How to make VMplayer work on OpenSUSE 11.4

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Hi All,

Today I installed OpenSUSE11.4 an tried to install VMware Player but after starting player is wanted to compile and I got the messages below:

Mar 10 22:47:18.350: app-139681465902848| Log for VMware Workstation pid=12510 version=7.1.3 build=build-324285 option=Release
Mar 10 22:47:18.350: app-139681465902848| The process is 64-bit.
Mar 10 22:47:18.350: app-139681465902848| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Mar 10 22:47:18.350: app-139681465902848| Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-12510.log
Mar 10 22:47:18.528: app-139681465902848| System distribution is SuSE
Mar 10 22:47:18.528: app-139681465902848| System version is 11.4
Mar 10 22:47:18.528: app-139681465902848| modconf query interface initialized
Mar 10 22:47:18.529: app-139681465902848| modconf library initialized
Mar 10 22:47:18.563: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.569: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.581: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.596: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.608: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.653: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.656: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.658: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.661: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.663: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.685: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.688: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.690: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.693: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.695: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.700: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.712: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.750: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.752: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.755: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.757: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.760: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.764: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.777: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:47:18.832: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.834: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.837: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.839: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.842: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.973: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:47:18.975: app-139681465902848| Can’t get required utilities make, tar, echo, grep, rmmod, insmod
Mar 10 22:47:18.975: app-139681465902848| Could not prepare build system.
Mar 10 22:50:51.662: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.665: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.667: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.670: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.673: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.678: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:50:51.690: app-139681465902848| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 10 22:50:51.747: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.750: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.753: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.755: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 10 22:50:51.758: app-139681465902848| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.

Can anyone help me?

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On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:36:03 +0000, btilburgs wrote:

> Can anyone help me?

Seems you need the development packages installed for kernel development

  • since 11.4 came out today, VMware doesn’t have a pre-built set of
    modules for the kernel you’re using, so it will have to build them before
    it’ll run.

Fortunately, VMware has automated the process as long as you have the
kernel development packages installed along with the development tools.

Jim

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kernel source is installed, any idea which packages I need more?

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The same problem. I’ve installed the kernel development template. Kernel sources available. But vmplayer fails to recompile vmmon!
The log file is:

Мар 11 12:29:41.233: app-139852350670592| Log for VMware Workstation pid=4071 version=7.1.3 build=build-324285 option=Release
Мар 11 12:29:41.233: app-139852350670592| The process is 64-bit.
Мар 11 12:29:41.233: app-139852350670592| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Мар 11 12:29:41.233: app-139852350670592| Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-4071.log
Мар 11 12:29:41.420: app-139852350670592| System distribution is SuSE
Мар 11 12:29:41.420: app-139852350670592| System version is 11.4
Мар 11 12:29:41.420: app-139852350670592| modconf query interface initialized
Мар 11 12:29:41.421: app-139852350670592| modconf library initialized
Мар 11 12:29:41.471: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.481: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.497: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.519: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.535: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.589: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.592: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.596: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.600: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.605: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.643: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.646: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.653: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.656: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.663: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.669: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.695: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.772: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.775: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.778: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.786: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.792: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.803: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.829: app-139852350670592| Your GCC version: 4.5
Мар 11 12:29:41.926: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.933: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.936: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.945: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:41.948: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:42.222: app-139852350670592| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Мар 11 12:29:42.223: app-139852350670592| Building module vmmon.
Мар 11 12:29:42.223: app-139852350670592| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Мар 11 12:29:42.251: app-139852350670592| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.5
Мар 11 12:29:43.999: app-139852350670592| Failed to compile module vmmon!

Please help!

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Solution ist here: VMware Workstation 7.1.3 runs great on Linux kernel 2.6.37 | LinuxInsight

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I have tried the patch as mentioned in the article, but I didn’t succeed.

Anybody else has a better success rate?

Ivan

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VMware Communities: VMware Workstation 7.1.3 Linux kernel…

Another solution.

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Hi All,

finally solved, used the following:

patch-modules_v62-opensuse.sh
Change this script to use the following file (Unzipped):

vmware-7.1.3-2.6.37-9-generic.patch.zip

And working :slight_smile:

Thanks for your help!

