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On 02/01/2014 05:05 AM, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> Coming back to this now... |
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> Is there a list of all kernel modules that need to be installed for |
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> open-vm-tools? |
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Nope, but here's a list (through trial and error): |
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General setup ---> |
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-*- Namespaces support ---> |
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[ ] User namespace (This needs to be UNchecked) |
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Processor type and features ---> |
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[*] Linux guest support ---> |
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[*] Networking support ---> |
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Networking options ---> |
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<*> Virtual Socket protocol |
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<*> VMware VMCI transport for Virtual Sockets |
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Device Drivers ---> |
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Misc devices ---> |
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<*> VMware Balloon Driver |
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<*> VMware VMCI Driver |
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SCSI device support ---> |
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[*] SCSI low-level drivers ---> |
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<*> VMware PVSCSI driver support |
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[*] Fusion MPT device support ---> |
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<*> Fusion MPT ScsiHost drivers for SPI |
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[*] Network device support ---> |
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[*] Ethernet driver support ---> |
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[*] Intel devices |
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<*> Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet support |
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<*> Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support |
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<*> VMware VMXNET3 ethernet driver |
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Graphics support ---> |
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<*> Direct Rendering Manager (--snip--) ---> |
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<*> DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU |
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[*] Enable framebuffer console under vmwgfx by default |
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<*> Support for frame buffer devices ---> |
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[*] Enable firmware EDID |
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[*] Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers |
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[*] Enable Tile Blitting Support |
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[*] VESA VGA graphics support |
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<*> Sound card support ---> |
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<*> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ---> |
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[*] PCI sound devices (NEW) ---> |
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<*> (Creative) Ensoniq AudioPCI 1371/1373 |
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File systems ---> |
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<M> FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) support |
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A couple notes: |
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-Select 'Linux guest support' first or a lot of options won't be |
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visible. |
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-There was a conflict with one of the VMWare drivers if namespace |
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support is selected. I have forgotten which driver had the |
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conflict. |
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-Storage: Defaults on ESXi use the mptspi driver. You can change |
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the virtual machine to use PVSCSI. |
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-Audio: I haven't tried audio with ESXi. I would assume it's the same |
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as the wiki article you linked. |
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-Networking: Newer versions of ESXi use e1000e; older use e1000. |
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VMWare also can have its own driver selected; depends how the |
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virtual machine is set up. With ESXi 5.1, if you use defaults it'll |
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use either e1000 or e1000e. |
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-Display: If you want something other than 80x25 through vSphere use |
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the vga= parameter on the kernel line. I use vga=773 and it works OK |
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with vSphere, haven't tried vCenter. |
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-Don't forget to set the 'fuse' USE flag for open-vm-tools. |
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Most of this stuff I experimented with until I got a combination that |
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worked. You can also search for vmw in the kernel config to find VMWare |
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drivers. |
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Dan |
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