{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26/events","html_url":"https://github.com/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26","id":105029403,"number":26,"title":"ubuntu1404.json for VMWare Fusion 7 fails ","user":{"login":"bluk","id":94150,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/94150?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk","html_url":"https://github.com/bluk","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/bluk/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-09-05T14:25:35Z","updated_at":"2015-09-20T18:19:56Z","closed_at":"2015-09-20T18:19:56Z","body":"Running `packer build -only=vmware-iso ubuntu1404.json` produces a Vagrant box but while building, an error occurs installing the VMWare Tools using VMWare Fusion Pro 7:\r\n\r\n```\r\n==> vmware-iso: Provisioning with shell script: script/sshd.sh\r\n==> vmware-iso: Provisioning with shell script: script/vmtool.sh\r\n    vmware-iso: ==> Installing VMware Tools\r\n    vmware-iso: mount: block device /home/vagrant/linux.iso is write-protected, mounting read-only\r\n    vmware-iso: VMware Tools 9.9.3 build-2759765 for Linux installer\r\n    vmware-iso: Usage: /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl [[-][-]d[efault]]\r\n    vmware-iso: default: Automatically answer questions with the proposed answer.\r\n    vmware-iso: [[-][-]prefix=<path to install product: bin, lib, doc>]    Put the installation\r\n    vmware-iso: at <path> instead of the default location.  This implies '--default'.\r\n    vmware-iso: --clobber-kernel-modules=<module1,module2,...>    Forcefully removes any VMware\r\n    vmware-iso: related modules installed by any other installer and installs the modules\r\n    vmware-iso: provided by this installer.  This is a comma seperated list of modules.\r\n    vmware-iso:\r\n```\r\n\r\nI modified the vmtool.sh to use `--default` instead of `--force-install` on the line:\r\n\r\n```\r\n/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl --force-install  \r\n```\r\n\r\nAnd the box builds without errors. But I still encounter an error when trying to `vagrant up` the box.\r\n\r\n```\r\n==> default: Configuring network adapters within the VM...\r\n==> default: Waiting for HGFS kernel module to load...\r\nThe HGFS kernel module was not found on the running virtual machine.\r\nThis must be installed for shared folders to work properly. Please\r\ninstall the VMware tools within the guest and try again. Note that\r\nthe VMware tools installation will succeed even if HGFS fails\r\nto properly install. Carefully read the output of the VMware tools\r\ninstallation to verify the HGFS kernel modules were installed properly.\r\n```\r\n\r\nWas wondering if anyone else has encountered this issue or if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/comments/141817248","html_url":"https://github.com/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26#issuecomment-141817248","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/boxcutter/ubuntu/issues/26","id":141817248,"user":{"login":"annawake","id":10791908,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10791908?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake","html_url":"https://github.com/annawake","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/annawake/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-09-20T18:19:56Z","updated_at":"2015-09-20T18:19:56Z","body":"Addressed by https://github.com/boxcutter/ubuntu/commit/bceb01cd8040c8cd7b3dec8bb1f07a77c93aca91"}}