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Can you help me out with my installation of Redhat9 and vmware tools install? I am new to all of the linux world in general. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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As pointed out, this deserves its own thread, and as asked for specifics, here is a focused, practical checklist and troubleshooting guide for getting VMware Tools built and the XFree86 SVGA driver working on Red Hat 9.

Start with prerequisites and a safe install flow. Verify the running kernel and that headers/build files exist, back up your X config, mount the VMware Tools CD, extract and run the installer:

uname -r
rpm -q kernel kernel-devel
ls -l /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
cp /mnt/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp
cd /tmp
tar -zxvf VMwareTools-*.tar.gz
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.bak

Common failure causes and fixes. If the installer fails to compile modules, it usually means the kernel headers/source or build tools are missing or do not match the running kernel. Install (or re-install) matching kernel-devel/kernel-source and make sure gcc and make are present. When asked for the kernel source path, point the installer at the directory created by your kernel-devel/source RPM (or create a /usr/src/linux symlink to it).

XFree86 notes. Let the VMware Tools installer update X if it offers to do so, but always keep the backup of XF86Config-4. If X will not start after changes, switch to a text console (Ctrl+Alt+F2), log in as root and revert the config from the backup or inspect /var/log/XFree86.0.log for driver errors.

If it still fails, capture and report these exact items so helpers can diagnose: the output of uname -r, the rpm -q kernel-devel gcc make, and the full installer error text or /var/log/messages lines. Red Hat 9 is long out of support; if production use is needed, consider a modern distro with open-vm-tools for better compatibility.

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Hi there,

I split your forum out of the one that you replied to. In general, proper forum etiquette would dicate that if you have a seperate issue, even though it's the same as the original poster's, you should want to create a new thread, so your specific issue gets the attention it needs, as your situation may be different from the original poster's.

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Hi PTALLY,

Those are a couple of pretty broad subjects and would be impossible to cover entirely in a single post. If you can tell us the specific points that you need help with, we can tackle them one by one.

If you just need links to resources on the subjects so that you can teach yourself, just let us know and we can help you there as well.

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