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Parallels Tools fix for Ubuntu 18.04 and other Linux distributions with Kernel version >= 4.15
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| # Preparation | |
| - In open Ubuntu 18.04 machine click Parallels Actions -> "Install Parallels Tools" | |
| - A "Parallels Tools" CD will popup on your Ubuntu desktop. | |
| - Open it by double mouse click, copy all the content to a new, empty directory on a desktop, let's name it "parallels_fixed" | |
| - Open terminal, change directory to parallels_fixed (cd ~/Desktop/parallels_fixed) | |
| - Make command line installer executable (chmod +x install) | |
| - Change directory to "installer" now (cd installer) | |
| - Run this command to make few scripts executable: "chmod +x installer.* *.sh prl_*" | |
| # We have to modifiy some files, let's prepare: | |
| - Go to kmods directory (cd ~/Desktop/parallels_fixed/kmods) and extract the files (tar -xzf prl_mod.tar.gz) | |
| - Remove prl_mod.tar.gz file from that directory. | |
| # Changing file 1/3 | |
| - Go to "prl_eth/pvmnet/" (cd ~/Desktop/parallels_fixed/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet) directory | |
| - Open "pvmnet.c" file in a text editor | |
| - Edit line 438: | |
| ``` | |
| MODULE_LICENSE("Parallels"); | |
| ``` | |
| to | |
| `MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");` | |
| - Save | |
| # Changing file 2/3 | |
| - Go to "prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/" (cd ~/Desktop/parallels_fixed/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg) directory | |
| - Open "prltg.c" file in a text editor | |
| - Edit line 1535: | |
| `MODULE_LICENSE("Parallels");` | |
| to | |
| `MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");` | |
| - Save | |
| # Changing file 3/3 | |
| - Go to "prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze/" (cd ~/Desktop/parallels_fixed/kmods/prl_fs_freeze/Snapshot/Guest/Linux/prl_freeze) | |
| - Open "prl_fs_freeze.c" file in a text editor | |
| - in line 212 you will find a function "thaw_timer_fn": | |
| ` | |
| void thaw_timer_fn(unsigned long data) | |
| { | |
| struct work_struct *work = (struct work_struct *)data; | |
| schedule_work(work); | |
| } | |
| ` | |
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