openSUSE 11.1 and VMware Workstation 6.5.1

I installed 11.1 today and now VMware workstation will not load.
usually with a new kernel is re-compiles itself but it is not doing that
with version 2.6.27.7-4

Any Ideas?


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I have a PAE kernel. I had to install the regular kernel, boot into
that, then run VMware again.


Before in 6.X and older releases you had to run the VMware perl script
to do the compile and install of kernel mods, but that's been removed.
Just click on the VMware launcher and let it compile in the default
kernel.


Then reboot to PAE and click on VMware again (it will recompile again).


That may be your issue.


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It's already running the default Kernel not the PAE version x64


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I'm running the default kernel in a 64 bit install and can't get vmware
workstation 6.5.1 to run. It tells me it is installed but gives me this
error. Thank you in advance to anyone willing to help.

linux-fpx7:/home/Danny/Desktop # vmware
Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-20165.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


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Hi Folks,
I have the same problem on x86_64 opensuse 11.1 with
VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130.
Never had trouble with VMware-Workstation on opensuse 10.3 or 11.0
x86_64.

Help needed!

Thanks in advance


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Has anyone got Workstation 6.5.1 working with the GA of 11.1? This
problem has existed even with RC1. This is killing me.>:(


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This worked:

As ROOT

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

then run as root "vmware" and it will recompile


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It worked like a charm Thanks!


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Just as a check for those still hitting an issue, make sure packages ;

kernel-source
make
gcc
gcc++

are installed, *before* installing VMWare Workstation.

Also, I normally use the RPM install.. never have an issue with it,
other report the tar install doing a better job.

Cheers,
Wj


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The RPM package of vmware unpacks the bundle package :)
When installing from rpm try searching /tmp and You'll see
vmware.bundle there :)


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