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Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility Procedure 1 Open a command prompt or terminal on the guest. 2 Change to the VMware Tools installation directory. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools. Change directories to /usr/sbin. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. Change directories to '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'. 3 Enter the command to list available devices. utility-name device list For utility-name use the guest-specific program name. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Mac Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. Use vmware-toolbox-cmd. Use vmware-tools-cli. 4 (Optional) Enter the command to determine whether a device is connected. utility-name device status device-name For device-name, use one of the names displayed when you used the list subcommand. 5 Enter the command to connect or disconnect the device. utility-name device device-name subcommand Variable device-name subcommand Valid Value Use one of the names displayed when you used the list subcommand. Use enable or disable. After you complete this procedure, the device is connected or disconnected, as you specified. For more information about the VMware Tools drivers used for device functionality, see "VMware Tools Device Drivers," on page 11. VMware Tools Device Drivers Device drivers smooth mouse operations, make VMware features such as folder sharing available, and improve sound, graphics, and networking performance. If you do a custom VMware Tools installation or reinstallation, you can choose which drivers to install. Which drivers are installed when you install VMware Tools also depends on the guest operating system and the VMware product. The following device drivers are included with VMware Tools: SVGA driver This virtual driver enables 32-bit displays, high display resolution, and significantly faster graphics performance. When you install VMware Tools, a virtual SVGA driver replaces the default VGA driver, which allows for only 640 X 480 resolution and 16-color graphics. VMware, Inc. 11

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Procedure
1
Open a command prompt or terminal on the guest.
2
Change to the VMware Tools installation directory.
Option
Action
Windows
Change directories to
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
.
Linux and Solaris
Change directories to
/usr/sbin
.
FreeBSD
Change directories to
/usr/local/sbin
.
Mac
Change directories to
'/Library/Application Support/VMware
Tools'
.
3
Enter the command to list available devices.
utility-name
device list
For
utility-name
use the guest-specific program name.
Option
Action
Windows
Use
VMwareToolboxCmd.exe
.
Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD
Use
vmware-toolbox-cmd
.
Mac
Use
vmware-tools-cli
.
4
(Optional) Enter the command to determine whether a device is connected.
utility-name
device status
device-name
For
device-name
, use one of the names displayed when you used the
list
subcommand.
5
Enter the command to connect or disconnect the device.
utility-name
device
device-name
subcommand
Variable
Valid Value
device-name
Use one of the names displayed when you used the
list
subcommand.
subcommand
Use
enable
or
disable
.
After you complete this procedure, the device is connected or disconnected, as you specified. For more
information about the VMware Tools drivers used for device functionality, see
“VMware Tools Device
Drivers,”
on page 11.
VMware Tools Device Drivers
Device drivers smooth mouse operations, make VMware features such as folder sharing available, and improve
sound, graphics, and networking performance. If you do a custom VMware Tools installation or reinstallation,
you can choose which drivers to install.
Which drivers are installed when you install VMware Tools also depends on the guest operating system and
the VMware product. The following device drivers are included with VMware Tools:
SVGA driver
This virtual driver enables 32-bit displays, high display resolution, and
significantly faster graphics performance. When you install VMware Tools, a
virtual SVGA driver replaces the default VGA driver, which allows for only
640 X 480 resolution and 16-color graphics.
Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility
VMware, Inc.
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