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I have a Mac OS X and VMware Fusion. I did a fresh install of 12.04. I do not have VMware Tools installed.

I read that I do not have to log in at the command window, that I have to wait for VMware Tools to get installed. It seems like something is wrong.

Braiam
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IamJoe
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I don't know exactly why it fails, but there are three things you need to get things back to normal.

  1. Restore the /etc/issue file:

    sudo mv /etc/issue.backup /etc/issue

  2. Restore the /etc/rc.local file:

    sudo mv /etc/rc.local.backup /etc/rc.local

  3. Restore the /etc/init/lightdm.conf file:

    sudo mv /opt/vmware-tools-installer/lightdm.conf /etc/init

Then reboot (sudo reboot) or run sudo start lightdm to see the greeter.

erenon
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jtanium
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I've used the following method before and it works:

  1. Login at the prompt.

  2. Enter this command to install GDM: 

    sudo apt-get install gdm
  3. Enter your password and install.
  4. Reboot
  5. Login at GDM.
  6. Install VMware Tools.
jokerdino
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Hüdaverdi Alperen Demirok
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For me the solution has been removing the images mounted in the floppy drive and the DVD drive that make the easy install start automatically. The system boots and then you have to set a password for the root user and use that to login.

Then you install the VMware tools manually and everything works as expected, finally!

Peachy
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Franajnko
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I got past this screen by pressing: Alt+Left arrow (twice).

snoop
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Don
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Log in at the prompt and type startx, then hit Enter.

Eliah Kagan
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Rick
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Since this is basically a messed up install, one approach would be to restart the install from scratch -- this time without VMware's "help".

Set the CD/DVD to point to the installation ISO and hit 'esc' when the BIOS screen appears so that you can tell it to boot from the ISO instead of the existing broken installation.

Brent Bradburn
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