Vmware 7.1.5 and SuSE 12.1

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Hi folks,

I just upgraded to SuSE 12.1 and wanted to re-install Vmware 7.1.5 (I have valid license).
After using the appropriate patches to the 3.1.0 kernel I started vmware and got:

No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility' No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility’
Logging to /tmp/vmware-unass/setup-22539.log
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:76: error: unexpected identifier colorize_scrollbar', expected character }’
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/misc/vmmon.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 68C22817D39F5FB303F916C
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/misc/vmnet.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver.
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 7C4E38AD339719E6DA1C6CA
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/misc/vmblock.ko
supported: external
version: 1.1.2.0
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Blocking File System
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: C1CDE8E2FA0304E156E753C
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/misc/vmci.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 8C242AC6430749CEB135F04
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/misc/vsock.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
version: 1.0.0.0
description: VMware Virtual Socket Family
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: FE16753D85EDBC693BBF729
depends: vmci
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/misc/vmmon.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 68C22817D39F5FB303F916C
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-desktop SMP preempt mod_unload modversions
No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility' No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility’
process 22536: Attempt to remove filter function 0x7f2744279980 user data 0x8d5000, but no such filter has been added
D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace

That’s it! The logfile seems to be o.k.

Nov 30 12:26:03.889: app-140387300677376| Log for VMware Workstation pid=22539 version=7.1.5 build=build-491717 option=Release
Nov 30 12:26:03.889: app-140387300677376| The process is 64-bit.
Nov 30 12:26:03.889: app-140387300677376| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Nov 30 12:26:03.889: app-140387300677376| Logging to /tmp/vmware-unass/setup-22539.log
Nov 30 12:26:04.036: app-140387300677376| System distribution is SuSE
Nov 30 12:26:04.036: app-140387300677376| System version is 12.1
Nov 30 12:26:04.036: app-140387300677376| modconf query interface initialized
Nov 30 12:26:04.037: app-140387300677376| modconf library initialized

What’s wrong?

Thanks in advance

Uwe.

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On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:06:03 +0000, unass wrote:

> I just upgraded to SuSE 12.1 and wanted to re-install Vmware 7.1.5 (I
> have valid license).
> After using the appropriate patches to the 3.1.0 kernel I started vmware
> and got:

Which patches did you apply?

I’m running 7.1.5 on 12.1 x64 right now and what was posted at:

http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/2011/08/10/vmware-workstation-7-1-4-fix-for-linux-3-1/

And that did the trick for me.

Jim

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If your license permits maybe you can upgrade to Workstation 8.01. Mind is running fine on OS12.1 64 bit.

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On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:46:02 +0000, buckmaster60 wrote:

> If your license permits maybe you can upgrade to Workstation 8.01. Mind
> is running fine on OS12.1 64 bit.

8.0.1 is what’s currently supported on the 3.1 kernel (indeed I did get a
warning that I was running on an unsupported kernel), but unless VMware
provided some sort of ‘upgrade protection’ for recent purchases, then a
7.x license doesn’t entitle one to version 8 without paying.

(And I just missed the window on the 30% sale they were doing… :frowning: )

On the flip side, I’ve started playing around with VirtualBox as well,
and it’s pretty good as well. I never looked at it before because the USB
2.0 support is an add-on, but I never realized that for personal use,
it’s a free add-on.

Jim

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Hi Jim,

thanks for your hints, but … I used, of course, the patch you mentioned.
I also downloaded the 8.0.1 version, just to see if this one will do the job. But
unfortunately I got nearly the same vmware behaviour. So I think the problem can
be an installation one with SuSE 12.1. May be I missed to install a certain package.
But, which one. May be, the last part of the startup message rings a bell:

No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility' No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility’
process 22536: Attempt to remove filter function 0x7f2744279980 user data 0x8d5000, but no such filter has been added
D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace

Thanks again,

Uwe.

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On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:56:03 +0000, unass wrote:

> thanks for your hints, but … I used, of course, the patch
> you mentioned.
> I also downloaded the 8.0.1 version, just to see if this one will do the
> job. But unfortunately I got nearly the same vmware behaviour. So I
> think the problem can be an installation one with SuSE 12.1. May be I
> missed to install a certain package.
> But, which one. May be, the last part of the startup message rings a
> bell:

That doesn’t ring a bell - but have you installed the kernel-devel
package and associated build tools? (Guessing you have or the patch
wouldn’t have applied, but still worth making sure).

Are the modules building?

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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7

Hi Jim,

the kernel-devel package is installed and every package that seems
to be associated with vmware:

libvmtools0-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64
libvmtools-devel-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64
yast2-vm-2.21.4-1.1.1.x86_64
lvm2-2.02.84-19.1.3.x86_64
vmware-guest-kmp-default-8.8.0_k3.1.0_1.1-2.1.2.x86_64
open-vm-tools-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64
open-vm-tools-gui-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64
vmware-guest-kmp-desktop-8.8.0_k3.1.0_1.1-2.1.2.x86_64

The modules have been compiled flawlessly.

