"Use All Displays in Full Screen" is greyed out?

[vmware6666]

Hi..

I've got two monitors on my Leopard system, with a Fedora 11 guest, but the 'Use All Displays in Full Screen' menu item is still greyed-out.

From what I've seen with Google, nobody else on the planet is having this problem.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

[admin]

Did you install VMware Tools?

[vmware6666]

Not yet... I guess it's critical for this?

[Mikero · Accepted solution]

It's critical for just about everything... without it, Windows is running without any VMware drivers, so not only will there be a performance hit, but you don't get much of the intended functionality (copy-paste between guest/host; 3d accelleration; shared folders; printers;)... basicaly everything relies on VMware Tools being installed...

[admin]

The OP specified they were using a Fedora guest, so some of what you said doesn't apply (e.g. we currently do not accelerate 3D for Linux guests).

vmware6666: Yes, you need Tools installed. See Fusion's Help for step-by-step instructions.

[vmware6666]

Ok, I've installed vmware tools. The menu item is still greyed out.

Did I mention that my guest OS is Fedora 11, not Windows?

[vmware6666]

And that was after shutting down the guest and vmware.

[vmware6666]

Actually, it's hard to say whether vmware-tools was successfully installed, as the option to install vmware-tools is still on the vmware fusion menu. I had to use the tarball install procedure, as there was no rpm on the virtual cdrom image; the fusion help file on the mac side needs to be updated to omit any mention of rpms.

VMware-toolbox works, except that it locks up if you press the 'help' button, and needs to be killed.

Eh, I guess I don't need to have vmware on both monitors.

One of these days, installation will be painless. Linux won't be a second-class citizen anymore.

[vmware6666]

Install vmware tools, and try again.