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VMware Tools Install On Linux Problem

I can't seem to get the tools cd mounted.  Here is the error I get
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Here is the contents of the /etc/fstab file
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Here is the guide I am following:
If the tools are installed, you'll have a folder called /etc/vmware in your VM (e.g. the FC7 system).
Additionally, some modules will be loaded (vmxnet, vmhgfs, vmdesched, ...) which you can see in the output of `lsmod`.

If the rpm method doesn't work for you (might not be suitable for your system), there's a .tar.gz archive on the VMware tools image too.
After you clicked on "Install VMware Tools" as mentioned several times above, you need to mount the CD image to access it on your FC7 system.
To do this, simply try to run:

mount /dev/hda /mnt/cdrom

(Having a look at your /etc/fstab file, there might already be a mountpoint configured for your CD drive, use that one then instead).

Now the VMware Tools CD is mounted in the directory /mnt/cdrom.
Copy over the tar.gz file to any temporary location, f.ex:

cp /mnt/cdrom/*.tar.gz /tmp

Now extract it:

cd /tmp
tar xfz VMware*.tar.gz

Change into the newly created directory and start the installer:

cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl

Follow the on-screen instructions and you should be done. 

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I need to find a way to get the tools installed on the Centos guest.

Thanks,
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It would probably be easier to use your distro's package manager and repository to install the VMware Tools. That way you won't have to manually install them again after each kernel update, they will then rather be updated automatically via the normal update channels.
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thanks for the tip on the easier command.