Installing VMware Tools in BackTrack 5 R1

In case you need to manually install the VMware Tools you first have to prepare your kernel source by issuing the following commands:
root@bt:~# ln -s /usr/src/linux /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build

Next on the VMware Player, we click Virtual Machine -> Install VMware Tools.
Now let's quickly setup the VMware Tools by issuing the following commands:

root@bt:~# mkdir /mnt/cdrom;