How to install vmware tools for minix

[lhdtig...@163.com]

This term I have an operating system course and I install a Minix
system on the VMware.
I want to write and excute some small programs in the Minix and copy
some files from minix to the host system.But Minix doesn't support the
type of Ethernet card on my computer.So it is impossible to transport
files between the guest system to the host system throght network.Yet
after searching the web ,I got to know that there's a patch can make
up this.It can copy the content on the screen of the guest system to
the clipboard of the host system. The question is how to install it?
This is the first time I ask for help here and if someone can give me
some advices I will be very grateful.

[Al Woodhull]

On Sep 28, 10:23 am, lhdtigerb...@163.com wrote:

> ... [I have installed Minix on VMWare ... and I want
> to copy files from Minix to the hosts system].

The official VMWare tools are available for guest operating systems
supported by VMWare, and as far as I
know Minix does not yet have supported-OS status.

However, there is a program written for Minix that provides
several useful functions, including the ability to copy
between Minix and the host OS clipboard. There is more
information at:
http://minix1.woodhull.com/pub/contrib/vmw-01.txt
and the package can be downloaded at:
http://minix1.woodhull.com/pub/contrib/vmw-01.tar.Z

Although this was posted in 2005, before Minix 3 was released, it
works on Minix 3 up to at least version
3.1.2 -- I haven't tested it on later releases.

There is a related package which is a patch for Minix
that enables a "VMWare Backdoor I/O Port", described at:
http://minix1.woodhull.com/pub/contrib/vmw-p01.txt
and downloadable as a package at:
http://minix1.woodhull.com/pub/contrib/vmw-p01.tar.Z

This allows you to use the F4 key to copy the Minix
screen to a host clipboard. It was also originally posted
back in the days of Minix 2.0.4, and because it patches
Minix driver code it probably does not work with Minix
3, although if you figure out how it works you may be able to port it.

- Al

[lhdtig...@163.com]

I have already downloaded it.
The question is how to install this tool?
The patch file is now under windows system ,how can I put it into the
minix system based on the VMware and install it?

[Al Woodhull]

[Al Woodhull]

On Sep 28, 10:48 pm, lhdtigerb...@163.com wrote:

> I have already downloaded it.
> The question is how to install this tool?

I looked at your original message again, and I realized
that you don't have a problem anyway. Install the Minix
driver for the AMD-Lance ethernet card, and your Minix
can be networked.

VMWare presents a virtual AMD-Lance ethernet interface
to the guest OS, and Minix does have drivers for the
AMD-Lance. A major advantage of running Minix on VMWare
is that it doesn't matter whether a Minix driver is
available for the physical network interface on your
computer. If the host operating system (Windows or Linux)
supports your network hardware you can network with
Minix-on-VMWare.

I have taken advantage of this to run Minix on VMWare on
a laptop with a wireless network connection, even though
Minix has no drivers for wireless cards.

- Al

(excuse me for the accidental post of a message I had not completed
editing).

[Marco Slot]

lhdtigerb...@163.com schreef:

The appropriate network driver for VMWare is included in the VMWare
distribution:
http://www.minix3.org/vmware.html
The type of ethernet card shouldn't matter as long as your host OS
supports it.

You may also be interested in trying out VM Back (I have not tried it
myself). Someone was kind enough to port it to Minix 3:
http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vmtools.html

Marco Slot