Bug 7917 - Mounting error when try to Install VMware-tools
Summary: Mounting error when try to Install VMware-tools
Status: RESOLVED OLD
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2012-10-28 07:43 CET by Jan Pihlgren
Modified: 2015-04-14 20:19 CEST (History)
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Description Jan Pihlgren 2012-10-28 07:43:16 CET 
Description of problem:
It looks like a mounting problem. 
I don't have this problem with Mageia 2 or other OS.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
VMware Workstation 9.0.0

This is the errormessages:
1.
An error occurred while accessing 'Home', the system responded: Den begärda åtgärden har misslyckats.: Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr0,

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An error occurred while accessing 'VMware Tools', the system responded: 
Den begärda åtgärden har misslyckats.: Error mounting: 
mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sr0,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail or so





How reproducible:
Use VMware to install VMware Tools

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Comment 1 Jan Pihlgren 2012-11-15 11:25:18 CET 
The problem still exist with Mageia 3 Alfa 3 and VMware Workstation 9.0.1
Comment 2 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-28 23:12:05 CET 
dmesg| tail said nothing ?

Status: NEW => UNCONFIRMED
Component: Release (media or process) => RPM Packages
Ever confirmed: 1 => 0

Comment 3 Jan Pihlgren 2012-11-29 01:44:17 CET 
I did a new try.
Then wrote dmesg| tail:
Result:
dmesg| tail
[root@localhost jan]# dmesg | tail
[   55.324200] ctnetlink v0.93: registering with nfnetlink.
[   56.316866] ip_set: protocol 6
[   56.573457] ipt_CLUSTERIP: ClusterIP Version 0.8 loaded successfully
[   59.796187] xt_time: kernel timezone is +0100
[   60.538391] Bridge firewalling registered
[   63.310391] u32 classifier
[   63.310522]     Actions configured
[   63.945650] netfilter PSD loaded - (c) astaro AG
[   63.995569] IFWLOG: register target
[   75.622420] systemd-journald[332]: File /var/log/journal/847aca5c9e644bd5abfa79ff85a3657c/user-500.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[root@localhost jan]#

I renamed user-500 journal and touch a new one but that doesn' help
Comment 4 Marja Van Waes 2015-04-14 20:19:22 CEST 
No action since over 2 yrs ago and still assigned to Bug Squad

Closing as OLD

Please reopen if this report is still valid for _current_ cauldron and/or fully
updated Mageia 4

Status: UNCONFIRMED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD
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