VMware installation qustion

[Daedra]

im using Slacware 7.1 and im installing VMware and i came to this question

"What is the directory under which the init scripts reside?"

i should know this but i cant remember for the life of me where they are!

thanks http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[bdl]

*sigh* (http://www.vmware.com/support/linux/troubleshooting/install_config_ts_linux.html#slackware)

[mdwatts]

Never hurts to have a look at their website. Don't use Slackware myself, but I remember seeing this a few months ago when I was trying to learn as much as I could about VMware.

Slackware does not use SysV boot (rc) scripts. The easiest thing is to let the install script install /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware (or where ever you tell it to put the boot script) and then add the following lines to rc.local

if [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware ]
then
/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware start
fi

This should cause the modules to be properly loaded at boot time. Otherwise, you may get errors about opening /dev/vmmon and may have to handrun the scripts. Keep in mind that Slackware is not an explicitly supported distribution, mostly because of its unusual file layout.

[SlCKB0Y]

Its not *sigh* to the person above who thought that might be so helpful to this guy. There is more that needs to be done in order to actually install this in slackware. You *cant* tell it where to install the init script, it tells you and if you dont have the right dir, then it simply loops and keeps asking you.

As far as i can remember, i had to make the directories rc0.d -> rc6.d in the directory /etc/rc.d/

So this means you need to have /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/ ... /etc/rc.d/rc1.d and so on. Also, it looks in /etc/rc.d for the dir init.d (which should already be there.)

So before you go spouting off and sighing and linking to a web site, make sure you have youre facts straight people.

Hope this helps mate. These may not be the exact dirs, its been a while since i installed it so i might be wrong about them. Also after you have installed this program you can simply remove the dirs and then add the lines the website outlines to the rc.local file.

Cheers

[mdwatts]

I cut and pasted mine directly from wmware's support site. *sigh* was a link to the same text.

At least I took the fscking time to search their website to find what I thought would be the correct answer.

I never knew that before we reply to a question here, we have to be absolutely certain our answers are 100% correct.

I won't bother attempting to help others anymore. I'll leave it up to the experts such as yourself.

[SlCKB0Y]

Originally posted by mdwatts:
I cut and pasted mine directly from wmware's support site. *sigh* was a link to the same text.

At least I took the fscking time to search their website to find what I thought would be the correct answer.

I never knew that before we reply to a question here, we have to be absolutely certain our answers are 100% correct.

I won't bother attempting to help others anymore. I'll leave it up to the experts such as yourself.

Unless you and bdl are one and the same person then i think youll find i wasnt referring to you. You post was helpful. I was more having a go at bdl. A cynical/sarcastic *sigh* and a LINK to an incomplete solution is not too helpful. You at least tried to help the person.

I dont think there is any need to react in such a strong manner, especially considering i wasnt even directing my comments at you, if you had read my post you would notice i was directing them at the person who sighed.

Its not *sigh* to the person above who thought that might be so helpful to this guy

[Daedra]

I should of deleted this post, i forgot about it, i found that link after i posted this...

looks like a spoke a little to soon http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

thanks for the help though

[bdl]

ok ok this has gone far enough, lets not start a war over it. I simply meant to convey (with complete sarcasm, I admit) that people should search for things before they post questions. I apologize to Daedra and offer the following:

Create a link /etc/init.d --> /etc/rc.d
Also create /etc/rc0.d --> /etc/rc.d
and so through rc6.d.
This and the vmware script solution should do the trick.
Hey, at least I didnt say RTFM. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif