'Videocard0'
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection 'Display'
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
EndSection
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