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SuiRIS

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2006-04-15

Posts: 18

Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

Hi folks,
I have two problems with vmware-server from AUR, but only with the beyond kernel. On the stock kernel vmware runs without problems.

I added vmware to daemons in rc.conf. I ran vmware-config.pl. But everytime I want to start vmware (under beyond kernel) I get this:

vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

After deleting /etc/vmware/not_configured I can start the vmware-server until the next reboot (then I have to delete it again).

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But the major problem is an other thing. Wether I want to start my virtual machine (Windows 2000) I get an error too, but I couldn't  find out a workaround.

Unable to change virtual machine power state: The process exited with an error:
End of error message.

With the stock kernel no issue.

Can anyone help me?

greetings
SuiRIS

waldek_a

Member

From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2005-04-19

Posts: 85

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

check the vmware logs. There's one as well in /tmp/vmware-USERNAME. I remember I used to have a similar problem and found the answer to it in the logs.

SuiRIS

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2006-04-15

Posts: 18

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

Hi waldek_a,
Thanks for your reply. I checked the vmware logs und I  found this:

 Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded

I downloaded vmware-any-any und ran ./runme.pl -> click

Same problem...

Greetings
SuiRIS

PS: @ waldek_a Schönen Gruß nach Bayern!

tomk

Forum Fellow

From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

My guess is you don't have the vmmon and vmnet modules for the beyond kernel, only for kernel26. Get vmware-server-modules from the AUR, change the _kernver variable to 2.6.19-beyond, and build.

ratur

Member

From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-10-07

Posts: 19

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

My guess is you don't have the vmmon and vmnet modules for the beyond kernel, only for kernel26. Get vmware-server-modules from the AUR, change the _kernver variable to 2.6.19-beyond, and build.

That worked  for me

SuiRIS

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2006-04-15

Posts: 18

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

My guess is you don't have the vmmon and vmnet modules for the beyond kernel, only for kernel26. Get vmware-server-modules from the AUR, change the _kernver variable to 2.6.19-beyond, and build.

That worked  for me

For me too! Thanks tomk, you are my hero

tomk

Forum Fellow

From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

Glad you're up and running.

And the hero thing is good too.

waldek_a

Member

From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2005-04-19

Posts: 85

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

@SuiRIS and ratur

guys, could you try "snapshot" and "revert"? The "Revert" fails in my case. Does it work for you?

cheers

waldek

SuiRIS

Member

From: Germany

Registered: 2006-04-15

Posts: 18

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

Hi waldek_a,

"Revert" fails here, too -> Error "Insufficient permissions"

waldek_a

Member

From: Munich, Germany

Registered: 2005-04-19

Posts: 85

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

ok. thanks. I'll try to ask vmware.

Sigi

Member

From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: Vmware Problems with kernel26beyond

Would be nice if some VMware-users could have a look at this thread.

Sorry for the "kind-of-crosspost"...

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