[SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

DrMikeDuke · 2009-04-05 14:25:49

Hello,

I have a problem installing VMWare player on arch. (disclaimer: I have RTFM *and* searched and googled hehe)
I'm trying to install VMware-Player-2.5.1-126130.x86_64.bundle on the following machine:

Linux 2.6.29-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT x86_64 AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

I was following the guide here: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_VMware
and somewhat here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1126993

My problem is though when i run /usr/bin/vmplayer it complains that

Unable to build kernel module
See log file /tmp/vmware-root/setup-12218.log for details

and wont do anything else. I've basicly followed the guide I listed above in its steps so I'm a little lost now.

Any advice would be greatly appriciated as its for a university assigment im rapidly running out of time on heheh.

Regards,

Mike.

Last edited by DrMikeDuke (2009-04-05 16:50:59)

wonder · 2009-04-05 14:32:43

you have to patch it. See this:
http://www.linuxinsight.com/vmware-work … .6.29.html

DrMikeDuke · 2009-04-05 14:46:27

wonder wrote:

you have to patch it. See this:
http://www.linuxinsight.com/vmware-work … .6.29.html

Thanks a lot. I tried patching it but I think im doing something wrong since it keeps asking which file to patch :S
Any advice?

wonder · 2009-04-05 14:58:12

this are the steps as root:
1) mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old
2) cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
3) untar those arhives (tar xf arhive.tar)
4) patch -p1 < /path/to/patch
5) tar them (tar cf dirctory arhive.rar)
6) vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

DrMikeDuke · 2009-04-05 16:47:15

Thanks for your help so far, awesome!
I got it to work but a little differently since it still wouldnt patch for me
Anyhow Il post my solution here since i know I always hate visiting a
SOLVED thread only to find noone said HOW

So I move my file from binary to binary old
(mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old)

then i go to my source directory
(cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source)

i untar everything in sight (:P)

[root@TOMATO source]# ls
vmblock-only  vmci.tar      vmnet-only     vmppuser.tar
vmblock.tar   vmmon-only  vmnet.tar     vmware-workstation-2.6.29-v2.patch
vmci-only     vmmon.tar   vmppuser-only  vsock.tar

then I used the scripts from here http://communities.vmware.com//thread/203231

Finally I run step 6). vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

And done!:D

jcci · 2009-04-11 02:13:24

@ wonder
You couldn't have described this solution any better! Thanks a lot!

powerthunder · 2009-04-26 18:50:05

wonder wrote:

this are the steps as root:
1) mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old
2) cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
3) untar those arhives (tar xf arhive.tar)
4) patch -p1 < /path/to/patch
5) tar them (tar cf dirctory arhive.rar)
6) vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Thanks very much for your help.

Vmware player installed successfully.

Arch Linux

#1 2009-04-05 14:25:49

[SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

#2 2009-04-05 14:32:43

Re: [SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

#3 2009-04-05 14:46:27

Re: [SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

#4 2009-04-05 14:58:12

Re: [SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

#5 2009-04-05 16:47:15

Re: [SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

#6 2009-04-11 02:13:24

Re: [SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

#7 2009-04-26 18:50:05

Re: [SOLVED] VMWare Player won't install

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