[ros-dev] 0.3.12 milestones status

[Bernd Blaauw]

Op 11-10-2010 9:06, Olaf Siejka schreef:
> Vmware 7 guest addons do not install currently, due to bug in MSI. ROS 
> vminstall is no longer working with newer Vmware versions, due to 
> changes in guest addons iso file structure.

The MSI installer has never been working anyway due to ReactOS's 
development state, thus the vmwinst.exe program developed by a coder in 
the ReactOS project. I'd have to study its sourcecode to get to know 
which layout it actually expects of a CD/ISOfile (and since using 
Windows 7 and VMware 7, I've got no clue anymore how older guest 
installation tool ISO files are looking internally)
I'd favor quite much if your vmwinst.exe program also allowed to point 
to a directory where you have the extracted (VMware SVGA) driver files. 
After all that's easy enough using 7ZIP to extract files from the MSI 
(which results in .cab files as well), then extract the cab files to 
gain the actual driver files (which require renaming).
The difficult part is actually getting the extracted + renamed files 
into the virtual machine (since floppy is broken in ReactOS since 0.2.5 
or so, USB in development, FileZilla doesn't startup for FTP purposes, I 
was unable to browse network shares using the explorer shell, etc), and 
on top of that finding the correct location to copy all the files 
(C:\REACTOS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS ?), edit an .inf file to get it working in 
ReactOS, and finding correct/documented registry settings for 
registering the driver to ReactOS.

> As for bugs, every single one should be reported in bugzilla, but you 
> surely can ask questions and consult bugs on IRC.

OK, hopefully some wishfull stuff regarding the download tool will count 
as bug as well (FireFox 4 beta , Chrome, FileZilla).

with best regards,

Bernd Blaauw