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FRLinux
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 Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: [FIXED] VMware 5.5.1 under amd64, not compiling modules |
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I went to a new kernel not long ago (currently linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r . Since then, i have been unable to compile any vmware modules invoking vmware-config.pl which is quite frustrating. I haven't found a sign on the forums on how to get this fixed, this is what i get :
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vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
* WARNING: vmware has not yet been started.
Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.
You have already setup networking.
Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]
* Starting VMware services: [ ok ]
* Virtual machine monitor [ !! ]
* Virtual ethernet [ !! ]
* Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ !! ]
* Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) [ ok ]
* Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ ok ]
* NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ !! ]
The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.
You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware".
Enjoy,
--the VMware team
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I see that it did create the devices in /dev/vm* but no modules are getting compiled, does this sound familiar to anyone ?
Cheers.
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SirronD
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: No solution, but I also have the same problem |
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vmware has always worked for me in the past. I recently updated to the 2.6.18-gentoo. And now when I try to configure vmware for this new kernel, I get the same error that you have.
I am also a amd64 (turion64 laptop).
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honuferrari sirron # /opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
* Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ]
* WARNING: vmware has not yet been started.
Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.
You have already setup networking.
Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes] yes
* Starting VMware services: [ ok ]
* Virtual machine monitor [ !! ]
* Virtual ethernet [ !! ]
* Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ !! ]
* Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) [ ok ]
* Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ ok ]
* NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ !! ]
The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.
You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware".
Enjoy,
--the VMware team
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After running the config there is NO /lib/modules/2.6.18-gentoo/misc/vmnet.ko or vmmon.ko
Each of these was sucessfully created for the 2.6.17* versions of my kernel. |
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strc
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'm having the same problem too, with ia32 (pentium 4). At first vmware-config.pl was complaining about not knowing my kernel version, but I fixed that by doing | Code: | | echo "#define UTS_RELEASE \"`uname -r`\"" >> /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h |
That helped to get me past that stage of thet vmware script, but now I have the same problem loading the modules as SirronD. Perhaps another .h file in the 2.6.18 source is missing the information necessary for the modules to compile properly? |
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darklegion
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Always check here for updates if you have compilation problems:
http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/
I'm not sure if the updates fix your problem, but its always worth checking.The modules compile fine for me on 2.6.17 and above. |
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strc
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| Well, upgrading from 2.6.17 to 2.6.18 is what broke VMware for me. Thanks for the tip, but since there's nothing past "vmware-any-any-update104.tar.gz" (which is what the ebuild uses) in the repository, I guess we'll have to wait for a new update to be released. |
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herbo
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Try re-emerging vmware-modules, this is what builds the kernel modules for vmware now. |
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SirronD
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject: Thank. reemerging vmware-modules That solved my issue |
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Thanks herbo.
To correct the issue for me, I had to re-emerge vmware-modules, and then go through the /opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware process.
Now vmware starts. |
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strc
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, it worked for me too. |
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Morjel
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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| vmware starts but i can't install guest OS .. |
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strc
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Morjel, with vmware-player or vmware-workstation? -player doesn't have the functionality of creating a new virtual machine... |
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Morjel
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| workstation .. i need to install windows. |
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FRLinux
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| Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| herbo wrote: | | Try re-emerging vmware-modules, this is what builds the kernel modules for vmware now. |
Thanks a lot, that was a simple fix, guess i should learn to read. Thanks !
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Cocobo-1
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| Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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I still cant get it to work. I have reemerged vmware-modules and vmware-config.pl still will not load the modules. I can load them manually with modprobe but I can't start vmware. It claims it is not configured.
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