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Ubuntu 12.10
« on: December 20, 2012, 10:34:43 am »
I am having Ubuntu 12.10 installed in vmware. When I run it, it has no GUI(I have never used Linux but having Windows).How can I use its GUI?
Sorry, I am not able to explain clearly?
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2012, 10:41:32 am »
Hi,

first of all I would recommend using Ubuntu 12.04 which is the long-term support release. Next I need to know which image you have installed (Desktop or Server Edition)? VMware tools already installed? How do you try to access the VM? (via ssh or with the vmware remote console)? Which VMware Product do you use?

With these information I may be able to help you.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2012, 10:49:07 am »
startx? Idk. Does it give you a terminal? Or just a blank screen?
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2012, 10:55:43 am »
Quote from: RedBullAddicted on December 20, 2012, 10:41:32 am
Hi,

first of all I would recommend using Ubuntu 12.04 which is the long-term support release. Next I need to know which image you have installed (Desktop or Server Edition)? VMware tools already installed? How do you try to access the VM? (via ssh or with the vmware remote console)? Which VMware Product do you use?

With these information I may be able to help you.
1.) I have installed .iso image on the vmware(Desktop edition).
2.) NO, I haven't installed vmware tools.
3.) I double-click on the desktop icon of VMware to run.
4.) I am using VMware Workstation v7.1.3-324285

Quote from: Uriah on December 20, 2012, 10:49:07 am
startx? Idk. Does it give you a terminal? Or just a blank screen?
I tried that. It gives me a blank screen.


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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2012, 11:53:23 am »
Seems like you did everything correct. In the folder the vm was created is a file *.vmx and a file called *.log. Can you post the content of these files? Do you have access to the internet within your vm? If yes try to update the system and to install xinit. Regarding to the Vmware workstation 7 release notes there is no support for anything above Ubuntu 9.
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws7/doc/releasenotes_ws7.html . Maybe try a newer version.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2012, 01:21:11 pm »
Quote from: RedBullAddicted on December 20, 2012, 11:53:23 am
Seems like you did everything correct. In the folder the vm was created is a file *.vmx and a file called *.log.
I didn't find these  files.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2012, 02:11:34 pm »
The .vmx File must be there cause this is the configuration of your vm. As you created the machine you have been asked where to store it. At the same location is the virtual hard disk file (*.vmdk) and so on. On windows this is the default path:
C:\Users\Username\Documents\Virtual Machines\NameOfYourVM
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2012, 03:11:37 pm »
My ubuntu.vmx file contains
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.encoding = "windows-1252"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "7"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "512"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Ubuntu.vmdk"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.fileName = "autoinst.iso"
ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "D:\Himanshu\ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
floppy0.fileType = "file"
floppy0.fileName = "autoinst.flp"
floppy0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
serial0.present = "TRUE"
serial0.fileType = "thinprint"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
roamingVM.exitBehavior = "go"
displayName = "Ubuntu"
guestOS = "ubuntu"
nvram = "Ubuntu.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
printers.enabled = "TRUE"
easyInstall.keepFloppy = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "Ubuntu.vmxf"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:9e:e0:fd"
uuid.location = "56 4d 94 a2 b1 9f 1b bf-3d 2f f1 f1 a8 9e e0 fd"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 94 a2 b1 9f 1b bf-3d 2f f1 f1 a8 9e e0 fd"
cleanShutdown = "FALSE"
replay.supported = "TRUE"
replay.filename = ""
scsi0:0.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
vmci0.id = "-1465982723"
tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

I cannot post the log file cause They are three and the data in them is so large that it exceeds the limit of characters. If you say, I can mail them to you.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2012, 04:12:40 pm »
ok... the configuration looks good so far. If it is possible I would give the vm a bit more memory (1024MB instead of 512MB) but thats not the problem I guess. To be honest I can't tell what the problem is. You can go through the logs and search for the keyword "error" and post them here or you can email the logs to me but the best thing you can do is download vmware workstation 9. Regarding to the VMware Compatibillity Guide Ubuntu 12.10 support has been added to this version. Just select Product Name: Workstation and OS Familiy name: Ubuntu 12.10.
Guess the problem is the unity desktop. Maybe you can try to install gnome-classic and see if this one starts.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2012, 08:31:22 pm »
Ah ubuntu....stupid problems without any obvious reason.

12.04. sucked I can't imagine how bad 12.10 is. I say if you are going to insist on using Ubuntu I would stick with the LTS...or go to 10.04. It's still supported, for a little bit at least. Plus it has gnome 2 instead of stupid unity  ;D
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2012, 09:45:39 am »
So, RBA, here's my log files. :) :)
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2012, 10:33:36 am »
Hi,

there are a couple of errors in the logs but nothing to serious. All I found about the overrun messages is the following:

install all system updates in the guest operating system
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Install Vmware tools to the guest operating system:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1022525
follow the steps under: Ubuntu Server with only command line interface

reboot guest and install xinit (sudo apt-get install xinit).

Not sure if your gui starts afterwards but it is worth a try. If it does not start go through your ubuntu log files located at /var/log. (e.g. cat /var/log/*.log | grep error) and see if you can find any errors regarding XServer.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2012, 01:51:52 pm »
When I first started playing around with Linux about a year or so ago I picked Ubuntu as my first distro because it was the most popular at the time. I wish I had chose Debian or Fedora instead, the Unity interface is an eyesore.  I recently read that Ubuntu 12.10 sends all of your search queries to Amazon.


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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2012, 08:17:09 pm »
Ubuntu is the new Windows, (no offense) see attached picture from latest 12.10 after installing some packages with synaptic.

If you want to try Linux, go with Debian, or Fedora. Also take a look to Crunchbag. It is a good, lightweight distro based on Debian.
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Re: Ubuntu 12.10
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2012, 11:03:01 pm »
Quote from: Simon Jester on December 22, 2012, 01:51:52 pm
I recently read that Ubuntu 12.10 sends all of your search queries to Amazon.
Yikes!

Ubuntu isn't even linux anymore in my mind. Just some clunky distro that happens to be based on Unix
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