Thanks for looking again,

Uwe.

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On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:26:02 +0000, unass wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> the kernel-devel package is installed and every package that seems to be
> associated with vmware:
>
> libvmtools0-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64 libvmtools-devel-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64
> yast2-vm-2.21.4-1.1.1.x86_64 lvm2-2.02.84-19.1.3.x86_64
> vmware-guest-kmp-default-8.8.0_k3.1.0_1.1-2.1.2.x86_64
> open-vm-tools-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64 open-vm-tools-gui-8.8.0-2.1.2.x86_64
> vmware-guest-kmp-desktop-8.8.0_k3.1.0_1.1-2.1.2.x86_64
>
> The modules have been compiled flawlessly.
>
> Thanks for looking again,

No problem - so when you run vmware in a terminal, what’s the complete
output? Or is it resolved now?

Jim

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openSUSE Forums Administrator
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9

Hi Jim,

unfortunately not resolved )-: ! Invoking vmware as user gives the following messages:

No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility' No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility’
Logging to /tmp/vmware-unass/setup-5716.log
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/misc/vmmon.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 68C22817D39F5FB303F916C
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-default SMP mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/misc/vmnet.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver.
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 7C4E38AD339719E6DA1C6CA
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-default SMP mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/weak-updates/updates/vmblock.ko
supported: external
version: 1.1.2.0
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Blocking File System
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: DB510DDBA5985523980B171
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.1-default SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/weak-updates/updates/vmci.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
version: 9.1.18.0
description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 6595324D70364E51E6540AC
alias: pci:v000015ADd00000740svsdbcsci*
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.1-default SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: disable_host:Disable driver host personality - (default=0) (bool)
parm: disable_guest:Disable driver guest personality - (default=0) (bool)
parm: disable_msi:Disable MSI use in driver - (default=0) (bool)
parm: disable_msix:Disable MSI-X use in driver - (default=0) (bool)
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/weak-updates/updates/vsock.ko
supported: external
alias: vmware_vsock
license: GPL v2
version: 9.1.1.0
description: VMware Virtual Socket Family
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 13A4F20FA433CB954ADB707
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.1-default SMP mod_unload modversions
filename: /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/misc/vmmon.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author: VMware, Inc.
srcversion: 68C22817D39F5FB303F916C
depends:
vermagic: 3.1.0-1.2-default SMP mod_unload modversions
No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility' No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility’
process 5713: Attempt to remove filter function 0x7fdf77d64980 user data 0x8d71e0, but no such filter has been added
D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace

The log file gives:

Dec 04 12:19:47.020: app-140711479936768| Log for VMware Workstation pid=5716 version=7.1.5 build=build-491717 option=Release
Dec 04 12:19:47.020: app-140711479936768| The process is 64-bit.
Dec 04 12:19:47.020: app-140711479936768| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Dec 04 12:19:47.020: app-140711479936768| Logging to /tmp/vmware-unass/setup-5716.log
Dec 04 12:19:47.184: app-140711479936768| System distribution is SuSE
Dec 04 12:19:47.184: app-140711479936768| System version is 12.1
Dec 04 12:19:47.184: app-140711479936768| modconf query interface initialized
Dec 04 12:19:47.185: app-140711479936768| modconf library initialized

So, only reading the log file, I cannot see any error! But…

Thanks for looking again,

Uwe.

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Hi Jim,

sorry, it’s me again. Just to give you another hint:

In order to patch the vmware modules, I use the “patch-modules_2.6.39.sh” shell script with
the “vmware3.1.0.patch” file. It comes from a “fullvmwarelinux310patch.tar.gz” file BUT gives
warnings like

" WARNING: Can’t read module /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/weak-updates/updates/vmxnet.ko: No such file or directory"

And there is indeed no …/weak-updates/updates/vmxnet.ko file. Did I miss something?
How do you patch vmware v7.1.5?

Thanks again,

Uwe.

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On Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:36:02 +0000, unass wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> sorry, it’s me again. Just to give you another hint:
>
> In order to patch the vmware modules, I use the
> “patch-modules_2.6.39.sh” shell script with the “vmware3.1.0.patch”
> file. It comes from a “fullvmwarelinux310patch.tar.gz” file BUT gives
> warnings like
>
> " WARNING: Can’t read module
> /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/weak-updates/updates/vmxnet.ko: No such
> file or directory"
>
> And there is indeed no …/weak-updates/updates/vmxnet.ko file. Did I
> miss something?
> How do you patch vmware v7.1.5?

