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Ubuntu intallation is stuck at vmware tools installation [closed]

I installed unbuntu 12.04 LTS in VMware workstation 7.0 and the VMware used the "Easy Mode". When I finish the intallation, the VMware automatically installed the VMware Tools, and it was stuck at this scene. The scene is like this: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * V m w a r eE a s yI n s t a l l P L E A S EW A I T !V M w a r eT o o l si sc u r r e n t l yb e i n g i n s t a l l e do ny o u rs y s t e m .D e p e n d i n go nt h e v e r s i o no fU b u n t uy o ua r ei n s t a l l i n g ,y o um a y l o gi nb e l o wa n du s et h es y s t e md u r i n g i n t a l l a t i o n .O t h e r w i s e ,p l e a s ew a i tf o rt h e g r a p h i c a le n v i r o n m e n tt ol a u n c h .T h a n ky o u . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * u b u n t ul o g i n : _ I can login and use the command "sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm start" to go to the graphical interfaces but I have to do it every time I use this system. And I have waited for a very long time and VMware still told me to wait..... Any Solutions?
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asked May 24 '12 at 15:09 Zhigong Lee 99 1 1 4

This belongs on SuperUser. Jonathon Reinhart May 24 '12 at 15:10

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Follow the 3 Steps ... 1. Restore the / e t c / i s s u e file: s u d om v/ e t c / i s s u e . b a c k u p/ e t c / i s s u e 2. Restore the / e t c / r c . l o c a l file: s u d om v/ e t c / r c . l o c a l . b a c k u p/ e t c / r c . l o c a l 3. Restore the / e t c / i n i t / l i g h t d m . c o n f file: s u d om v/ o p t / v m w a r e t o o l s i n s t a l l e r / l i g h t d m . c o n f/ e t c / i n i t

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Then reboot.
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answered Jun 3 '12 at 15:15 Kazi Sabbir Ibna Ataur 491 1 3

Your answer reads very much like this answer on Ask Ubuntu. Makoto Jun 3 '12 at 15:39 There's a very critical typo in this post. There is a * added after /etc/issue which needs to be removed. advocate Aug 24 '12 at 19:14 I had this problem as well, and this solution worked. Thank you! A D Mar 3 at 19:52 Works perfectly! Bruno Mar 4 at 15:08

In my case, Ubuntu 10.10, maveric, the last file is gdm.conf instead of lightdm.conf Luis Lobo Borobia Apr 29 at 16:13

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Here is an alternative approach: http://askubuntu.com/questions/126229/12-04-stuck-at-vmare-easyinstall I did not test it - no priority now - but do experience the same issue. As I only use Ubuntu for some testing it is not that bad, but strange. Have been installing Ubuntu since 6.06 LTS in VMWare and never had this problem (did have other issues though ;-) )
answered Jun 2 '12 at 6:12 Pieter 75 5

I just had the same issue with Worksattion 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. I tried the suggested solutions, however they did not work. What worked for me was Creating the VM first by choosing the option "I will install the OS later" then mount the iso on the CDROM through the settings window and boot it up. Worked 1st time. also once its finished copying the files disconnect the cd rom at reboot
answered Jul 4 '12 at 11:15 Arturski 311 2 4 8 This method worked for me too. vinaym Aug 30 '12 at 19:26

when it goes to the VMWare easy install it try to install the autoinst.iso, what you need to do is to disconnected the disk and the image disk as well, that should fix the issue.
answered Nov 19 '12 at 5:31 HNguyen 31 1

An even easier and clean way to fix this is is shut down your VM, go to properties and remove the floppy drive. Then start it and voila!
answered Nov 29 '12 at 1:01 kR105 76 6

Same thing is happening to me. I don't quite have a solution (other than maybe calling startx instead of the lightdm), but I do have something that seemed like it should've worked, so maybe it'll help out in some way. (most of this is just what it tells you to do). Make sure you take a snapshot before you start. I started up the vm, disconnected my virtual CD-Drive, went to Vm > Install VMWareTools, and hit install. stackoverflow.com/questions/10740243/ubuntu-intallation-is-stuck-at-vmware-tools-installation

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I started up the vm, disconnected my virtual CD-Drive, went to Vm > Install VMWareTools, and hit install. Then, I mounted the cd-rom drive, extracted the tarball to my desktop, and ran the .pl script in there. It then went through installation settings (I just used all default) and finally said it was done and I should log-out and log back in. VMWare seems to think VMWare-tools is installed, but the screen still shows up, and now the mouse cannot click on pop-up windows (like the shutdown window). I need to revert, but I'll try it again, this time reading what installation settings I'm using.
answered May 25 '12 at 14:37 AndrasK 53 2

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