VMware tools are not compatible with Ubuntu 11.04

Question

I upgraded Ubuntu to the latest version (11.04) on VMware 7 with a lot of effort to boot the virtual computer from GRUB CLI. Then I reinstalled the VMware tools again since I couldn't run Unity Mode.

However, they are not compatible. When I enter the Ubuntu system in GNOME classic, I can only see a part of the screen which means the bar at the bottom disappears.

How can I solve it?

Solution

See VMware-player on Ubuntu 11.04 kernel 2.6.38-8.

Download the patch, and follow the instructions.

Comments

[Riguez]

You can wait til they release a new version of vmware tools...

[Sandeep Bansal]

Or you can just install the latest VirtualBox

[Prerak Diwan]

Welcome to Super User! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

[Naidim]

That thread appears to be about installing VMware Player in Ubuntu and not about installing Ubuntu 11.04 within VMware [Workstation/Player].

[Intelligence Gear]

I adjust the resolution and can see the bottom bar though I cannot enable full screen mode. And I run the following commands to start up Unity Theme(found at: macheist.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=19265) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unity-2d-team/unity-2d-daily sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install unity-2d-default-settings I think I could only to wait new version of vmware tools to solve the compatible problem completely:(