VMware Workstation installs fine in Gentoo, for the most part. There are a few steps that must be taken first, luckily they’re pretty much self-explanatory.
# create init.d symlinks cd /etc ln -s init.d rc0.d ln -s init.d rc1.d ln -s init.d rc2.d ln -s init.d rc3.d ln -s init.d rc4.d ln -s init.d rc5.d ln -s init.d rc6.d ln -s init.d rcS.d # now, install vmware sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130.x86_64.bundle # and then copy gentoo's init scripts over vmware's mkdir -p /etc/vmware/init.d mv /etc/init.d/vmware /etc/vmware/init.d/ cp /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation/files/vmware-workstation.rc \ /etc/init.d/vmware chmod +x /etc/init.d/vmware rc-update add vmware default
March 31st, 2009 at 3:42 pm
thank you! the part about gentoo’s init scripts was particularly helpful.
April 7th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I seem to have killed my system while attempting to follow these instructions? Or I’m missing some sort of critical dependency? I can no longer boot. Just as my system is running start-up scripts I get:
/sbi.rc: line 387: /etc/init.d/checkroot: no such file or directory
The start up sequence then halts with: _one or more critical startup scripts failed to start_
and then I end up with a read only file system? Any ideas how I managed to stuff this up so badly?
Cheers,
Stonie.
April 10th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Solved it! I hosed my int.d directory when I was removing an extra symlink.
I was half asleep! the instructions above work fine. My problem was between the seat and the keyboard. Thanks for posting this info. –Cheers Stonie.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Do the instrucctions above work for VMware-Workstation-6.5.2-156735.x86_64.bundle?, or do you have any suggestions on this version??
Thank you for your time..
allein
August 24th, 2009 at 6:41 am
this guide worked for me with that version:
VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-185404.x86_64.bundle
just only
sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.3-185404.x86_64.bundle –console
gui mode dont work
August 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
this guide dosent work for me…
am i to stupid?
you say:cp /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation/files/vmware-workstation.rc \
/etc/init.d/vmware
/etc/init.d/vmware is a initscript and i cant copy the vmware-workstation.rc file over it..
what to do?