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#!/bin/sh
#
# Description:  Script for preparing VMware environment Diskless
#               X Stations (v4)
#
# Author(s):    Dirk von Suchodoletz <dirk@goe.net>, 18-03-2006
#               Michael Janczyk <mj0@uni-freiburg.de>, 23-08-2006
# Copyright:    (c) 2003, 2006 - RZ Universitaet Freiburg
#
# Version:      0.14.324
#
################################################################################




### VERBOSE? ###################################################################
# set verbose mode (set -x(v))
#set -xv




### HEADER SECTION #############################################################
# write runvmware.conf
runvmwareconfheader () {
  echo "
  ##############################################################################
  ###### This configuration file was generated by 'runvmware',            ######
  ###### dont use it for your own configurations - it will be overwritten ######
  ######                                                                  ######

  ###### identity ##############################################################
  displayName = \"${displayname}\"
  guestOS = \"${vmostype}\"
  config.version = \"${confver}\"
  virtualHW.version = \"${hver}\"

  memsize = \"${mem}\"
  numvcpus = \"1\"

 
  ###### ide-disks #############################################################
  ide0:0.mode = \"${np}\"
  ide0:0.present = \"TRUE\"
  ide0:0.fileName = \"${tmpdir}/disk\" 

  ide1:0.present = \"${cdr_1}\"
  ide1:0.fileName = \"${cdr_1_name}\"
  ide1:0.deviceType = \"cdrom-raw\"

  ide1:1.present = \"${cdr_2}\"
  ide1:1.fileName = \"${cdr_2_name}\"
  ide1:1.deviceType = \"cdrom-raw\"

 
  ###### scsi-disks ############################################################
  scsi0.present = \"FALSE\"


  ###### nics ##################################################################
  ethernet0.present = \"TRUE\"
  ethernet0.addressType = \"static\"
  ethernet0.connectionType = \"bridged\"
  ethernet0.address = \"00:50:56:0D:${mac}\"

 
  ###### sound #################################################################
  sound.present = \"TRUE\"
  sound.virtualDev = \"es1371\"


  ###### usb ###################################################################
  usb.present = \"TRUE\"
  usb.generic.autoconnect = \"TRUE\"


  ###### floppies ##############################################################
  floppy0.present = \"${floppya}\"
  floppy0.fileName = \"/dev/fd0\"

  floppy1.present = \"${floppyb}\"
  floppy1.fileType = \"file\"
  floppy1.fileName = \"${floppybname}\"
  floppy1.startConnected = \"TRUE\"


  ###### ports #################################################################
  parallel0.present = \"FALSE\"

  serial0.present = \"FALSE\"


  ###### shared folders ########################################################
  sharedFolder0.present = \"TRUE\"
  sharedFolder0.enabled = \"TRUE\"
  sharedFolder0.expiration = \"never\"
  sharedFolder0.guestName = \"Home\"
  sharedFolder0.hostPath = \"${HOME}\"
  sharedFolder0.readAccess = \"TRUE\"
  sharedFolder0.writeAccess = \"TRUE\"
  sharedFolder.maxNum = \"1\"


  ###### misc ##################################################################
  tmpDirectory = \"${tmpdir}\"
  mainMem.useNamedFile = \"FALSE\"
  snapshot.disabled = \"TRUE\"
  tools.syncTime = \"TRUE\"
  redoLogDir = \"${tmpdir}\"
  hints.hideAll = \"TRUE\"
  logging = \"FALSE\"
  isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = \"FALSE\"
  isolation.tools.dnd.disable = \"TRUE\"
  isolation.tools.copy.enable = \"TRUE\"
  isolation.tools.paste.enabled = \"TRUE\"
  gui.restricted = \"TRUE\"
  pref.hotkey.shift = \"TRUE\"
  pref.hotkey.control = \"TRUE\"
  pref.hotkey.alt = \"TRUE\"
  svga.maxWidth = \"${xres}\"
  svga.maxHeight = \"${yres}\"
  
