Trying to reinstall VMplayer in openSUSE 12.2

gminnerup · September 12, 2012, 3:18pm

Using version 4.0.4 which I had installed under 12.1, everything seems to go smoothly until I try to install the kernel driver modules. Here’s the konsole output:

linux-mjmo:~ # vmware-modconfig --console --install-all 
Stopping VMware services:
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Blocking file system                                                done
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.4.6-2.10-obj/x86_64/desktop'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/task.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.4.6-2.10-obj/x86_64/desktop'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
Built vmmon module
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.4.6-2.10-obj/x86_64/desktop'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/hub.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/bridge.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/procfs.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function ‘VNetCsumCopyDatagram’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c:520:3: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘kmap’
In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c:26:0:
/usr/src/linux-3.4.6-2.10/include/linux/highmem.h:49:21: note: expected ‘struct page *’ but argument is of type ‘const struct &lt;anonymous&gt;’
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c:523:3: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘kunmap’
In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.c:26:0:
/usr/src/linux-3.4.6-2.10/include/linux/highmem.h:55:20: note: expected ‘struct page *’ but argument is of type ‘const struct &lt;anonymous&gt;’
make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetIfSetup’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c:134:7: error: unknown field ‘ndo_set_multicast_list’ specified in initializer
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c:134:7: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.c:134:7: warning: (near initialization for ‘vnetNetifOps.ndo_validate_addr’) [enabled by default]
make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.o] Error 1
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.c:60:16: error: ‘THIS_MODULE’ undeclared here (not in a function)
make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.4.6-2.10-obj/x86_64/desktop'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only'

Clicking on the VMplayer menu icon produces the error:

Cannot execute command ' ''\''/usr/bin/vmware-modconfig'\'' --icon='\''vmware-player'\'' --appname='\''VMware'\'' --gcc='\''/usr/bin/gcc'\'' --headers='\''/lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/build/include'\'' --gcc-ignore-minor ''.

Any suggestions most welcome!

gminnerup · September 12, 2012, 4:02pm

… and yes, I realise there’s version 5 now but I’ve set 4.0.4 to look for updates anyway, and am using the same /home partition with all the configuration files and VMs still there, so thought same version would be safest.

lwfinger · September 12, 2012, 5:20pm

On 09/12/2012 09:06 AM, gminnerup wrote:
>
> … and yes, I realise there’s version 5 now but I’ve set 4.0.4 to look
> for updates anyway, and am using the same /home partition with all the
> configuration files and VMs still there, so thought same version would
> be safest.

In general, VMware is slow in adapting their kernel code for changes in the
kernel API. You either need to patch the 4.0.4 code for those changes, or update
to version 5 and hope that they have caught up there. I use VirtualBox, and have
no idea what changes are needed for VMplayer.

Sauerland · September 12, 2012, 7:04pm

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gminnerup · September 15, 2012, 4:28pm

Thanks all, installing version 5 did the trick!