| Summary: | Installing VMware-tools not finnish when trying to create an image | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product: | Mageia | Reporter: | Jan Pihlgren <jan> |
| Component: | RPM Packages | Assignee: | Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad> |
| Status: | RESOLVED FIXED | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | minor | ||
| Priority: | Normal | CC: | marja11, tmb |
| Version: | Cauldron | Keywords: | NEEDINFO |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | i586 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Whiteboard: | |||
| Source RPM: | VMwareTools-8.8.2-590212.tar.gz | CVE: | |
| Status comment: | |||
|
Description
Jan Pihlgren
2012-04-19 06:28:06 CEST
First, we don't support wmware, second I don't see where is the issue in fact, does wmware build the initrd from outside ? in that case does is support dracut ? (replacement mkintrd)
Manuel Hiebel
2012-04-19 09:03:22 CEST
Keywords:
(none) =>
NEEDINFO I understand that you don't support vmware. But isn't you responsible for the possibility to use such software? Or do I have to report to VMware that Mageia does not accept VMware? I don't know if vmware-tools support dracut. For me it looks like that dracut isn't ready for use if other software not yet support it. But as I say this is a minor problem. (In reply to comment #2) > I understand that you don't support vmware. > But isn't you responsible for the possibility to use such software? Nope. We do try to help out with obvious problems, but we wont "bend over backwards" to get it to work... We do promote open source after all... > Or do I have to report to VMware that Mageia does not accept VMware? It's not about accepting, But it's VMwares work to make sure their stuff works with open source solutions, not the other way around... > > I don't know if vmware-tools support dracut. > For me it looks like that dracut isn't ready for use if other software not yet > support it. dracut is ready for use, and it replaces mkinitrd just fine. but we cant "wait forever" for companies to get their proprietary stuff to work with open source, as that would keep delaying progress 5-10-15 years or so (wich means stone age in IT industry...) Now, if this is a dracut problem, it's not just Mageia that will have the problem as other distros have switched (or about to) to dracut too > > But as I say this is a minor problem. You need to figure out what makes it hang... check the logs, run it under strace, check the documentation, ask upstream, ... If it can be fixed without breaking other stuff, we will try to help out... (and btw, we also still provide plain old mkinitrd for those that need it, but that is only when used with sysvinit-legacy. for systemd usage you need dracut) CC:
(none) =>
tmb OK. I accept what you say. I hope VMware will include dracut update in the future. Good luke. Regards Thanks, Jan. Closing as wontfix for now. Feel free to reopen with additional information, because of what Thomas said in comment 3 > If it can be fixed without breaking other stuff, we will try to help out... Status:
NEW =>
RESOLVED Problem solved With VMware Workstation 8.0.3 the problem where solved. Oh, Thats good to hear. Thanks for informing us. Resolution:
WONTFIX =>
FIXED |