  " \
  >${confile}

  # set the appropriate permissions for the vmware config file
  chmod u+rwx ${confile} >/dev/null 2>&1
}


preferencesheader () {
  echo "
  ##############################################################################
  ###### This configuration file was generated by 'runvmware',            ######
  ###### dont use it for your own configurations - it will be overwritten ######
  ######                                                                  ######

  hints.hideAll = \"TRUE\"
  pref.exchangeSelections = \"TRUE\"
  pref.hotkey.shift = \"TRUE\"
  pref.tip.startup = \"FALSE\"
  pref.vmplayer.exit.vmAction = \"poweroff\"
  pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.autohide = \"TRUE\"
  pref.vmplayer.webUpdateOnStartup = \"FALSE\"
  prefvmx.defaultVMPath = \"${vmhome}\"
  prefvmx.mru.config = \"${confile}:\"
  tmpDirectory = \"${tmpdir}\"
  webUpdate.checkPeriod = \"manual\"
  pref.eula.size = \"2\"
  pref.eula.0.appName = \"VMware Player\"
  pref.eula.0.buildNumber = \"${vmbuild}\"
  pref.eula.1.appName = \"VMware Workstation\"
  pref.eula.1.buildNumber = \"${vmbuild}\"

  " \
  >${vmhome}/preferences
}




### VARIABLES SECTION ##########################################################

# declaration of default variables

# first read variables from machine-setup
. /etc/machine-setup

# script variables
last_changes=$(head -n 15 $0 | grep "@" | awk -F ", " '{print $2}' \
  | awk -F "-" '{print $3" "$2" "$1}' | sort -bfnr \
  | awk '{print $3"-"$2"-"$1}' | grep -m 1 [0-9])
version=$(head -n 15 $0 | grep "# Version: " | awk '{print $3}')

# hardware variables
# temporary disk space for logs, etc...
export tmpdir=/tmp/${USER}

mac=
declare -i mem=0
declare -i memtest=0
memopt=
memhost=
memmeg=
memgig=
permem=66
# virtual devices
cdr_1="FALSE"
cdr_1_name="/dev/cdrom"
cdr_2="FALSE"
cdr_2_name="/dev/cdrom1"
floppya="FALSE"
floppyb="FALSE"
# place for the virtual floppy "B:"
floppybname="/etc/vmware/loopimg/fd1.img"
# resolution
hostres=$(xvidtune -show | grep -ve "^$")
xres=$(echo "${hostres}" | awk '{print $3}')
yres=$(echo "${hostres}" | awk '{print $7}')
guestres=
g_xres=
g_yres=


# VMware variables
# VMware build
vmbuild=$(vmware -v | awk -F "-" '{print $2}')
# VMware start options
vmopt="-X -q"
# configfile
confile="${tmpdir}/runvmware.conf"
vmhome="${HOME}/.vmware"
vmdir="/var/lib/vmware"
# templates dir
vmtempl="${vmdir}/templ"
# .desktop files directory
vmsessions="${vmdir}/vmsessions"
desktops=
desktopsnr=
execute=()
menu=
# special Variables
confver=8
hver=4
np="independent-nonpersistent"
# set hostname: using original hostname and adding string "-vm"
hostname="VM-${HOST}"
# set samba workgroup
workgroup="VMware-Workgroup"
comment="Diskless X Station VMware Image"
# image variables
alias=
diskfile=
rightsfile=
noimage=0
ostype=
vmostype=
displayname="Diskless X Station VMware Image"
# image checking variable
filecheck=


# command line variables
# start with this this default commmand line options + extra
defaults=$(grep -v "#.*" ${vmtempl}/defaults)
# add command line opts to defaults
# defaults will be overwritten by command line options
lineopts=( `echo ${defaults} $@` )
nofclopt=$(expr $# + $(echo ${defaults} | wc -w))
silent=
include=
debug=0
inter=
comdef=




### FUNCTIONS SECTION ##########################################################

# function to write to stdout/logfile
# logs labeled with $2=0 write to stdout, if debug set, write to logfile
writelog () {
  # write to stdout
  [ -z ${silent} ] && [ "$2" = "0" ] && echo -e "$1"
  
  # check if range given e.g. 0 0
  if [ -z "$2" ] || [ -z "$3" ];then
    echo -e "\n\nNO RANGE IN WRITELOG STATEMENT:\n$1\n\tPlease correct!\n"
    exit 1
  fi

  # log if level greater than 1 and log only from level $2 to level $3
  [ "${debug}" -ge "1" ] && [ "${debug}" -ge "$2" ] && [ "${debug}" -le "$3" ] \
    && echo -e "$1" >>${tmpdir}/runvmware.${debug}.log
}


help () {
 cat <<EOH

USAGE: $0 [--options]

