[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3378690 ] DnD From Host to Guest Fails

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Tracker item #3378690, was opened at 2011-07-26 10:38
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Category: kernel modules
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Sean (svz90)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: DnD From Host to Guest Fails

Initial Comment:
When trying to drag and drop a file from the Host operating system to the guest, I get the following error message:

Error stating file '/proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint/cdd623db/filename'
No such file or directory

where filename is the file from the host system.

I am running open-vm-tools version 2011.07.19, with Arch Linux (kernel version 2.6.39), and Xfce 4.8. Using VMWare Player 3.1.4 build-385536. I checked the startup scripts, and vmblock is mounted and running. The /proc/fs/vmblock/mountpoint directory is symlinked to /tmp/VMWareDnD/cdd623db.

Drag and drop from guest to host works fine. Clipboard synchronization works in both directions (though only with text - not with files). 

Thank you for any help in this matter.

Regards,
svz90

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