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* [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but...
@ 2014-02-01 15:13 Tanstaafl
  2014-02-01 15:45 ` Daniel Frey
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tanstaafl @ 2014-02-01 15:13 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

I'm getting an error I start it, but it says it starts:

> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
>  # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
>  * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
>  * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
>  * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
>  * Mounting vmblock ...
> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist    [ !! ]
>  * Starting vmware-tools ...                                     [ ok ]
> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:50 : ~
>  #

Also, vCenter Server also sees it as running on the Summary tab...

I did try rebooting one last time, but it shows the same error when 
starting up automatically too...

Anyone have any ideas how to resolve this? Or does it need to be resolved?

Thx


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* Re: [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but...
  2014-02-01 15:13 [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but Tanstaafl
@ 2014-02-01 15:45 ` Daniel Frey
  2014-02-01 18:18   ` Tanstaafl
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Frey @ 2014-02-01 15:45 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On 02/01/2014 07:13 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
> I'm getting an error I start it, but it says it starts:
> 
>> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
>>  # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
>>  * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
>>  * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
>>  * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
>>  * Mounting vmblock ...
>> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist    [ !! ]
>>  * Starting vmware-tools ...                                     [ ok ]
>> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:50 : ~
>>  #
> 
> Also, vCenter Server also sees it as running on the Summary tab...
> 
> I did try rebooting one last time, but it shows the same error when
> starting up automatically too...
> 
> Anyone have any ideas how to resolve this? Or does it need to be resolved?
> 
> Thx
> 

vmblock needs fuse enabled in the kernel. I'm not sure if it needs a
module or not, I know my kernels use fuse as a module.

If fuse is set in the kernel already, then app-emulation/open-vm-tools
is not built with the 'fuse' USE flag.

Dan


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* Re: [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but...
  2014-02-01 15:45 ` Daniel Frey
@ 2014-02-01 18:18   ` Tanstaafl
  2014-02-01 21:15     ` Mike Gilbert
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tanstaafl @ 2014-02-01 18:18 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On 2014-02-01 10:45 AM, Daniel Frey <djqfrey@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 02/01/2014 07:13 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
>> I'm getting an error I start it, but it says it starts:
>>
>>> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
>>>   # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
>>>   * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
>>>   * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
>>>   * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
>>>   * Mounting vmblock ...
>>> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist    [ !! ]
>>>   * Starting vmware-tools ...                                     [ ok ]

> vmblock needs fuse enabled in the kernel. I'm not sure if it needs a
> module or not, I know my kernels use fuse as a module.
>
> If fuse is set in the kernel already, then app-emulation/open-vm-tools
> is not built with the 'fuse' USE flag.

Bingo - thanks Daniel.

So... shouldn't this be considered a 'bug' then? If open-vm-tools 
requires the fuse USE flag, it should be set by default.


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* Re: [gentoo-user] open-vm-tools: seems to be working but...
  2014-02-01 18:18   ` Tanstaafl
@ 2014-02-01 21:15     ` Mike Gilbert
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Mike Gilbert @ 2014-02-01 21:15 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org> wrote:
> On 2014-02-01 10:45 AM, Daniel Frey <djqfrey@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 02/01/2014 07:13 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm getting an error I start it, but it says it starts:
>>>
>>>> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
>>>>   # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
>>>>   * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
>>>>   * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
>>>>   * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
>>>>   * Mounting vmblock ...
>>>> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist    [ !! ]
>>>>   * Starting vmware-tools ...                                     [ ok ]
>
>
>> vmblock needs fuse enabled in the kernel. I'm not sure if it needs a
>> module or not, I know my kernels use fuse as a module.
>>
>> If fuse is set in the kernel already, then app-emulation/open-vm-tools
>> is not built with the 'fuse' USE flag.
>
>
> Bingo - thanks Daniel.
>
> So... shouldn't this be considered a 'bug' then? If open-vm-tools requires
> the fuse USE flag, it should be set by default.
>

It isn't needed if you don't use vmblock I guess. I just changed IUSE
to enable it by default anyway.


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