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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Installing and Using Player
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
- Install a Guest Operating System Manually
- Importing Virtual Machines
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Configure Software Update Preferences
- Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine
- Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
- Uninstall VMware Tools
- Virtual Machine Files
- Using Virtual Machines
- Starting Virtual Machines in Player
- Stopping Virtual Machines in Player
- Transferring Files and Text
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature
- Using the Copy and Paste Feature
- Using Shared Folders
- Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System
- Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine
- Using Removable Devices in Virtual Machines
- Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
- Changing the Virtual Machine Display
- Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
- Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
- Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
- Change the Name of a Virtual Machine
- Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Moving Virtual Machines
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine
- Using the VIX API
- Configuring and Managing Devices
- Configuring DVD, CD-ROM, and Floppy Drives
- Configuring a USB Controller
- Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring Virtual Ports
- Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine
- Configure a Virtual Parallel Port on a Linux 2.6.x Kernel Host
- Configure Permissions for a Parallel Port Device on a Linux Host
- Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports
- Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine
- Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection
- Configuring Generic SCSI Devices
- Configuring Eight-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Configuring Keyboard Features
- Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Network Connections
- Index
Install a PDA Driver and Synchronize With a Virtual Machine
To install a PDA driver in a virtual machine, you must synchronize the PDA with the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Connect the PDA to the host system and synchronize it with the host system.
The PDA driver should begin installing in the virtual machine.
2 Allow the virtual machine to install the PDA driver.
3 If connection warning messages appear, dismiss them.
4 If the PDA disconnects from the host system before the virtual machine can synchronize with it,
synchronize the PDA with the host system again.
The total time required to load the VMware USB device driver in the host system and install the PDA
driver in the virtual machine might exceed the device connection timeout value. A second synchronization
attempt usually succeeds.
Troubleshooting USB Device Control Sharing
Only the host system or the virtual machine can have control of a particular USB device at any one time. Device
control operates differently, depending on whether the host system is a Linux or a Windows computer.
When you connect a device to a virtual machine, it is disconnected from the host system or from the virtual
machine that previously had control of the device. When you disconnect a device from a virtual machine, it is
returned to the host system.
Under some circumstances, if a USB storage device is in use on the host system, for example, one or more files
stored on the device are open on the host, an error appears in the virtual machine when you try to connect to
the device. You must let the host system complete its operation or close any application connected to the device
on the host system and connect to the device in the virtual machine again.
On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 host systems, a message might appear that says the device can be
removed safely when you connect a USB network or storage device to a virtual machine. This is normal
behavior and you can dismiss the dialog box, but do not remove the device from the physical computer. If the
network or storage device does not disconnect from the host system, use the appropriate system tray icon to
disconnect it. On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, the system tray icon is called Safely Remove
Hardware.
Troubleshoot USB Device Control Issues on a Linux Host
You have problems connecting or disconnecting USB devices on a Linux host system.
Problem
You are prompted to disconnect the driver on the host system when you connect a USB device to the virtual
machine or disconnecting the device fails.
Cause
On Linux host systems, guest operating systems can use devices that are not claimed by a host operating system
driver. A related issue sometimes affects devices that rely on automatic connection, such as PDAs. Occasionally,
even if you successfully use autoconnection to connect the device to the virtual machine, you might experience
problems with the connection to the device.
Getting Started with VMware Player
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