VMWare Tools and Ubuntu - Text mode login.

[Vagmi Mudumbai]

Hi,

I have VMWare Version 4.5. VMWare tools install properly but throw a
warning at the very end saying that the script needs to be run outside
the X mode. Otherwise I dont feel that there is a problem with the
pointer as VMWare grabs input as soon as the window is highlighted.
Also I did not have to release or grab control explicitly. But VM Time
synchronization fails or rather does not happen. I have my evolution
configured to my exchange and that complains about the time. My mails
have an incorrect timestamp. :-)

Regards,
Vagmi

On 10/3/05, Karl-Heinz Schulz <karlheinz at khschulz.com> wrote:
> You can run the tools also inside "X".
> I installed the tools with 5.04 and 5.10
>
> What error do you receive?
> What is your VMware version?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
> [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Vagmi Mudumbai
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:14 AM
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: VMWare Tools and Ubuntu - Text mode login.
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a small newbie question.
>
> I am running Ubuntu in my office as a VM. I need to install the VMWare
> tools package on it. But VMWare tools needs to be run outside the 'X'
> mode. How do I boot to a text only mode. My previous linux knowledge
> tells me that i need to set the runlevel in the /etc/inittab file. I
> tried setting the default runlevel's value to 3 and rebooting the
> machine. But it still loaded X and started the GDM. How do I boot to
> CUI mode?
>
> Regards,
> Vagmi
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>
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>
>
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