After Linux is installed in the virtual machine under XP system, the Linux interface in virtual machine VMware is too small, because
The Linux resolution is too low (usually 800x600) and can be changed by installing VMware Tools
Resolution to 1024x768 to solve this problem, the following instructions to install VMware Tools and configure the resolution of the
Steps:
1. Start the virtual machine and log on to the Linux system with the root user
2. Press Crtl+alt release mouse, click the VMware Workstation menu: Vm-settings,
Select the CD-ROM (IDE 1:0) in the pop-up window and select User ISO image on the right
and select the Linux.iso under the VMware installation directory, such as XP below:
C:/Program Files/vmware/vmware Workstation/linux.iso
3. Click VMware Workstation Menu: Vm-install vmware Tools
Note: In the Chinese Linux environment, you may be running ls/media/cdrom at this time.
There are some garbled (graphical interface to see the file name is garbled), you can unregister the system again
Landing can be resolved
4. Install VMware Tools:
The first method: The graphical interface to install
1. Log in with root user
2. Through the graphical Interface X window into the/media/cdrom directory,
Double-click File vmwaretools-6.0.2-69824.i386.rpm to install
The second method: the terminal under the RPM command installation
1. Log in using the root user
2. Enter the/media/cdrom directory
3. Use the rpm command to install
The script is as follows:
$su-root
#cd/media/cdrom
#rpv-IVH vmwaretools-6.0.2-69824.i386.rpm
5. Run the configuration file
Enter in the terminal: vmware-config-tools.pl carriage return for configuration,
Then you'll do some questioning, and answer with the tips in the brackets.
During the configuration process, the following information appears:
Please choose one of the following display sizes (1-13):
[1] "640x480"
[2]< "800x600"
[3] "1024x768"
[4] "1152x864"
[5] "1280x800"
[6] "1152x900"
[7] "1280x1024"
[8] "1376x1032"
[9] "1400x1050"
[Ten] "1680x1050"
[One] "1600x1200"
[[] "1920x1200"
[+] "2364x1773"
Please enter a number between 1 and 13:
[2]
Here we enter 3 (that is, select 1024x768 resolution)
6. Press Ctrl + ALT + Backspace to restart X Window
Switch to 1024x768 resolution