On Sat, 2006-03-11 at 10:19 -0500, Vicki Stanfield wrote: > I am trying to install VMware Server on FC4 on my x86_64 system. This box is > on my internal network (192.168.12.0) and is natted through another box to > have internet access. The main FC4 install does have internet access. I > install the rpm (VMware-server-e.x.p-20925.i386.rpm - didn't see an x86_64 > binary). The rpm installs fine. I then run wmare-config.pl, basically > selecting the defaults. Whenever I try to start vmware-server, it tells me > that: > > vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for this > system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: > /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl. > > I have tried many different options but none seem to work. Here are the > options I think I should select: > > for all directories I choose default location > I let it build a vmmon module which appears to complete appropriately > I say yes to wanting networking for the virtual machines > I then use the wizard to configure it. > I say yes to NAT networking (although I have tried no too) > I let it probe for an unused private subnet. (it chose 192.168.224.0) > Say no to host-only networking. > I take default port of 902. > > I am unsure what I am doing wrong here. Does someone see a hole in my logic. I > simply want the vm to be bridged onto my 192.168.12.0 net. > > Vicki > I'm using vmware server 22088 on my FC4/x86_64 and it seems to be working just fine. A. Did start the vmware service? (/etc/init.d/vmware restart)? B. What's the output of: $ ps -AH | grep vm Gilboa