Brian

Sources:
openSUSE Lizards

VMware Communities: VMware Workstation 7.1.3 Linux kernel…
VMware Communities: VMware Workstation 7.1.3 Linux kernel…

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Brian,
Thanks for that - fixed my prob!
John:)

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Tx - solved

Just a reminder for anybody:

  • install through Yast “patch”
  • rename file vmware-7.1.3-2.6.37-9-generic.patch to vmware-7.1.3-2.6.37-rc5.patch

Ivan

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Excellent! what i just did was renaming the patch to “vmware-7.1.3-2.6.37-rc5.patch”, ran the .sh and have vmware workstation up and running.

Thanks for the info!

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I have tried this, but when I attempt to run the script I get

 patch-modules_v62-opensuse.sh: line 40: patch: command not found

Line 40 of the script is

 patch -p1 < "$curdir/$fpatch" || exit 5

I’m assuming that I need to install a package or two. Can anyone help please?
Thanks

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Okay, I have done the patch thing. It seemed to work however now I get nothing at all when I try to start player or workstation. by gui, when I try from Temrinal I get this:

vmplayer
Logging to /tmp/vmware-pete/setup-10453.log
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     5DB06B45AA16FDC7744133D
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/misc/vmnet.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Networking Driver.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     BA27D4B9C3E68236B5A0426
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/misc/vmblock.ko
supported:      external
version:        1.1.2.0
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Blocking File System
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     9C3A58744A1DC09F811FEDF
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/misc/vmci.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     C17CD3FB36631C0F7323E95
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/misc/vsock.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
version:        1.0.0.0
description:    VMware Virtual Socket Family
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     F881F09401FA194A80BDC28
depends:        vmci
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     5DB06B45AA16FDC7744133D
depends:        
vermagic:       2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
process 10450: Attempt to remove filter function 0x7f3530f40980 user data 0x9c0f30, but no such filter has been added
  D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace

Any ideas on this one?
Many thanks for any assistance.
Regards Peter.

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btilburgs wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> finally solved, used the following:
>
>
> ‘patch-modules_v62-opensuse.sh’
> (http://linux.ioda.net/openSUSE/patch-modules_v62-opensuse.sh)
> Change this script to use the following file (Unzipped):
>
> ‘vmware-7.1.3-2.6.37-9-generic.patch.zip’ (http://tinyurl.com/4vmktnb)
>
> And working :slight_smile:
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Brian
>
>
> Sources:
> ‘openSUSE Lizards’ (http://tinyurl.com/35sj7va)
>
> ‘VMware Communities: VMware Workstation 7.1.3 Linux kernel…’
> (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1652300)
> ‘VMware Communities: VMware Workstation 7.1.3 Linux kernel…’
> (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1685936)
>
>

Thanks a lot! Now my VMPlayer works! :slight_smile:

Aleksey

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Okay, got it. haldaemon was not urning, once I started it vmplayer ran fine.
I have set haldaemon to start automatically. All is well with the world.
Regards Peter.

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It’s fixed. I needed

sudo zypper in patch

Thanks to this thread
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/456059-vmware-player-opensuse-11-4-cannot-compile-module-vmmon.htm

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Thanks!! This works!!!

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Hi all,

this question seems to be related to this thread so I post it here:

How can I patch kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop for vmware 6.5.5?

up to now I always use the “vmware-build-modules” script and everything
works perfectly. but now the script complains:

/root/vmware-modules/vsock-only/./include/driver-config.h:35:28: fatal error: linux/autoconf.h: No such
file or directory

I think the script must be rewritten so that autoconf.h can be found. Right? Is there an updated version?

Thanks in advance,

Uwe.

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On 04/03/2011 02:36 PM, unass wrote:
>
> How can I patch kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop for vmware 6.5.5?
>
> Right?

do as you wish (i can’t answer your question), but most folks opt to
use the easy to install and use VirtualBox…its in the openSUSE
repos, open and use YaST and it will install the whole shebang (and
required kernel etc) and set up all the config files…or, at least
it did the last i installed it (been a while, on 10.3)

many have tried and failed to smile with VMware…
i guess some are smiling, maybe you will…

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The nwest versions (player 3.14, ws 7.14) work without a patch.