[SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

franco4657 · 2007-11-27 08:40:46

Hello, yesterday,after the last update of the kernel (and everyone else...catalyst,gc...) my VMware Workstation 6.45731 crashes. It occupies the CPU (P4-630) to 200%..and the PC freezes (kill -9 PID not working).
I tried and rebuild packages, even vmware-any-any-update-114 without result.
Any idea?
Thanks

p.s.: excuse my English

Last edited by franco4657 (2007-11-28 13:24:25)

kishd · 2007-11-27 10:07:38

Did you install vmware workstation using AUR or using the instructions in the wiki? I have vmware workstation 6.0.2 build-59824 installed using the instructions in the wiki and it just needed to have the modules rebuilt using vmware-config.pl to run properly.

Last edited by kishd (2007-11-27 10:10:32)

franco4657 · 2007-11-27 11:23:30

Thanks for the suggestion
I have installed by AUR but, tonight will try to follow wiki's instructions......I will say what happened

raku · 2007-11-27 17:02:14

you need to rebuild vmware-workstation-modules from AUR only.

kishd · 2007-11-27 17:46:38

franco4657 wrote:

I tried and rebuild packages, even vmware-any-any-update-114 without result.

This is why I suggested installing from the wiki.

PS

Vmware workstation 6.02 does not require the any-any patch when installing the wiki way.

Last edited by kishd (2007-11-27 17:48:03)

franco4657 · 2007-11-27 17:58:55

Thanks Raku for your suggestion, but don't work. I have this results with vww...modules by AUR:
Starting build()...
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23-ARCH'
CC [M] /home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
/home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1715: error: 'struct mm_struct' has no member named 'dumpable'
make[2]: *** [/home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.23-ARCH'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/home/franco/da_compilare/vmw6arch/modules/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
==> ERROR: Build Failed. Aborting...

Thanks kishd but....were I can download 6.0.2 version? isn't in AUR

kishd · 2007-11-27 19:59:18

vmware workstation http://www.vmware.com/download/ws/lic_602_lin.html
Arch wiki http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_VMware

Last edited by kishd (2007-11-27 20:00:11)

raku · 2007-11-28 12:49:45

Download vmware 6.0.2 tarball from www.vmware.com. Get the stuff from AUR for 6.0.1. Here are updated PKGBUILDs for:

vmware-workstation

# Contributor: Alexander Fehr <pizzapunk@gmail.com>

pkgname=vmware-workstation
pkgver=6.0.2_59824
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Powerful desktop virtualization software"
arch=('i686')
url="http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/"
license=('custom')
depends=('libxtst' 'libxi' 'libxrender' 'zlib' 'perl' 'vmware-workstation-modules')
conflicts=('vmware-player' 'vmware-server')
options=(!strip !libtool)
install=$pkgname.install
source=(VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824.i386.tar.gz \
        vmware \
        vmworkstation.patch)
md5sums=('500eea17078fab7bd7f3159748e5f624'
         '462775e8b791de871088a0a62b556454'
         'ca7d3b2a0dcdad350396aeb76869c96a')

build() {
  cd $startdir/src/vmware-distrib

  # Patch for Arch packaging
  patch -Np1 -i ../vmworkstation.patch || return 1

  # Install binary files
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/bin
  install -m755 bin/* $startdir/pkg/usr/bin
  chmod u+s $startdir/pkg/usr/bin/vmware-ping

  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/sbin
  install -m755 sbin/* $startdir/pkg/usr/sbin
  chmod u+s $startdir/pkg/usr/sbin/vmware-authd

  # Install libs
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware
  cp -a lib/* $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware
  rm -rf $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary
  chmod -R u+w $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware
  chmod u+s $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx
  chmod u+s $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware/bin-debug/vmware-vmx
  chmod u+s $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware/bin-stats/vmware-vmx

  # Install configuration files
  install -D -m755 etc/installer.sh $startdir/pkg/etc/vmware/installer.sh

  # Create fake init directories
  for i in `seq 0 6`; do
    mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/etc/vmware/init.d/rc$i.d
  done
  install -D -m755 installer/services.sh $startdir/pkg/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware

  # Install init script
  install -D -m755 ../vmware $startdir/pkg/etc/rc.d/vmware

  # Install man page
  install -D -m644 man/man1/vmware.1.gz $startdir/pkg/usr/man/man1/vmware.1.gz

  # Install license
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname
  install -m644 doc/{EULA,open_source_licenses.txt} \
    $startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname
  ln -sf /usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/EULA $startdir/pkg/usr/lib/vmware/share/EULA.txt
}

vmware-workstation-modules

# Contributor: Alexander Fehr <pizzapunk gmail com>

# Change this to proper kernel release
_kernver=`uname -r`

pkgname=vmware-workstation-modules
pkgver=6.0.2_59824
pkgrel=2
pkgdesc="Kernel modules for VMware Workstation"
arch=('i686')
url="http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/"
license=('custom')
depends=('kernel26')
conflicts=('vmware-player-modules' 'vmware-server-modules')
install=$pkgname.install
source=(VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824.i386.tar.gz \
        http://platan.vc.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update114.tar.gz)
md5sums=('500eea17078fab7bd7f3159748e5f624'
         '34377ba9387804329c4a94619cc7efac')

build() {
  cd $startdir/src/vmware-distrib/lib/modules/source
  cp $startdir/src/vmware-any-any-update114/vmnet.tar .

  # Build and install the kernel modules
  for module in vmmon vmblock vmnet; do
    tar xf $module.tar
    make -C $module-only HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/$_kernver/build/include VMWARE_VER=VME_V6 || return 1
    install -D -m644 $module-only/$module.ko $startdir/pkg/lib/modules/$_kernver/misc/$module.ko
  done

  # License
  mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname
  install -m644 $startdir/src/vmware-distrib/doc/{EULA,open_source_licenses.txt} \
    $startdir/pkg/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname

  sed -i -e "s/KERNEL_VERSION='.*'/KERNEL_VERSION='$_kernver'/" $startdir/$pkgname.install
}

Overwrite older PKGBUILDs in stuff from AUR. Works for me.

franco4657 · 2007-11-28 13:21:32

:D:D Thanks at all
I have installed with instructions by wiki with vmware6.02 (link posted by kishd) without any-any patch and....VM works very fine
At next crash.....try the raku's suggestions

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#1 2007-11-27 08:40:46

[SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

#2 2007-11-27 10:07:38

Re: [SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

#3 2007-11-27 11:23:30

Re: [SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

#4 2007-11-27 17:02:14

Re: [SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

#5 2007-11-27 17:46:38

Re: [SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

#6 2007-11-27 17:58:55

Re: [SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

#7 2007-11-27 19:59:18

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#8 2007-11-28 12:49:45

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#9 2007-11-28 13:21:32

Re: [SOLVED] Vmware workstation 6.45731 crashes after last upgrade

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