July 7, 201313 yr Didnt get me rc16b but it had rc12a wich is good enough for me at the moment. Thanks guys, very much appreciated! #edit# I'll simply keep my eyes peeled and update when a newer version is released. Thanks again! Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2
July 7, 201313 yr it seems 5.0rc16c just came out... where can i go to download rc16b? I'd rather have a version with vmware tools than the latest/greatest I could be wrong (haven't tried yet, intend to upgrade to RC16c later this week when I have some spare time...), but doesn't the latest version of VM tools work with RC15, RC15a, RC16, RC16a, RC16b & RC16c? They all use the same kernel, so I would assume there is no problem using the "latest and greatest" .
July 7, 201313 yr I tried rc16c and rc15 they didnt work with the tools for rc16b unfortunately. However i rolled back to rc12a, installed the tools for that and am running nice and stable now Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2
July 7, 201313 yr I tried rc16c and rc15 they didnt work with the tools for rc16b unfortunately. I won't be upgrading either then, I want a 'stable' version with VM tools...
July 7, 201313 yr For what it's worth, as above, all the recent rc's use the same kernel. The only thing stopping this tools package installing is a simple unraid version check in the install script. If you're so inclined you can take the most recent package, unpack it, fix / change the install script and then repack it and install. It works fine - I did this for 16c.
July 7, 201313 yr To add, once uncompressed at the top of install/doinst.sh simply edit and make sure the version comparator looks like : if [ "$unRaidVersion" == "5.0-rc16c" ]; then
July 7, 201313 yr You should then also be able to put the tgz in /boot/extras as well then - correct?
July 7, 201313 yr Author I have posted a version for RC16c The install script now checks kernel version not the unRaid version when determining if it will load.
July 7, 201313 yr I have posted a version for RC16c The install script now checks kernel version not the unRaid version when determining if it will load. Thanks very much for your work on this. I really appreciate it.
July 7, 201313 yr I have posted a version for RC16c The install script now checks kernel version not the unRaid version when determining if it will load. So for us non-gurus, is there an easy way/command to tell what the current kernel version is and what kernel version the vmwaretools supports?
July 7, 201313 yr I have posted a version for RC16c The install script now checks kernel version not the unRaid version when determining if it will load. Thank you so much... installed and working perfectly Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2
July 7, 201313 yr I have posted a version for RC16c The install script now checks kernel version not the unRaid version when determining if it will load. Very slick, great job as always, thanks again!
July 8, 201313 yr I have posted a version for RC16c The install script now checks kernel version not the unRaid version when determining if it will load. Thank you - apologies for muddying the water with talk of hacking your previous release.
July 9, 201313 yr I just installed RC16 version fo VMTools on my RC15 VMware unRAID install. This a bad idea? I tried to reboot my unRAID vm and it hung trying to take the array offline so I had to shut it down from the command line, this of course resulting in an unclean shutdown. Any suggestions? Thanks BR
July 9, 201313 yr It's likely to not work. You should use the Tools labeled for the version of unRAID you are running.
July 9, 201313 yr It's likely to not work. You should use the Tools labeled for the version of unRAID you are running. I figured as much. Anyone know where I can find a how to update my existing vmdk from 5.0 rc15 to rc16?
July 9, 201313 yr It's likely to not work. You should use the Tools labeled for the version of unRAID you are running. I figured as much. Anyone know where I can find a how to update my existing vmdk from 5.0 rc15 to rc16? Use unMenu to mount and share the VMDK then update like you can with the flash - copy bzroot, bzimage and syslinux.cfg. The only problem you might encounter is if you have to use Make_Bootable.bat again.
July 14, 201313 yr Going over a few things in RC16c I ran into the following while checking the syslog: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: +============================================================================== Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: | Installing new package /mnt/vmdk/packages/open_vm_tools-2013.04.16.1098359_unRaid5.0rc16c-i686-24Zeron.tgz Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: +============================================================================== Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Verifying package open_vm_tools-2013.04.16.1098359_unRaid5.0rc16c-i686-24Zeron.tgz. Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Installing package open_vm_tools-2013.04.16.1098359_unRaid5.0rc16c-i686-24Zeron.tgz: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Executing install script for open_vm_tools-2013.04.16.1098359_unRaid5.0rc16c-i686-24Zeron.tgz. Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[1;32m _____ _____ _____ _____ _^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[1;32m | |___ ___ ___ | | | | |_ _|___ ___| |___^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[1;32m | | | . | -_| | | | | | | | | | | . | . | |_ -|^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[1;32m |_____| _|___|_|_| \___/|_|_|_| |_| |___|___|_|___|^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[1;32m |_| ^[[1;34mv. 2013.04.16-1098359 for unRAID 5.0-rc16c^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[0;33mLoading VMWare modules...^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[0;33m modprobe vmw_vmci^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[0;33m modprobe vmhgfs^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[0;33mStarting VMWare Tools Daemon.^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: vmw_vmci 0000:00:07.7: Found VMCI PCI device at 0x11080, irq 16 Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: vmw_vmci 0000:00:07.7: Using capabilities 0xc Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: vmw_vmci 0000:00:07.7: irq 76 for MSI/MSI-X Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: vmw_vmci 0000:00:07.7: irq 77 for MSI/MSI-X Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: Guest personality initialized and is active Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: VMCI host device registered (name=vmci, major=10, minor=59) Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower kernel: Initialized host personality Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower vmsvc[1601]: [ warning] [GLib-GObject] invalid (NULL) pointer instance Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower vmsvc[1601]: [critical] [GLib-GObject] g_signal_emit_by_name: assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: ^[[0;33mAttempting to mount /mnt/hgfs^[[0m Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Package open_vm_tools-2013.04.16.1098359_unRaid5.0rc16c-i686-24Zeron.tgz installed. Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: success Jul 12 16:04:40 Tower logger: plugin successfully installed I don't recall seeing the warning and critical lines before, something that may need looking into. I also noticed, and maybe its an updated kernel thing, but thought I should mention should it be vmtools related and if anyone less see's this behaviour. There are times when the vsphere client shows Zero usage of active guest memory, where in the past RC's and vmtools loaded there was at least some usage displayed never zero. Screenshot attached to lessen any confusion of what I am referring to. THis may not be an issue but a good, thing, just not sure if an OS that's running actually is using nothing...
July 31, 201312 yr Is anybody else experiencing the same problem or am I alone: with vmtools I still get parity check after each boot! Running RC16c.Only have problems from RC12a on!
August 2, 201312 yr Just setup my first unraid VM on ESXi5.0U2. Thank you so much for compiling vmware tools!
August 2, 201312 yr Is anybody else experiencing the same problem or am I alone: with vmtools I still get parity check after each boot! Running RC16c.Only have problems from RC12a on! No, everything is fine here with rc16c Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
August 2, 201312 yr Is anybody else experiencing the same problem or am I alone: with vmtools I still get parity check after each boot! Running RC16c.Only have problems from RC12a on! No, everything is fine here with rc16c Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2 Same here.
August 3, 201312 yr Author New version for RC16c with the new WebGui. Open VM Tools will now appear under Other Settings
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