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#26 2011-08-12 10:03:24
- sanguine
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
@ neves
Impressive!
BIG thanks.
Dictum sapienti sat est.
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#27 2011-08-12 10:47:55
- whompus
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
@neves
Works great thank you.
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#28 2011-08-12 11:35:06
- karabaja4
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
This is a quick-and-dirty fix I made to avoid having to recompile the kernel. Using an hexadecimal editor, replace 83e80383f8010f96c0 to 83e80283f8010f96c0 in files:
- /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig-console.so/libvmware-modconfig-console.so -> you can now build vmware modules using vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
- /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig.so/libvmware-modconfig.so -> you can now start the vmware GUI.Works here with VMWare Workstation 7.1.4 build-385536 and Linux version 3.0-ARCH (thomas@evey).
Wow. That's most impressive! Thanks!
P.S. What hex editor do you use?
P.P.S. Nevermind, I just used 'sed' as stated in the wiki. ghex looks nice though.
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#29 2011-08-12 15:12:07
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
This is a quick-and-dirty fix I made to avoid having to recompile the kernel. Using an hexadecimal editor, replace 83e80383f8010f96c0 to 83e80283f8010f96c0 in files:
- /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig-console.so/libvmware-modconfig-console.so -> you can now build vmware modules using vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
- /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig.so/libvmware-modconfig.so -> you can now start the vmware GUI.Works here with VMWare Workstation 7.1.4 build-385536 and Linux version 3.0-ARCH (thomas@evey).
Are you kidding me? This is exactly why I use Arch. Because I know that somewhere out there, super geniuses are also using the same software. You rock.
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#30 2011-08-17 07:08:41
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
For me it still says that
> gcc and kernel headers must be installed
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#31 2011-08-17 11:49:40
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
Changed the modconfig.so as described and now I just get segfaults 
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#32 2011-08-17 13:48:23
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
Changed the modconfig.so as described and now I just get segfaults
You probably changed the wrong byte or made a typo. Reinstall VMware and do it again.
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#33 2011-08-17 15:38:02
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
Changed the modconfig.so as described and now I just get segfaults
There were two files to change libvmware-modconfig-console.so and libvmware-modconfig.so, did you only do one of them?
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#34 2011-08-17 16:29:18
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
cros13 wrote:Changed the modconfig.so as described and now I just get segfaults
There were two files to change libvmware-modconfig-console.so and libvmware-modconfig.so, did you only do one of them?
Nope, Did both. Used gHex, did a search and replaced 03 with 02 in any instance of 83e80383f8010f96c0 (one place in each file).
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#35 2011-08-17 16:49:58
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Re: [SOLVED] VMware Workstation 7.1.4 fails to start/build on kernel 3.0
Nope, Did both. Used gHex, did a search and replaced 03 with 02 in any instance of 83e80383f8010f96c0 (one place in each file).
If you have backups, do this (as suggested in the wiki):
# sed 's/\x83\xe8\x03\x83\xf8\x01\x0f\x96\xc0/\x83\xe8\x02\x83\xf8\x01\x0f\x96\xc0/' -i /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig-console.so/libvmware-modconfig-console.so
# sed 's/\x83\xe8\x03\x83\xf8\x01\x0f\x96\xc0/\x83\xe8\x02\x83\xf8\x01\x0f\x96\xc0/' -i /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-modconfig.so/libvmware-modconfig.soOffline