VMware VS4-ADV-A User Guide - Page 11
VMware Tools Device Drivers, Procedure, SVGA driver - 5 5 features
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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