[sles-beta] Problems installing SLES12 under VMware Player

[Simon Flood]

On 17/07/2014 12:28, Waite, Dick wrote:

> If I run a new install it's also grand, works as expected, it's only on an Upgrade I get the X11 / display issues with mice and keyboard, but it's Updates I need to get my Apps ready for testing.

I'll try installing a basic SLES11 SP3 server then upgrading it. Whilst 
I normally install my servers as text-only I'll add a GUI.

> While we are chatting, VMware Tools Update, when do you run this? Do you push the refresh button or run from the command line or? I have a feeling in the water something is not quite right in this area. The VMware log has quite a lot to say in a -ve way about what is going on.

When you say VMware Tools Update do you mean the older VMware-provided 
Tools or the open-vm-tools that come with SLES12?

I've not been doing anything special with my test VMs so currently my 
Beta 10 VM (under Player) has open-vm-tools automagically installed 
which Player seems happy with as the menu option is "Reinstall VMware 
Tools...". I'm guessing this is because the open-vm-tools are "later" 
than the VMware Tools - remember Player et al won't know about (i.e. 
support) SLES12 as it's beta and too new (perhaps support will be added 
with Workstation 11, Fusion 7, etc.?).

HTH,
Simon
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Simon Flood
Senior Systems Specialist
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

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