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From: Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but...
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:45:23
Message-Id: 52ED1687.3070602@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but... by Tanstaafl
1 On 02/01/2014 07:13 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
2 > I'm getting an error I start it, but it says it starts:
3 >
4 >> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
5 >> # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
6 >> * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
7 >> * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
8 >> * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
9 >> * Mounting vmblock ...
10 >> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist [ !! ]
11 >> * Starting vmware-tools ... [ ok ]
12 >> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:50 : ~
13 >> #
14 >
15 > Also, vCenter Server also sees it as running on the Summary tab...
16 >
17 > I did try rebooting one last time, but it shows the same error when
18 > starting up automatically too...
19 >
20 > Anyone have any ideas how to resolve this? Or does it need to be resolved?
21 >
22 > Thx
23 >
24
25 vmblock needs fuse enabled in the kernel. I'm not sure if it needs a
26 module or not, I know my kernels use fuse as a module.
27
28 If fuse is set in the kernel already, then app-emulation/open-vm-tools
29 is not built with the 'fuse' USE flag.
30
31 Dan

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