Image options:
	-i|--interactive        interactive mode with image selection
	-s|--start <image-name>	start image /\${vmdir}/<image-name>.vmdk
	-a|--alias		use aliases
	--silent		no stdout from runvmware
        --mem <n(M(h)),n(G(h))>	override autoallocation of memory, in percent
                                m,M megabyte, g,G gigabyte, h,H reserve f. host
        --res <X_intxY_int>     Maximum resolution of the guest os, e.g. 800x600
	--delay <n seconds>	delay the start of the script n seconds
	--image <directory>	specify image directory
	--persistent		use persistent mode
	--vmostype <vmwareos>   define VMware ostype
        --include <includefile> include code right before program start
	--displayaliases	aliases you can use with option -a
        --floppya               enable floppy disk
        --floppyb               use /etc/vmware/fd-loop as floppy B,
                                needed for exchanging files w/ VMware
VMware options:
        --run <program>         specify programm, e.g. vmware, vmplayer, ...
	--windowed		start in windowed mode
	--edit			only open config file in vmware (only VMware)
	--donotquit		do not quit after image stopped (only VMware)
runvmware options:
	-h|--help		this help
	--version
	--debug <level>		level 1 -> print stdout to file

		Dirk von Suchodoletz,     Michael Janczyk
		  <dirk@goe.net>,      <mj0@uni-freiburg.de>

EOH

  # print version , remove path
  echo -e "$0: LAST CHANGES $last_changes | VERSION $version\n" \
    | awk -F "/" '{print "\t\t"$NF}'

  exit 0
}


checkalias () {
  if [ -r "${vmtempl}/alias" ]; then

    writelog "Checking alias for ${startvm}...\c" 0 1

    vmalias=$(grep -v "#.*" ${vmtempl}/alias | grep -w "${startvm}" \
      | awk '{print $1}')
    [ -n "${vmalias}" ] && startvm=${vmalias}

    writelog "finished\nResult:\n\tVMimage name:\t${startvm}\n" 0 1

  else
    writelog "NO alias file found: ${vmtempl}/alias" 0 1
    writelog "Try without option \"-a\"" 0 1
    exit 1

  fi
}


x_dialog () {
  desktops=( `ls ${vmsessions}/*.desktop 2>/dev/null` )
  desktopsnr=$(echo "${#desktops[*]}")
  (( args=0 ))
  declare -i i=0

  while [ "${desktopsnr}" -gt "${args}" ]; do
    # exec in .desktop
    execute[${i}]=$(grep -m 1 -i "exec" ${desktops[${args}]} \
      | awk -F "=" '{print $2}')
    menu="$menu \"\${execute[${i}]}\""
    i=${i}+1

    # name in .desktop
    execute[${i}]=$(grep -m 1 -i "name" ${desktops[${args}]} \
      | awk -F "=" '{print $2}')
    execute[${i}]=${execute[${i}]:-`echo ${execute[${i}-1]} | sed -e "s,-, ,g"`}
    menu="$menu \"\${execute[${i}]}\""
    i=${i}+1

    # comment in .desktop
    execute[${i}]=$(grep -m 1 -i "comment" ${desktops[${args}]} \
      | awk -F "=" '{print $2}')
    execute[${i}]=${execute[${i}]:-"No comment"}
    menu="$menu \"\${execute[${i}]}\""
    i=${i}+1

    (( args=${args}+1 ))
  done

  # --stderr because of 1>/dev/null
  # echoing to file because Xdialog sux when used w/ quotes
  echo -e "Xdialog --title \"VMware Image Menu\" \
          --screen-center \
          --fill \
          --no-wrap \
          --stderr \
          --no-tags \
          --ok-label \"START\" \
          --item-help \
          --menubox \"Please choose the image you would like to run:\" 35 80 0 \
          $menu 1>/dev/null" \
  > ${tmpdir}/Xdialog
  
. ${tmpdir}/Xdialog
rm -f ${tmpdir}/Xdialog

}


filecheck () {
  filecheck=$(LANG=us ls -lh ${diskfile} 2>&1)
  writelog "Filecheck:\n${filecheck}\n" 0 1
  noimage=$(echo ${filecheck} | grep -i "no such file or directory" | wc -l)
  rightsfile=${diskfile}

