RE: Open vm tools for Ubuntu 8.0.4

[Adar D. <ad...@vm...>]

> I have a Ubuntu 8.0.4 guest running on ESX 3.5. Unfortunately, I have
> not been able to install vmware tools in this guest vm. I have
> downloaded the latest open vm tools. When I run vmware-config-tools.pl,
> it is unable to properly detect X server version. It prints the
> following message.
> 
> 
> Detected X.org version 0.0.0.
> 
> 
> 
> No drivers for X.org version: 0.0.0.
> 
> 
> I am unable to configure my display resolution correctly and this
> proving to be a major issue. I really need to get this done.
> 
> Any suggestions or work around for this problem?

The VMware Tools configurator (vmware-config-tools.pl) isn't part of the open-vm-tools. What you're trying to do is install the regular VMware Tools, most likely the ones that shipped with ESX 3.5. We can try to help you with them too, but you'll probably have more luck filing a support request or posting in the VMware forums. 

>From what I recall, the release of ESX 3.5 didn't include support for Ubuntu 8.04. That came later, in an ESX 3.5 update release or patch. Could you make sure that the version of ESX 3.5 you're using supports Ubuntu 8.04, and that the Tools you're trying to install are from that version?