Instructions for installing VMWare tools on OpenBSD (no X windows)

I tested this on OpenBSD 3.9, 32-bit on a 64-bit Linux host. The installation CD/floppy for OpenBSD 64-bit would not boot at all on my system with a Pentium D 950 CPU.

I don't install X windows on my OpenBSD installs, since I use OpenBSD for firewall and server duties. Hence, I didn't figure out how to make X work. Image may be NSFW.
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Configuring OpenBSD on VMware:

1. Set up your VM using the OS Type of FreeBSD. I prefer LSILogic and SCSI disks.

2. Modify the .vmx file and add the line before installation:

Ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

3. Install OpenBSD per your preferences.

Steps for VMWare tools:

4. (Optional) Install nano:

pkg_add ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/packages/i386/nano-1.2.5.tgz

5. Enable kern.emul.freebsd=1:

nano /etc/sysctl.conf

uncomment that line

save

reboot

6. Make /emul/freebsd/sbin directory:

mkdir /emul

mkdir /emul/freebsd

mkdir /emul/freebsd/sbin

7. Mount VMWare tools cdrom:

Install VMWare tools... in the console

mount /dev/cd0c /mnt

8. Extract VMWare tools:

cd /mnt

tar xvzf vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz -C /root

9. Find and copy VMWare guestd:

cp /root/vmware-tools-distrib/lib/sbin32/vmware-guestd /emul/freebsd/sbin

10. Find and copy VMWare scripts:

mkdir /etc/vmware-tools

cp /root/vmware-tools/distrib/etc/* /etc/vmware-tools

11. Update rc.local:

add the following before echo '.'

if \[ -x /emul/freebsd/sbin/vmware-guestd ]; then

        echo -n ' vmware-tools'; /emul/freebsd/sbin/vmware-guestd & > /dev/null

fi

12. Modify shutdown, as shutdown from the OpenBSD tools will only halt the machine:

12a. Download source code for shutdown:

cd /usr

cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs get src/sbin/shutdown

12b. Modify shutdown so that -h is the same as -hp:

cd /usr/src/sbin/shutdown

nano shutdown.c

after line 141, on line 142: add dopower = 1;

save, exit

make

12c. Move old shutdown:

mv /sbin/shutdown /sbin/shutdown.old

12d. Move new shutdown in place:

mv /usr/src/sbin/shutdown/shutdown /sbin

12e. Test shutdown the system:

shutdown -h now

13. While the system is powered down, modify the .vmx file:

tools.syncTime="TRUE"

14. Power up and test the Console and MUI controls. Also, check time sync with the date command.