  # check if link
  if [ -L "${diskfile}" ]; then
    # take link target
    rightsfile=$(ls -lh ${diskfile} 2>&1 | awk -F "-> *" '{print $2}')
    rightsfile=${vmdir}/${rightsfile}
    filecheck=$(LANG=us ls -lh ${rightsfile} 2>&1)
  fi

  # does file exist
  if [ "${noimage}" -ge "1" ]; then
    writelog "Vmware Image Problem:\c" 0 0
    writelog "\tThe image you've specified doesn't exist." 0 0
    writelog "Filecheck says:\c" 0 1
    writelog "\t\t${diskfile}:\n\t\t\tNo such file or directory" 0 1
    writelog "Hint:\c" 0 0
    writelog "\t\t\tCompare spelling of the image with your options.\n" 0 0
    exit 1
  fi

  # readable?
  if ! [ -r "${diskfile}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
    -o -r "${diskfile}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ]; then
    writelog "Vmware Image Problem:\c" 0 1
    writelog "\tThe image you've specified has wrong rights." 0 1
    writelog "Filecheck says:\t\t`echo ${filecheck} \
      | awk '{print $1" "$3" "$4}'` ${rightsfile}" 0 1
    writelog "Hint:\t\t\tChange rights with: chmod a+r ${rightsfile}\n" 0 0
    exit 1
  fi

  # writable (for persistent-mode)?
  if ! [ -w "${diskfile}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
    -o -w "${diskfile}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ] \
    && [ "${np}" = "independent-persistent" ]; then
    writelog "Vmware Image Problem:\c" 0 1
    writelog "\tThe image you've specified has wrong rights." 0 1
    writelog "Filecheck says:\t\t`echo ${filecheck} \
      | awk '{print $1" "$3" "$4}'` ${rightsfile}" 0 1
    writelog "Hint:\t\t\tUse nonpersistent-mode or change rights to rw\n" 0 0
    exit 1
  fi
                          
}




#### INTERPRET COMMAND LINE OPTIONS ############################################
# print help if no clo
if [ ${nofclopt} = "0" ]; then
  help
  exit 0
fi

# interpretation of command line arguments
(( args=0 ))
while [ ${nofclopt} -gt "${args}" ]; do
  case "${lineopts[${args}]}" in
    -h|--help)
      help
    ;;
    --version)
      echo -e "\n$0: LAST CHANGES ${last_changes} | VERSION ${version}\n" \
        | awk -F "/" '{print "\t"$NF}'
      exit 0
    ;;
    -i|--interactive)
      inter="TRUE"
    ;;
    -s|--start)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      startvm=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    -a|--alias)
      alias="TRUE"
    ;;
    --silent)
      silent="TRUE"
    ;;
    --displayaliases)
      cat ${vmtempl}/alias; exit 0
    ;;
    --delay)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      sleep ${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --image)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      vmdir=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --persistent)
      np="independent-persistent"
    ;;
    --include)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      include=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --vmostype)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      vmostype=${lineopts[${args}]}
      comdef="TRUE"
    ;;
    --mem)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      memopt=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --res)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      guestres=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --run)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      vmrun=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --debug)
      (( args=${args}+1 ))
      debug=${lineopts[${args}]}
    ;;
    --windowed)
      vmopt=$(echo ${vmopt} | sed -e "s,-X,-x,")
    ;;

    --floppya)
      floppya="TRUE"
    ;;
    --floppyb)
      floppyb="TRUE"
    ;;
    --edit)
      vmopt=""
    ;;
    --donotquit)
      vmopt=$(echo ${vmopt} | sed -e "s,-q,,")
    ;;
    *)
    echo -e "\n\tOption \"${lineopts[${args}]}\" not found, please correct.\n"
    sleep 1
    help
  ;;
  esac
  (( args=${args}+1 ))
done




### STARTING ###################################################################

# logo for console
if [ -z ${silent} ]; then
cat <<EOL

           .----.--.--.-----.--.--.--------.--.--.--.---.-.----.-----.
           |   _|  |  |     |  |  |        |  |  |  |  _  |   _|  -__|
           |__| |_____|__|__|\___/|__|__|__|________|___._|__| |_____|
                Script for preparing VMware environment...(v${version})


