Running vmware-tools on a Knoppix live DVD

1. Edit the ISO (carefully! "vim -b" for example) to append
        config=scan
    to the end of the first APPEND line in the isolinux configuration.
    Delete 12 #s from the last APPEND line nearby.  (11 characters plus space)

2. Boot Knoppix.

3. Create /etc/init.d/packages:

--- CUT ---
#!/bin/sh
# Enable packages from hard drive

if [ "$1" != "start" ]; then
	exit 0
fi

mount /mnt/hda1 2>/dev/null || true

/bin/echo "Enabling packages..."
for pkg in /mnt/hda1/packages/*; do
	if [ -x $pkg/enable ]; then
		/bin/echo -n "  `basename $pkg`: "
		$pkg/enable
		/bin/echo "done."
	fi
done

/bin/echo "Done enabling packages."
--- CUT ---


4. Edit /etc/inittab and add above the w5/x5 lines
	pk:5:wait:/etc/init.d/packages start

5. Tell Knoppix to save its configuration to /mnt/hda1

6. Run the vmware tools installer, putting everythig under /opt/vmware

7. Create /mnt/hda1/packages/vmware-tools/enable:

--- CUT ---
#!/bin/sh

# Enabling this trades speed for space
#mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/tmp/opt/vmware
#ln -s /mnt/hda1/tmp/opt/vmware /opt/vmware

for i in /mnt/hda1/packages/vmware-tools/overlay/*.tar; do
	tar xpPf $i
done

/opt/vmware/etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
--- CUT ---

8. Create tar/tars under /mnt/hda1/packages/vmware-tools/overlay
    that contain(s) the following files and directories:

	/etc/vmware-tools
	/etc/X11/XF86Config
	/etc/X11/XF86Config-4
	/etc/sysconfig/mouse
	/etc/modules.conf
	/lib/modules/2.6.12/misc/vmhgfs.ko
	/lib/modules/2.6.12/misc/vmhgfs.o
	/opt/vmware
	/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.o
	/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/vmmouse_drv.o

9. Reboot

10. Cross your fingers ...