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Toris
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 Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:35 pm Post subject: VMWare configuration troubles [COMPLETED] |
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Hi,
A few days ago I finished my first ever Linux/Gentoo install, but there's still a few programs I need from Windows (Codewarrior for Palm OS 9, Palm Desktop for Tapwave Zodiac, and a few others), so I'm trying out VMWare. However, I'm having trouble running the trial.
What's wrong:
The vmware service will not start with '/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware start'
When I run vmware, it says that it's not properly configured.
What I've done so far:
emerged vmware-workstation
updated to gcc 3.3.3
rebooted several times
remade the vmware-config.pl several times
I'm using:
Gentoo 1.4
Kernel 2.6.4-rc1
VMWare Workstation 4.5.1.7568
I've tried searching the forums for previous problems, and I'm unable to find one like mine.
Any suggestions/fixes/tutorials... anything(!) are truly welcome!
Thanks,
Toris
This is the output from building the configuration file for VMWare.
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toris@JAMIE toris $ su
Password:
root@JAMIE toris # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped.
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]
Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.4-rc1/build/include]
Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.4-rc1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1'
HOSTCC scripts/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/split-include
HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash
HOSTCC scripts/docproc
HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms
CC scripts/empty.o
HOSTCC scripts/mk_elfconfig
MKELF scripts/elfconfig.h
HOSTCC scripts/file2alias.o
HOSTCC scripts/modpost.o
HOSTCC scripts/sumversion.o
HOSTLD scripts/modpost
HOSTCC scripts/pnmtologo
HOSTCC scripts/bin2c
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
*** inconsistencies
make[2]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:17: Trouble: drivers/input/evdev.ko drivers/usb/input/hid.ko drivers/net/sis900.ko /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:18: *** Uh-oh, you have stale module entries. You messed with SUBDIRS,
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:19: do not complain if something goes wrong.
MODPOST
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.
Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.
Building the vmnet module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.4-rc1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1'
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
*** inconsistencies
make[2]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to date.
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:17: Trouble: drivers/input/evdev.ko drivers/usb/input/hid.ko drivers/net/sis900.ko /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko drivers/usb/input/wacom.ko
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:18: *** Uh-oh, you have stale module entries. You messed with SUBDIRS,
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:19: do not complain if something goes wrong.
MODPOST
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.4-rc1'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.
Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [no]
Do you want this program to automatically configure your system to allow your
virtual machines to access the host's filesystem? (yes/no/help) [no]
Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
The configuration of VMware Workstation 4.5.1 build-7568 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.
You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/opt/vmware/bin/vmware".
Enjoy,
--the VMware team
root@JAMIE toris # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped.
/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware: line 881: [: -: integer expression expected
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
Unable to stop VMware Workstation's services.
Execution aborted.
root@JAMIE toris #
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Just as a note, not sure whether it is of any relevance, but I will need to reboot before I can run the configuration utility again, running '/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop' makes no difference. Here's some output from trying those commands:
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root@JAMIE toris # /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop
/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware: line 881: [: -: integer expression expected
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
root@JAMIE toris # /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware start
VMware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
following command: /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl.
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narensankar
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It seems that the main vmmon module does not load correctly. Can you post the output of lsmod, and also try to run the module insert by hand -
modprobe vmmon and post the output.
Naren |
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Toris
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the output:
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root@JAMIE toris # modprobe vmmon
root@JAMIE toris # modinfo vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
root@JAMIE toris # lsmod
Module Size Used by
vmmon 46432 -
wacom 9856 -
evdev 7968 -
sis900 16964 -
root@JAMIE toris # modprobe vmmon
FATAL: Module vmmon already in kernel.
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This happens whenever the vmmon module is loaded:
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root@JAMIE toris # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped.
/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware: line 881: [: -: integer expression expected
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
Unable to stop VMware Workstation's services.
Execution aborted.
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However, I think that may be because of this (apparently I compiled my kernel without module removing support - should I recompile with support for this? - is it usually needed?):
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root@JAMIE toris # modprobe -r vmmon
FATAL: Error removing vmmon (/lib/modules/2.6.4-rc1/misc/vmmon.o): Kernel does not have module unloading support
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Toris
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| Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:51 am Post subject: |
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Just an update, I unemerged vmware-workstation, and re-emerged it. I then ran etc-update (as I noticed it said over 20 files needed re-configuring :p)...
This caused a few problems, as it overwrote my X configuration, and I forgot to alter it before I rebooted.
Anyway, to cut the story short, it's now working perfectly - or, rather, it boots to the VMWare Workstation title screen, I've yet to install any clients yet.
Thanks for your help anyhow.
-Jamie |
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