EOL
writelog "Starting...`echo ${np} | sed -e \"s,i.*-,,g\" \
  | tr [a-z] [A-Z]`-mode\n" 0 0

fi




### CHECK MACHINE SETUP ########################################################

# create environment
# remove leftover locks from former runs, 
# problems may occure if you run more then one vmware with this script
rm -f ${tmpdir}/*LOCK >/dev/null 2>&1
rm -f ${tmpdir}/*.${debug}.log >/dev/null 2>&1


# create vmware directories
mkdir -p ${tmpdir} >/dev/null 2>&1
mkdir -p ${vmhome} >/dev/null 2>&1



# start logging, because now we have the directories created ;)
writelog "##################################################" 1 99
writelog "#\n# File created by $0 (v.${version})\n# on `date`"  1 99
writelog "# LOGLEVEL=${debug}\n#" 1 99
writelog "##################################################\n" 1 99
# repeat only for logfile ;)
writelog "Starting...`echo ${np} | sed -e \"s,i.*-,,g\" \
  | tr [a-z] [A-Z]`-mode\n" 1 1

# log disksetup
writelog "Directories:
  \tTmpdir:\t\t${tmpdir}\n\tVMhome:\t\t${vmhome}\n\tTmpdir info:\
  \t`mount | grep -i "/tmp "`\n" 0 1



# configuring MAC address: first four bytes are fixed (00:50:56:0D) the
# last two bytes are taken from the local network adaptor
writelog "Starting hardware / device detection...\c" 0 1

mac=$(/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | grep eth0 | sed -e "s, ,,g" \
  | awk -F ":" '{print $(NF-1)":"$NF}')


# get memory in MB
memtest=$(expr $(grep -i "memtotal" /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2}') / 1024)

# check if command line option given and calculate memory for vmware
if [ -n "${memopt}" ]; then
  # memory allocation for host or guest?
  memhost=`echo ${memopt} | grep -i "h"`\
    && memopt=`echo ${memopt} | sed -e "s,[h,H],,"`
  # memory given in megabyte
  memmeg=`echo ${memopt} | grep -i "m"`
  # memory given in gigabyte
  memgig=`echo ${memopt} | grep -i "g"`
  # remove m or M
  [ -n "${memmeg}" ] && mem=$(echo ${memopt} | sed -e "s,[m,M],,")
  # remove g or G and convert to megabyte
  [ -n "${memgig}" ] && mem=$(echo ${memopt} | sed -e "s,[g,G],,") \
     && mem=${mem}*1024
  # if no m or g, then it is percent
  [ -z "${memmeg}" ] && [ -z "${memgig}" ] && mem=${memtest}/100*${memopt}/4*4
  # memory allocation for host or guest? If host calculate for guest.
  [ -n "${memhost}" ] && mem=${memtest}-${mem}
  # else use ${permem} variable to calculate memory percentage for vmware
else mem=${memtest}/100*${permem}/4*4
fi

# check memory range
memtest=${memtest}-128
if [ "${mem}" -lt "128" ] || [ "${mem}" -gt "${memtest}" ]; then
  writelog "\n\n\tYour memory is out of range: ${mem} MB.
    \tMin. 128 MB for host and guest!\n\tTry --mem option.\n" 0 1
  exit 1
fi


# look for cdrom,dvd and floppy and add them to the vm config file
if [ -L /dev/cdrom ] ; then
  cdr_1="TRUE"
fi

if [ -L /dev/cdrom1 ] ; then
  cdr_2="TRUE"
fi


# check for floppy controller
test ! -d /sys/block/fd0 && floppya="FALSE"


# guest resolution
if [ -n "${guestres}" ]; then
  g_xres=$(echo "${guestres}" | awk -F "x" '{print $1}')
  g_yres=$(echo "${guestres}" | awk -F "x" '{print $2}')
  if [ "${g_xres}" -ge "640" -a "${g_xres}" -le "${xres}" \
    -a "${g_yres}" -ge "480" -a "${g_yres}" -le "${yres}" ]; then
    xres=${g_xres}
    yres=${g_yres}
  else
    writelog "\n\n\tSpecified resolution is not in range!
      \tRange: 640x480 - ${xres}x${yres}
      \tJumping back to resolution of Host.\n"
  fi
fi        

writelog "finished\nResults:\n\tMAC:\t\t00:50:56:0D:${mac}\n\tMem:\t\t${mem} MB
  \tMax. res.:\t${xres}x${yres}\n\tFloppy_A:\t${floppya}\n\tFloppy_B:\
  \t${floppyb}\n\tCD-ROM_1:\t${cdr_1}\n\tCD-ROM_2:\t${cdr_2}\n" 0 1




