source: x/installing/x7driver-vmware.xml@ 985d9e0

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-version "13.0.2">

  <!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        "91d1d7d33181766714405ab013d31244">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-size          "432 KB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vmware-driver-buildsize     "9.1 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;">

    <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>

      &lfs76_built;

      <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  ---&gt;
  Graphics support  ---&gt;
    Direct Rendering Manager  ---&gt;
      DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU: Y or M
        Enable framebuffer console under vmwgfx by default: Y</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>sed -i "/xf86xv.h/i #include &lt;xorg-server.h&gt;" vmwgfx/vmwgfx_overlay.c &amp;&amp;

./configure $XORG_CONFIG &amp;&amp;
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>
  <!-- End Xorg VMware Driver -->