vmware player won't start a vm after reboot

**ekkebaer** · 17-Nov-2009, 15:18

Hello folks,

i'm running OS 11.2 64 bit and installed vmware-player 3.0 (by bundle). It runs fine till i shut down the pc. After the next start the player starts, but refuses to start a virtual machine (it says "Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory..."). I had the same message after first installation but then i installed the missing modules (make etc) and it worked fine. If i de-install the vm-player and reinstall it, everything works fine as long as i do not shutdown the pc?

Is there any help?

Thanks in advance!

**malcolmlewis** · 17-Nov-2009, 15:40

Originally Posted by ekkebaer

Hello folks,

i'm running OS 11.2 64 bit and installed vmware-player 3.0 (by bundle).
It runs fine till i shut down the pc. After the next start the player
starts, but refuses to start a virtual machine (it says "Could not open
/dev/vmmon: No such file or directory..."). I had the same message after
first installation but then i installed the missing modules (make etc)
and it worked fine. If i de-install the vm-player and reinstall it,
everything works fine as long as i do not shutdown the pc?

Is there any help?

Thanks in advance!

Hi
Sounds like the vmmon isn't set to start on boot. Is there
a /etc/init.d/vmware (or vm something)? I use workstation 6.5.2 here,
but should be similar.

If there is try (change name as required);

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start

If that works, the use YaST runlevel editor to enable the service at
boot time.

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**ekkebaer** · 18-Nov-2009, 11:41

Hi!

it works! Thank you very much!

**kistej** · 18-Nov-2009, 14:14

"en i installed the missing modules (make etc) and it worked fine."

can you tell me what components did you install exactly?

I have installed kernel-source, make, but before the first start it still complains for "kernel headers 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop", then it stops.

so...how can I go on?

thx

**ekkebaer** · 18-Nov-2009, 15:42

Hm...

if i only would remeber exactly

it was the gcc and the gcc++ compiler, but there was something more...

I found that hint in a support-forum by pasting the whole error message into google...

**malcolmlewis** · 18-Nov-2009, 16:20

Originally Posted by kistej

-"en i installed the missing modules (make etc) and it worked fine."-

can you tell me what components did you install exactly?

I have installed kernel-source, make, but before the first start it
still complains for "kernel headers 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop", then it
stops.

so...how can I go on?

thx

Hi
Normally it's make, gcc, kernel-source, linux-kernel-headers and
kernel-syms.

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**kistej** · 19-Nov-2009, 00:27

Originally Posted by malcolmlewis

Hi
Normally it's make, gcc, kernel-source, linux-kernel-headers and
kernel-syms - never hear before so I have to check if it is installed (and google it what is this exactly

)

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up 2 days 20:18, 4 users, load average: 0.16, 0.15, 0.14
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18

make, kernel-source is installed.
linux-kernel-headers...hmm...I think it is by default,but let's check.
kernel-syms - never heard before so I have to check it....(and google it what is this exactly)
gcc - from gcc there are 32 and 64 bit version if I am right. Do we know which is used? i am running 64bit OS but i am not sure VMware player install is satisfied with only the 64bit gcc....

I will check it later cause at the moment I had to boot XP to be able to work

I will be back with the result.

**kistej** · 19-Nov-2009, 08:44

sooo, Gentlemen, the winner is:

kernel-syms

this was the only missing module. I have installed it (with its dependencies together) and it is fine now.

So it is solved, thanks a lot.

Over.

**qu1nn** · 28-Nov-2009, 20:11

Hello,

I got the error "kernel headers 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop were not found" and I used your suggestion of adding kernel-syms via YAST.

that worked, however I am now getting an error when VMware Player is trying to build the kernel as I get the error "Unable to build kernel module", per the log file i am missing some applications "Can't get required utilities make, tar, echo, grep, rmmod, insmod"

any suggestions as I really come up with alot of applications when I search in YAST for the required utilities.

regards
qu1nn

**malcolmlewis** · 28-Nov-2009, 20:34

Originally Posted by qu1nn

Hello,

I got the error "kernel headers 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop were not found"
and I used your suggestion of adding kernel-syms via YAST.

that worked, however I am now getting an error when VMware Player is
trying to build the kernel as I get the error "Unable to build kernel
module", per the log file i am missing some applications "Can't get
required utilities make, tar, echo, grep, rmmod, insmod"

any suggestions as I really come up with alot of applications when I
search in YAST for the required utilities.

regards
qu1nn

Hi
In YaST->Software->Software Management, select the 'View' tab (defaults
to search). If you select patterns and scroll down the list there is a
pattern called 'Base Development', and 'Linux kernel Development'
select those and install. This should provide all the requirements.

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