[solved] vmware workstation 6.5.1 help to install

pynux · 2008-12-29 01:23:08

i try to install vmware
but in the wiki is an older version

i install vmware with VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.x86_64.bundle
but when i want start /etc/rc.d/vmware , it's failed :

[pynux@Core2Duo ~]$ sudo /etc/rc.d/vmware start
Mot de passe : 

Starting VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                            failed
   Virtual machine communication interface                            failed
   Blocking file system                                               failed
   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed
[pynux@Core2Duo ~]$

and when i want start vmware :

[pynux@Core2Duo ~]$ vmware
Logging to /tmp/vmware-pynux/setup-18285.log
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
[pynux@Core2Duo ~]$

in the new version vmware-config.pl don't existe
please help , i search in wiki / google and i don't find a solution

(sorry for my bad english , i'm french and my english is poor)

Last edited by pynux (2009-01-04 22:35:14)

foutrelis · 2009-01-01 04:23:16

Just run vmware as root (i.e.: `sudo vmware'); it will build the necessary modules. After that, close it and run it as your normal user.

pynux · 2009-01-04 13:06:28

thank you it was really simple just move old binary

sudo mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old

and rebuild modules ^^

sudo vmware-modconfig –console –install-all

chebe · 2009-01-19 23:55:30

Thank you soooooo much !!

switch86 · 2009-03-14 23:50:41

pynux wrote:

thank you it was really simple just move old binary
sudo mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old
and rebuild modules ^^
sudo vmware-modconfig –console –install-all

This helped me too, but I ended up using double hyphens on the modconfig arguments. Thus:

$ vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Thanks! Big help.

Last edited by switch86 (2009-03-14 23:51:11)

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#1 2008-12-29 01:23:08

[solved] vmware workstation 6.5.1 help to install

#2 2009-01-01 04:23:16

Re: [solved] vmware workstation 6.5.1 help to install

#3 2009-01-04 13:06:28

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#4 2009-01-19 23:55:30

Re: [solved] vmware workstation 6.5.1 help to install

#5 2009-03-14 23:50:41

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