Installation of Open-VM-Tools FAILED (built on Fri Apr 1 21:22:49 EDT 2011)

[Clouseau]

yep:

http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,33587.0.html

This has been the situation for long time now!

[Macom2007]

I opend a ticket today … http://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/1409

[Clouseau]

There is no need for new ticket - there is one all ready. Now it's time to wait and see what will be done. (Nothing else to do if you can't fix this by your selves - I don't  8) )

[Macom2007]

I managed to get a step further by manual downloading and installing the missing package icu-4.6.1.tgz. Now i get this error during the installation :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc on line 13

I can manual start the vm tools now, they are displayed as "not managed" but are working.

[Macom2007]

Now i have the vm ware tools running, but with one problem …. The filter rules reloading stuck forver at :

Checking for nat PF hooks in package /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc...

Any ideas ?

[nothing_fr]

I have corrected manualy the file /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc to get it work on ESXi 4.1 / PfSense 2 RC1 AMD64.

1. Install package, it will fail with error : Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_SL in /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc on line 13
2. Login with ssh on your pfsense
3. Edit the file /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc
4. Remove space at the end of line 13
5. Add ; at the end of line 22
6. Reinstall package (it will use the file on your disk)
7. ENJOY !

Corrected file :

function open_vm_tools_deinstall() {
        exec("rm /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware*");
}

function open_vm_tools_install() {
        exec("/bin/cp /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/*.ko /boot/kernel/");
        if(!file_exists("/boot/loader.conf"))
                touch("/boot/loader.conf");
        $load_conf = file_get_contents("/boot/loader.conf");
        if(!strstr("vmxnet")) {
                $load_conf .= <<<eofa<br>vmblock_load="YES"
vmmemct_load="YES"
vmhgfs_load="YES"
vmxnet_load="YES"
EOFA;
                file_put_contents("/boot/loader.conf", $load_conf);
        }

        $boot_loader;
        $vmware_guestd = <<<eof<br>#!/bin/sh
#
# This file was automatically generated
# by the pfSense package manager.
#
# Do not edit this file.  Edit
# /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc instead.
#
# PROVIDE: vmware-guestd
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# BEFORE: LOGIN

. /etc/rc.subr

# Global
checkvm_cmd="/usr/local/bin/vmware-checkvm > /dev/null"

# VMware guest daemon
name="vmware_guestd"
rcvar=`set_rcvar`
start_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
unset start_cmd
stop_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
unset stop_cmd
command="/usr/local/bin/vmtoolsd"
command_args="-c /usr/local/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf -p /usr/local/lib/open-vm-tools/plugins/vmsvc"
pidfile="/var/run/\${name}.pid"

load_rc_config \$name
vmware_guestd_enable="YES"
vmware_guestd_flags="--background \${pidfile}"
run_rc_command "\$1"

EOF;

        $vmware_kmod = <<<eof<br>#!/bin/sh
#
# This file was automatically generated
# by the pfSense package manager.
#
# Do not edit this file.  Edit
# /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc instead.
#
# PROVIDE: vmware-kmod
# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEMS
# BEFORE: netif

. /etc/rc.subr

# Global
checkvm_cmd="/usr/local/bin/vmware-checkvm > /dev/null"

# Functions
vmware_guest_vmmemctl_start()
{
        echo 'Loading vmmemctl kernel module.'
        kldload /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmmemctl.ko >/dev/null 2>&1
}
vmware_guest_vmxnet_start()
{
        echo 'Loading vmxnet kernel module.'
        kldload /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmxnet.ko >/dev/null 2>&1
}
vmware_guest_vmblock_start()
{
        echo 'Loading vmblock kernel module.'
        kldload /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmblock.ko >/dev/null 2>&1
}
vmware_guest_vmhgfs_start()
{
        echo 'Loading vmhgfs kernel module.'
        kldload /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/modules/drivers/vmhgfs.ko >/dev/null 2>&1
}

