<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> %general-entities; <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-version "13.3.0"> <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-vmware-&xorg-vmware-driver-version;.tar.bz2"> <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-download-ftp "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-vmware-&xorg-vmware-driver-version;.tar.bz2"> <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-md5sum "08d66d062055080ff699ab4869726ea2"> <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-size "464 KB"> <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-buildsize "12 MB"> <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-time "0.1 SBU"> ]> <!-- Begin Xorg VMware Driver --> <sect2 id="xorg-vmware-driver" xreflabel="Xorg VMware Driver-&xorg-vmware-driver-version;"> <sect2info> <date>$Date$</date> </sect2info> <title>Xorg VMware Driver-&xorg-vmware-driver-version;</title> <indexterm zone="xorg-vmware-driver"> <primary sortas="a-xorg-vmware-driver">xorg-vmware-driver</primary> </indexterm> <sect3 role="package"> <title>Introduction to Xorg VMware Driver</title> <para> The <application>Xorg VMware Driver</application> package contains the X.Org Video Driver for VMware SVGA virtual video cards. </para> &lfs101_checked; <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead> <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> <listitem> <para> Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-vmware-driver-download-http;"/> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-vmware-driver-download-ftp;"/> </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Download MD5 sum: &xorg-vmware-driver-md5sum; </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Download size: &xorg-vmware-driver-size; </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Estimated disk space required: &xorg-vmware-driver-buildsize; </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Estimated build time: &xorg-vmware-driver-time; </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg VMware Driver Dependencies</bridgehead> <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead> <para role="required"> <xref linkend="xorg-server"/> </para> <para condition="html" role="usernotes"> User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-vmware-driver"/> </para> </sect3> <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-vmware-driver-kernel"> <title>Kernel Configuration</title> <para> Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary: </para> <screen><literal>Device Drivers ---> Graphics support ---> <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM] <*> DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU [CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX] [*] Enable framebuffer console under vmwgfx by default [CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX_FBCON]</literal></screen> <indexterm zone="xorg-vmware-driver xorg-vmware-driver-kernel"> <primary sortas="d-xorg-vmware-driver">xorg-vmware-driver</primary> </indexterm> </sect3> <sect3 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Xorg VMware Driver</title> <para> Install <application>Xorg VMware Driver</application> by running the following commands: </para> <screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG && make</userinput></screen> <para> This package does not come with a test suite. </para> <para> Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user: </para> <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> </sect3> <!-- <sect3> <title>Command Explanations</title> <para> <command>sed -i ...</command>: This sed fixes building with the latest version of <application>Glibc</application>. </para> </sect3>--> <sect3 role="content"> <title>Contents</title> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg> vmware_drv.so </seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> <variablelist> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> <varlistentry id="vmware_drv"> <term><filename class="libraryfile">vmware_drv.so</filename></term> <listitem> <para> is an Xorg video driver for VMware SVGA virtual video card </para> <indexterm zone="xorg-vmware-driver vmware_drv"> <primary sortas="c-vmware_drv">vmware_drv.so</primary> </indexterm> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect3> </sect2>