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?


ccolotti

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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.


christoofar

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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.>:(


ccolotti

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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


ccolotti

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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


Have a lot of fun! WJM

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


If builders built homes the same way programmers make applications then
one woodpecker would destroy whole civilization.

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True… Still I prefer the RPM as cleanup/removing seems cleaner… And
it means I click less installing :wink:


Have a lot of fun! WJM

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Thank you ccolotti - your solution worked for me (64 bit opensuse 11.1,
vmware player 2.5.1 64 bit).


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VMware on my 11.1 64bit is running, the only error i have when i try to
start a virtual machine, i become the following messages:

Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon’ is loaded.

and

Failed to initialize monitor device.

and

Unable to change virtual machine power state: Cannot find a valid peer
process to connect to.

someone have a solution for me?

And how is it possible to uninstall the bundle package from VMware?

Greetings and happy new Year :wink:


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cocolocko;1920490 Wrote:
> VMware on my 11.1 64bit is running, the only error i have when i try to
> start a virtual machine, i become the following messages:
>
> Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
> Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon’ is loaded.
Your vmware services have probably not started.
Try opening a terminal console;

Code:

su -
service vmware start


After that you can probably start your guest.

Starting openSUSE 11.0 the boot happens so quickly vmware tries to
start before the network is up and running.
There is an option to slow things down by disabling parallel boot.

Open YaST > /etc/sysconfig Editor
drill down to System > Boot > RUN_PARALLEL - set the value to no.
Starting with the next (re)boot vmware should load normally.

Hope that helps,
Wj


Have a lot of fun! WJM

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Thank you MagicMan :smiley:
Everthing works fine!

Greetings and happy new Year


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Glad it’s working!

Also a good New Years wish to you! :wink:

Cheers,
Wj


Have a lot of fun! WJM

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ccolotti;1911359 Wrote:
> 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

This worked for me as well, but after rebooting the vmware services
were not started - and there is no rcvmware or something.

Any idea


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Dear all,
I’ve install VMware workstation 6.5.1-120130 successfully.
And set the environment for the Client OS.
Then I click “Power On” ready to install the Client OS,
it showed as below:

“Unable to change virtual machine power state: VMware Workstation
cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have rights to run
the program and to access all directories it uses and rights to access
all directories for temporary files…”

Is there any reason to cause this happen?
even I try to copy present client OS to this machine, It still showed
like that.>:(


Morse_b_lin

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Could some professional from here help me please on this one?
‘Xen Virtualization brakes up [OpenSuse 11.1]. WTF? - openSUSE Forums’
(http://tinyurl.com/6tfa93)

Another question: Is it better to use Xen or to use VMware on OpenSuse
11.1?

P.


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Morse_b_lin;1927663 Wrote:
> Dear all,
> I’ve install VMware workstation 6.5.1-120130 successfully.
> And set the environment for the Client OS.
> Then I click “Power On” ready to install the Client OS,
> it showed as below:
>
> “Unable to change virtual machine power state: VMware Workstation
> cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have rights to run
> the program and to access all directories it uses and rights to access
> all directories for temporary files…”
>
> Is there any reason to cause this happen?
> even I try to copy present client OS to this machine, It still showed
> like that.>:(

open a terminal and type:
modprobe vmmon

if you get any other errors about a missing module note the name of the
module and use modprobe to load it too.

you can also mv the /usr/lib64/vmware/modules/binary folder, and then
start vmware which will force it to reinstall and rebuild all the
modules.


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