# VMware kernel module: vmmemctl
name="vmware_guest_vmmemctl"
rcvar=`set_rcvar`
start_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
start_cmd="vmware_guest_vmmemctl_start"
stop_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
stop_cmd=":"

load_rc_config \$name
vmware_guest_vmmemctl_enable="YES"
run_rc_command "\$1"

# VMware kernel module: vmxnet
name="vmware_guest_vmxnet"
rcvar=`set_rcvar`
start_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
start_cmd="vmware_guest_vmxnet_start"
stop_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
stop_cmd=":"

load_rc_config \$name
vmware_guest_vmxnet_enable="YES"
run_rc_command "\$1"

# VMware kernel module: vmblock
name="vmware_guest_vmblock"
rcvar=`set_rcvar`
start_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
start_cmd="vmware_guest_vmblock_start"
stop_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
stop_cmd=":"

load_rc_config \$name
vmware_guest_vmblock_enable="YES"
run_rc_command "\$1"

# VMware kernel module: vmhgfs
name="vmware_guest_vmhgfs"
rcvar=`set_rcvar`
start_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
start_cmd="vmware_guest_vmhgfs_start"
stop_precmd="\${checkvm_cmd}"
stop_cmd=":"

load_rc_config \$name
vmware_guest_vmhgfs_enable="YES"
run_rc_command "\$1"

EOF;

        // Write out conf files.
        $fd = fopen("/usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-guestd.sh", "w");
        if(!$fd)
                die("Could not open /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-guestd.sh for writing");
        fwrite($fd, $vmware_guestd);
        fclose($fd);
        $fd = fopen("/usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-kmod.sh", "w");
        if(!$fd)
                die("Could not open /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-kmod.sh for writing");
        fwrite($fd, $vmware_kmod);
        fclose($fd);

        // Remove non used files
        unlink_if_exists("/usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-kmod");
        unlink_if_exists("/usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-guestd");

        // Make sure files are executable.
        exec("chmod a+rx /usr/local/etc/rc.d/*.sh");

}

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[Macom2007]

Check your Filter Reload Status. On my box it is stuck at :

Checking for nat PF hooks in package /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc…

[Clouseau]

2.0-RC1 (i386) built on Mon Apr 4 06:04:37 EDT 2011

Beginning package installation for Open-VM-Tools…
Downloading package configuration file... done.
Saving updated package information... done.
Downloading Open-VM-Tools and its dependencies...
Checking for package installation...
Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz ...  could not download from there or http://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.1-release/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz.
of icu-4.6.1 failed!Cleaning up... Failed to install package.
....
Installation halted.

Nothing new  >:(

[Macom2007]

You have to wget and install the icu package from this url first …

http://pfsense.trendchiller.com/packages/icu-4.6.1.tbz

[unguzov]

No change in 2.0-RC1 (i386) built on Wed Apr 6 10:36:17 EDT 2011.

It is clear that this link is broken - http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz
Only file http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/icu-4.6.tbz is present at this URL.

[Macom2007]

I have the VM Open tools running …. Simple wget the icu-4.6-1-tgz file from the url in my earlier post and follow the instruction from nothing_fr ....

[unguzov]

@Macom2007:

I have the VM Open tools running …. Simple wget the icu-4.6-1-tgz file from the url in my earlier post and follow the instruction from nothing_fr ....

I am sure that this will work, I just want to show problem to developers  :)

EDIT: It works, but after that I have VMWare Tools running but no access to web interface and no internet. I have ping from console to LAN, but not from LAN to pfSense box. I reverted to old shanpshot of my VM without VMWare Tools. I'm using VMWare Server 2.0.2 on Windows Vista 32bit.

[Rezin]

@nothing_fr:

I have corrected manualy the file /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc to get it work on ESXi 4.1 / PfSense 2 RC1 AMD64.

Thank you.  :)

Adding a semi-colon at the end of line 22 fixed the "Checking for nat PF hooks in package /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc…" issue for me. I couldn't see a space at line 13 though.