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marca311

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From: Canada

Registered: 2014-02-25

Posts: 5

VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

I have an installation of vmware workstation that I don't use very often, and recently it hasn't been able to start due to an error with the module compiling process.

The specific error is:

2014-02-26T14:39:15.967-06:00| appLoader| W110: Unable to load libgcr.so.0 from /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcr.so.0/libgcr.so.0: /usr/lib/libgcrypt.so.11: version `GCRYPT_1.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcr.so.0/libgcr.so.0)
2014-02-26T14:39:15.967-06:00| appLoader| W110: Unable to load dependencies for /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig.so/libvmware-modconfig.so
2014-02-26T14:39:15.967-06:00| appLoader| W110: Unable to execute /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig.

I noticed that gcrypt got updated to 1.6.1 from 1.6.0-2 on the Jan 31st, so I tried downgrading it to the previous version but the same error happened, so it is not an upgrade that has caused the problem.
Yes, the file does exist, and yes, I have reinstalled workstation.

Specs:
Arch Linux x64
Kernel: 3.12.13-1-ck
Processor: i7-3840QM

I have been wrangling with this for a couple of days now and I'm out of ideas.

Last edited by marca311 (2014-02-26 21:07:18)

aligator

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Registered: 2013-10-07

Posts: 75

Re: VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

do you use "vmware-patch" from the AUR?

marca311

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From: Canada

Registered: 2014-02-25

Posts: 5

Re: VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

Thanks for replying!
I just installed and ran it and got the same error.

aligator

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Registered: 2013-10-07

Posts: 75

Re: VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

For me the workstation works perfectly with libgcrypt 1.6.1-1.

II noticed that I have also installed the lib32 - version.
maybe it needs it... But I don't know if the workstation is a 32 bit program.

marca311

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From: Canada

Registered: 2014-02-25

Posts: 5

Re: VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

Nope, I have the lib32 version as well.
I'm as stumped as a forest.

aligator

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Registered: 2013-10-07

Posts: 75

Re: VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

sorry, but I have no more idea...

bawaaaaah

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Registered: 2014-03-12

Posts: 1

Re: VMWare Workstation not able to compile modules

I had the same issue and i have modify the wiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VMware

Check this to apply some patch to compile again on your arch
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … Linux_3.13

if you use DKMS check the following session
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … he_modules

sorry for my poor english

PS: if you compile your module with "vmware-modconfig --console --install-all" you can have an issue due to the headers path change, to resolve it you can try this command
$ vmware-modconfig --console --install-all -k $(uname -r) $(vmware-modconfig --console --get-gcc) /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include

Last edited by bawaaaaah (2014-03-12 15:36:04)