VMWare Workstation and Gentoo 2.6.7-r9

macawgumbo · Apprentice Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 165

I'm running a dual boot system with Windows 2000 Pro and Gentoo (of course!). I am trying the get VMWare to work on Gentoo so eventually I may go to a complete Gentoo-based system. I am running an NForce2 mobo w/ an Athlon XP 2500 processor. Integrated everything. I emerged VMWare and ran the config script (not sure what should be selected there) and tried to start VMWare from within GNOME. No matter what I do, it says "The program has be configured incorrectly for you kernel. Reconfigure it before starting it again" or something to that effect. Anyways, I try to reconfigure it, but have to reboot because it fails to stop VMWare monitor and the other service below it. Later on, I figure out that it failed to start those two services (after stopping them prior to running the config script) once the config script was run. As of the moment I have done an emerge -C vmware-workstation to uninstall the program and in hopes that with advice may be able to get things going so I may get an installation of Windows up and running. I will also make sure any vmware folders are deleted.

Sidenote: When I configured my kernel, I built everything into kernel. There are no modules except the nvidia module for my graphics (which was compiled independently of the kernel). I read the VMWare documentation on how it needs parallel port loaded as a module. I recompiled with that as a module and come to think of it, I don't think I ever loaded it. Could this be a problem? Also, is having no modules a problem? Just curious on what works best and causes the least trouble.

Gandalf the White · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 12:41 pm Post subject:

This is a typical problem, experienced by many(myself included). Re-emerge vmware, but don't run the configuration program. After emerging is complete, browse over to http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/, and download the latest vmware-any-any-update tarball. Extract, and ./runme.pl, this will setup the modules and then it will ask you if you want it to execute the vmware config, do that. When that is complete, there is about a 75% chance that is still thinks it isn't configured, so cd /etc/vmware, ls and look for a file "not_configured", and delete it. Your vmware installation should now be working.

macawgumbo · Apprentice Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 165

Awesome, it works!

Great link. Would be very helpful to anybody in the future.

adastra1982 · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 4:48 pm Post subject:

AlterEgo · Veteran Joined: 25 Apr 2002 Posts: 1619

adastra1982, I feel you're right.

I had to manually use vmware-any-update-75, although the ebuild suggests it does this (and did in the past!) for you automagically.

This behaviour started since app-emulation/vmware-workstation: 4.5.2.8848

Mr.Evolution · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject:

Xanith · n00b Joined: 16 May 2004 Posts: 23 Location: KY

Thank you!

This also has fixed my problem!
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Worked for me as well, very good guide!
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trogdorrr · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:56 am Post subject:

hi
im running kernel version 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 , the latest vmware (5) and tried downloading the latest patch (vmware-any-any-update92)
tried everything as above and still no good

the error i get is

trogdorrr · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:06 am Post subject:

*bump*

ANYBODY know of a solution to this?

trogdorrr · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:14 am Post subject:

*sigh*

Even using ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" and emerging the latest vmware workstation that is in portage fails.

can someone help, or submit a bug, or advise how they got theirs working?

roRisc · Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:

config-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 here too.

vmware won't work. same error.
any suggesitons much appreciated.

thank you.

trogdorrr · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:

so i upgraded my kernel to 2.6.12-gentoo-r4, emerged vmware-workstation and everything is working fine now.

Weird.