[solved]vmware player installation problem

dhan · 2012-11-28 15:09:11

I tried to install vmware player: VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle on the up to date archlinux.

after i run

./VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle

with system service script directory to /etc/rc.d/
and

ln -s /etc/init.d/vmware /etc/rc.d/vmware

successfully.

i tried to run

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

failed with a errror messager

Failed to setup build environment.

what should i do?

Last edited by dhan (2012-12-01 16:11:39)

helasz · 2012-11-30 00:17:06

Never mind! I had the same problem, solved this way:

1) instal llinux header files for active kernel

sudo pacman -S linux-header

2) should you not have base-devel installed already, do it now:

sudo pacman -S base-devel

3) start vmplayer and it will take care of rebuilding all the modules needed

sudo vmplayer

It worked for me, I hope it will for you as well.

best wishes

dhan · 2012-11-30 15:03:24

Thanks helasz.

after installed linux-headers package, i have actived the kernel.

but i still can not make vmplayer running.

now i got those error messagers

[xxx@XXXX ~]$ sudo vmplayer
No protocol specified

(vmware-modconfig:1047): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0

any idea?

dhan · 2012-12-01 16:10:50

i finally solved this problem by

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/modinfo /sbin/modinfo

hope this information will help somebody.

Arch Linux