Linux Guest Parallels Tools under OpenSuse 11.2

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KaiW

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Hello,
i have Parallels Desktop 5 whith a Linux Guest OpenSuse 11.2.

kernel source, kernel header, gcc and make are already installed.

The install-Routine "Paralles Tools 5.0 Installer" breakt with:
An error occurred when downloadin required components
for Parallels Tools installation.
- kernel sources
install these components and try again.

...the kernel sources are installed!?!

The Guest:
OpenSuse 11.2 (x86_64)
Linux 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop x86_64

Thanks a lot
 
Possible you have installed kernel source from differ version that your booting kernel.
Please do in console 'uname -r' and 'rpm -qa | grep kernel' and compare versions of installed kernel sources and booting kernel.
 
same problem

Me too, I had problems with tools installation under opensuse 11.2 guest.
Checked the kernel-source version, it's the same as the one returned by uname -r
Did someone succeed in doing the installation?
 
Possible solution

Hi,

I had the same problem.

What I did:

1. Clean install of OpenSuSe 11.2
2. At the installation settings screen chose Software. Install the following groups:
- Base Development
- Linux Kernel Development
3. Finish installation
4. Mount Parellels Tools ISO with option "-o exec"
5. Install the tools
6. Enjoy!

Volker
 
Problem solved:
I just needed to install kernel-desktop(or your kernel type)-devel via "install software"
Bye
 
KWin Crashes with Parallels Tools 5 (a little off topic)

Hi!

I have Parallels Desktop 5 with an openSUSE 11.2 x86_64 guest. Before installing Parallels Tools I figured out which packages were needed (it would have helped if I had seen this thread earlier) and installed them as required.

However, after installation of Parallels Tools I found that KWin kept crashing with a segmentation fault. Having looked through the trace of the error, I manage to narrow down the problem to the libGL.so and libglx.so replacements provided by the Parallels Tools installer. I wrote the below script to revert the libraries to the original versions and just thought I would post it here in case anyone else has the same problems:

#!/bin/bash
mkdir ~/parallelsfixbackup
cp /usr/lib/parallels-tools/.backup/.libgl/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/
cp /usr/lib/parallels-tools/.backup/.libgl/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib64/
ln -fs /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
ln -fs /usr/lib64/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib64/libGL.so.1
cp -f /usr/lib/parallels-tools/.backup/.libgl/libglx.so /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
cp /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.5.0.9220.531002 ~/parallelsfixbackup/
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This copies the original libraries back to their original locations and changes the relevant symlinks to point to the original libraries. It keeps all of the Parallels libraries in case this works again later. Please note that this is relevant to my installation but I suspect it should be the same for a plain openSUSE 11.2 x86_64 installation with KDE (the kind that seems to have caused this problem).

I just thought I would also point this out so this could perhaps be fixed. The problem is (courtesy of snapshots):

Application: KWin (kwin), signal: Segmentation fault
[KCrash Handler]
#5 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
#6 0x00007f82eedad8ef in InitPrlDisplay (dpy=0x62b3f0) at ../libgl/glx_display.cpp:1126
#7 0x00007f82eeda8e18 in glXQueryExtension (dpy=0x62b3f0, errorBase=0x7fffb3c23f6c, eventBase=0x7fffb3c23f68) at ../libgl/glx_funcs.cpp:488
#8 0x00007f82ed62e770 in KWin::Extensions::init() () from /usr/lib64/libkwineffects.so.1
#9 0x00007f82eead7a1e in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so
#10 0x00007f82eead92d8 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so
#11 0x00007f82eea7a051 in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so
#12 0x00007f82eea68f1b in ?? () from /usr/lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so
#13 0x00007f82eea69e5c in kdemain () from /usr/lib64/libkdeinit4_kwin.so
#14 0x00007f82ee6e8a7d in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#15 0x0000000000400699 in _start ()
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I hope this helps!

Virtual Machine:

openSUSE 11.2
Linux <hostname> 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ('uname -a' after installation of Parallels Tools)
4 processors
2GB RAM
64MB Video Memory

Host System:

Mac Pro Early 2008, Snow Leopard 10.6.1 (I will upgrade to 10.6.2 and test I suppose), 8GB RAM, 8 cores, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB

N.B. If this post is deemed to be in the wrong place, please do move it as appropriate. Thank you.
 
As I said in another thread, this may happen on xorg 1.6.5. As a temporary workaround you can try switching from KWin to Metacity. We're working on a fix.
 
Aarrgghh! Metacity! No!

serv said:
As I said in another thread, this may happen on xorg 1.6.5. As a temporary workaround you can try switching from KWin to Metacity. We're working on a fix.
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Thank you for your response. It seems that for the moment my little script will also work around the problem (though perhaps sacrificing some graphical strength) as I would prefer to remove Parallels Desktop entirely than to use Metacity ( *shudder* ).

It is nice to hear that you are working on a solution and I hope to see this soon.

Thank you again.
 
Can't get Full Screen mode to work after installing Tools

After installing the Tools and rebooting into the Gnome desktop, full screen mode doesn't work. The OS display size remains small and does not increase to fill the screen, it is centered with lots of black around it. I need it to bump up to 2560 x 1440 and fill a 27" screen. There is no option for this in the Display settings of the guest OS.

Please let me know if anyone knows how to make this happen, thanks.
 
Marcelino Guel said:
Parallels Team,

I am having issues installing Parallels Tools onto my newly loaded openSUSE VM. I get the same exact error as the original post, and when I ran the grep kernel command I noticed that the boot kernel and desktop kernel were different version. After installing the matching desktop kernel and confirming that the boot kernel and desktop kernel are alike I still get the error message when trying to install Parallels Tools (missing Kernel Sources after download attempt).

Please let me know if there is anything you need from me.

Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac - Latest Build
openSUSE 11.2

I'm somewhat new to openSUSE/Linux but if you need me to run some commands or gather some information please let me know.

Thanks!
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I figured it out, please disregard.
 
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