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#1 2014-05-02 08:43:37

calin_ionut
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From: Romania
Registered: 2014-03-31
Posts: 15

Can`t install VMware 10.0.2 on kernel 3.14.2

Hello everyone! I can`t isntall VMware on my arch. I followed the vmware wiki step by step;

1)  Install the dep
2)  Download the latest VMware Workstation
3)  Start the installation
4)  For the System service scripts directory, use /etc/init.d (the default).
5)  To build the modules from terminal

My kernel is 3.14.2-1-ARCH x86_64

So in wiki says:

On 3.14 kernels the vmci and vsock modules will fail to build.

ok! I followed all the steps:
1)

 
$ curl http://pastie.org/pastes/9090538/download -o /tmp/vmware-3.14.patch
$ cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
# for i in vmci vmmon vmnet vsock; do tar -xf $i.tar; done
# patch -p0 -i /tmp/vmware-3.14.patch
# for i in *-only; do tar -cf ${i/-only}.tar $i; done
# rm -r *-only
 

and when build the modules:

# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

IT FAILS

Stopping VMware services:
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Blocking file system                                                done
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/sbin/make -C /lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:615: Cannot use CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG: -fstack-protector-strong not supported by compiler
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o] Error 1
Makefile:1274: recipe for target '_module_/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:130: recipe for target 'vmmon.ko' failed
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmmon-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/sbin/make -C /lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:615: Cannot use CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG: -fstack-protector-strong not supported by compiler
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only/driver.o
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only/hub.o
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only/driver.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only/hub.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only/hub.o] Error 1
Makefile:1274: recipe for target '_module_/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:130: recipe for target 'vmnet.ko' failed
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmnet-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/sbin/make -C /lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:615: Cannot use CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG: -fstack-protector-strong not supported by compiler
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only/linux/driver.o
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only/linux/driver.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o
gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-fstack-protector-strong’
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o] Error 1
Makefile:1274: recipe for target '_module_/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.2-1-ARCH/build'
Makefile:130: recipe for target 'vmci.ko' failed
make: *** [vmci.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-3km9v3/vmci-only'
Unable to install all modules.  See log for details.

WHAT I DID WRONG???


Compaq CQ61-125EQ - Arch x86_64  - GNOME3
Core 2 duo T6400 - 4GB RAM - NVIDIA G103 M - 120GB SSD

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#2 2014-05-02 09:56:35

karol
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Registered: 2009-05-06
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Re: Can`t install VMware 10.0.2 on kernel 3.14.2

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#3 2014-05-02 11:02:30

calin_ionut
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From: Romania
Registered: 2014-03-31
Posts: 15

Re: Can`t install VMware 10.0.2 on kernel 3.14.2

thx karol for the reply. I installed gcc 4.9 and now i can build the modules.

Two services have been failed.

Starting VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Virtual machine communication interface                  failed
   VM communication interface socket family                failed
   Blocking file system                                                    done
   Virtual ethernet                                                           done
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                done

Anyone know why?


Compaq CQ61-125EQ - Arch x86_64  - GNOME3
Core 2 duo T6400 - 4GB RAM - NVIDIA G103 M - 120GB SSD

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#4 2014-05-02 20:13:29

InterGen
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Re: Can`t install VMware 10.0.2 on kernel 3.14.2


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