### SELECT VIRTUAL IMAGE #######################################################

# interactive mode
if [ -n "${inter}" ]; then
  writelog "Starting interactive mode...\c" 0 0

  menutest=$(ls ${vmsessions} | grep -x ".*desktop" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)

  # check for session files
  if [ "${menutest}" = "0" ]; then
    writelog "\rNo sessions found in ${vmsessions} for option -i" 0 99
    writelog "Please use option -s and check your configuration \n" 0 0 
    exit 1
  fi

  # check for Xdialog
  if ! [ `which Xdialog 2>/dev/null` ]; then
    writelog "\rXdialog not found!      " 0 99
    writelog "Please install Xdialog for interactive mode, \c" 0 0
    writelog "or use option -s.\n" 0 0
    exit 1
  fi

  # create menu, etc...
  startvm=$(x_dialog 2>&1) # 2>&1, see function

  if [ -z "${startvm}" ]; then
    writelog "\rNo image selected, please retry or use option -s\n" 0 0
    writelog "No image was selected (option -i); \c" 2 2
    writelog "return value is: ${startvm}\n" 2 2
    exit 1
  fi

  writelog "finished.\nResult:\n\tVMimage:\t${startvm}\n" 0 1
fi


# aliases
[ -n "${alias}" ] && checkalias


# image allocation
writelog "Starting image detection...\c" 0 1

diskfile="${vmdir}/${startvm}.vmdk"

# check if ${vmostype} defined via command line
if [ -z "${comdef}" ]; then
  ostype=$(echo ${startvm} | awk -F "-" '{print $1}')
  vmostype=$(grep -v "#.*" ${vmtempl}/ostype | grep -w "${ostype}" \
    | awk '{print $1}')

  # if ${ostype} not found use else statement
  vmostype=${vmostype:-"other"}

fi


# define name for VMware window
displayname=$(grep -m 1 -i "name" \
  ${vmsessions}/*${startvm}.desktop | awk -F "=" '{print $2}')
# if variable not set
displayname=${displayname:-"VMware Image"}


writelog "finished\nResults:\n\tDiskfile:\t${diskfile}
  \tVMostype:\t${vmostype}\n\tDisplayname:\t${displayname}\n" 0 1


# link to windows image
writelog "Linking \"ln -fs ${diskfile}
  \t${tmpdir}/disk\"...\c" 0 1
ln -fs ${diskfile} ${tmpdir}/disk
writelog "finished\nResult:\n`ls -l ${tmpdir}/disk`\n" 0 1


# check if image exists, etc...
filecheck




### WRITE CONFIGURATION FILES ##################################################

# create preferences
preferencesheader

# create VMware startup file
runvmwareconfheader

# include file which is given via command line
[ -n "${include}" ] && . ${include}

# copy VMware (-Player) bios
cp ${vmtempl}/nvram.5.0 ${tmpdir}/nvram 2>&1 >/dev/null

# adjust volume
writelog "Unmuting sound...\c" 0 0
amixer -q sset Master 28 unmute
amixer -q sset PCM 28 unmute
writelog "finished\n" 0 0



### RUN VMWARE(-Player) ########################################################

# ...with the automatically written config file
if [ `which vmplayer 2>/dev/null` ] && [ -z "${vmrun}" ] \
  || [ "${vmrun}" = "vmplayer" ]; then
  
  writelog "\nStarting VMplayer..." 0 0
  vmopt=$(echo ${vmopt} | sed -e "s,-q,," -e "s,-x,,") # remove unsupported opts
  # run VMplayer
  vmplayer ${vmopt} ${confile} 2>&1 >/dev/null

elif [ `which vmware 2>/dev/null` ] && [ -z "${vmrun}" ] \
  || [ "${vmrun}" = "vmware" ]; then
  
  # copy licence file to VMware directory
  cp /var/lib/vmware/templ/license.ws.5.0 ${vmhome} 2>&1 >/dev/null
  writelog "\nStarting VMware..." 0 0
  # run VMware
  vmware ${vmopt} ${confile} 2>&1 >/dev/null

else
  writelog "\nNo VMware/VMPlayer found!\n" 0 99
  exit 1

fi




writelog "\nBye.\n" 0 0
exit 0
################################################################################