No problem - sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I was wrapping
up a contract this week and that was taking pretty much every waking
minute. :slight_smile:

When I did my install of v7.1.5 on my systems, all I had to do was make
sure the necessary prerequisites were installed and run the script. For
me, it just worked.

Warnings aren’t necessarily something to worry about - are there any
lines that explicitly stated that they were errors?

Jim

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openSUSE Forums Administrator
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Hi Jim,

I uninstalled vmware again. Instealled version 7.1.5 and then only used the
patches “vmware2.6.39fixedv3.patch” and “patch3031vmware741.patch”. Then
I compiled the modules via “vmware-modconfig --console --install-all”. NO errors!
But invoking vmware as user gives at the end the following messages:

No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility' No value set for /desktop/gnome/interface/accessibility’
process 14893: Attempt to remove filter function 0x7f6b7a595980 user data 0x8d30f0, but no such filter has been added
D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace

The D-Bus demon IS RUNNING! I use KDE instead of GNOME. So what does this means?

Thanks again,

Uwe.

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Hi Uwe,

Did you manage to fix this?

IINM I THINK it may require you install haldaemon - vmware would give those warnings if it was not installed in 11.4. There are a number of posts about the filter function message - not the process number and hex codes , but the text.

14

Don’t bother. It seem that vmplayer 4.01 install without issues, as posted by sagemta on another thread.

15

Hi,

Did anyone compiled VMWare 7.1.5 with kernel 3.2 ? Thanks

16

rockyman, why not ask your question in the new Virtualization forum and don’t forget to read the starting thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/virtualization/469824-welcome-new-opensuse-virtualization-forum.html

Thank You,

17

Thanks James. I asked it here since the thread subject was “Vmware 7.1.5 and SuSE 12.1”. Suse 12.1 is what I’m running and it’s been upgraded to kernel 3.2 recently. Any help on this would be appreciated and maybe you have seen something helpful in the new Virtualization forum or even when reading the starting thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/g...ion-forum.html

Thanks

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I know how you’re feeling I’m knew to linux and it was driving me crazy not able to get VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5 installed on Opensuse 12.1. Here is a script that might help you, it’s not fancy but it works, this was combine from three websites/blog (blog mention above). Just copy and paste in Gedit, save as <filename>.sh. Make sure you run it as su (Super User). This is for VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5 using kernel 3.1.x. You would want to install the prerequsites first before you attempt to install VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5. If your having issues I would suggest you start over, uninstall VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5 and run the script below. When asked to install VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5 use su to install VMware. Good Luck ;). Wish this message will self-distruct in 10 sec. >:(

uninstalling example:

cd /usr/lib
vmware-installer -list
Product Name Product Version
====================== ====================
vmware-workstation 7.1.5.491717
vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation

script:

#!/bin/bash

init

function pause(){
read -p “$*”
}

clear

zypper install gcc
zypper install make
zypper install kernel-source
zypper install kernel-syms
zypper install linux-glibc-devel
zypper install linux-kernel-headers
echo
echo
echo “/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////”
echo
echo “Please verify if you have the follow prerequsites listed below installed
before going any further. (scroll up and verify)”
echo
echo
echo “gcc”
echo “make”
echo “kernel-source”
echo “kernel-syms”
echo “linux-glibc-devel or linux-kernel-headers”
echo
echo
echo “//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////”
echo
pause ‘Press [Enter] to proceed.’
clear
echo “//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////”
echo
echo “Open another shell (shift+ctrl+t) and install VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5.”
echo
echo “////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////”
echo
pause ‘Press [Enter] only if you have VMware 7.1.4/7.1.5 installed and your going crazy cause it will not compile the way it should.’
clear
echo “Creating tmp folders to patch files.”

mkdir /tmp/vmware && cd /tmp/vmware
cp -R /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/ .
cd /tmp/vmware/source

echo “Download Patch from Weltall’s Blog. (full patch for vmware workstation on linux 3.1.0).”

wget http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fullvmwarelinux310patch.tar.gz

sleep 5

echo “Extracting Downloaded Patch file.”

tar -zxvf fullvmwarelinux310patch.tar.gz

echo “Extracting .tar files to patch”

for i in ./*.tar; do tar -xf $i; done

echo “Backing up orginals files with ext ‘orginal’”

for i in ./*.tar; do mv $i $i.orginal; done

echo “Patching files.”
patch -t -f -p1 </tmp/vmware/source/vmware3.1.0.patch

echo “Packaging required files to install vmware 7.1.4/7.1.5.”

tar cf vmblock.tar vmblock-only
tar cf vmci.tar vmci-only
tar cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
tar cf vsock.tar vsock-only
cp -vf *.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/

echo “Attemping to compile Vmware Workstation 7.1.4/7.1.5.”

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

vmware

echo “Clearing tmp files.”
rm -rf /tmp/vmware

19

nvm you already solved it… lol guess I should of read further bhahaha.