Re: VMware problem ( Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi )

2002-06-24 Thread Helgi Örn
On Mon, 2002-06-24 at 15:52, Emil Pedersen wrote: > Can you "get out" of the vmeare window without hitting alt-ctrl (or > similar, my memory really sucks and I'm not at home so I can't check > right now)? If you can I think it is installed (and working). > I always have to use Ctrl+Alt to get out,

VMware problem ( Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi )

2002-06-24 Thread Emil Pedersen
> except when I try to install Acrobat. The same thing happens with > Acrobat as with VMwaretools; the install initiates and then it just > drops dead?? I needed to convert a large Word .doc file to pdf so now > I'm stuck. I'll try to install acrobat when I get home, if it fails I'll let you kno

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-24 Thread Helgi Örn
On Mon, 2002-06-24 at 12:28, Emil Pedersen wrote: > (This is sort of a "when it still fails"-solution, sorry) > It's always interesting to view problems from different angles...:-) > Try to install vmware again, or rerun vmware-configuration.pl (or what > ever it was called). I've done this se

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-24 Thread Emil Pedersen
> > > /dev/cdrom points at /dev/sr0 > VMware is version 3.1.1 build-1790. > With W2k as guest OS you have to initiate the vmwaretools installation > from the menu Settings -> VMware Tools Install, from that point it is > supposed to install automatically from a simulated CD-ROM (I can see the > fil

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-20 Thread Helgi Örn
On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 18:16, G. L. `Griz' Inabnit wrote: > > I just noticed this thread. VMWare definitely WILL install VMTools with > an > emulated SCSI drive. I've done it time and again. But, foremost, which > version of VMWare are you running??? From 3.0 and up, VMTools are built INTO >

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-20 Thread G. L. `Griz' Inabnit
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Thursday 20 June 2002 08:19 am, Helgi Örn wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-19 at 22:25, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > #include > > > > Helgi Örn wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2002 um 08:10:17PM: > > > I can't install the VMware tools because VMware doesn't accept emulated > > > scs

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-20 Thread Helgi Örn
On Wed, 2002-06-19 at 22:25, Eduard Bloch wrote: > #include > Helgi Örn wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2002 um 08:10:17PM: > > > I can't install the VMware tools because VMware doesn't accept emulated > > scsi drivers (if I've understood this right). > > I doubt, ide-scsi is not your problem here. > You

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-19 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Helgi Örn wrote on Wed Jun 19, 2002 um 08:10:17PM: > I can't install the VMware tools because VMware doesn't accept emulated > scsi drivers (if I've understood this right). I doubt, ide-scsi is not your problem here. Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- Wenn einer träumt, bleibt es ein Traum. We

Re: 2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-19 Thread Bob Underwood
On Wednesday 19 June 2002 14:10, Helgi Örn wrote: > Hello all! > > I got a CD-ROM and a CD-burner the ide-scsi module makes both of the > drivers emulate as scsi, I don't want the CD-ROM to appear as emulated > scsi driver how can I avoid that? > I can't install the VMware tools because VMware does

2X CD's as emulated scsi

2002-06-19 Thread Helgi Örn
Hello all! I got a CD-ROM and a CD-burner the ide-scsi module makes both of the drivers emulate as scsi, I don't want the CD-ROM to appear as emulated scsi driver how can I avoid that? I can't install the VMware tools because VMware doesn't accept emulated scsi drivers (if I've understood this rig