patches for VMware Workstation 7.1.4 x86_64 on fedora 15 - Page 2

zarthon · #16 19th August 2011, 11:40 PM

* * * * * I rate the patch Five Stars.
* It installed as the instructions indicate and did not even require a restart.
* I have now used the patch for several days no performance problems or other issues.
* I do not believe it to be a security problem.
* * It even works with VM Ware workstation's Unity mode. I am using a decent but older nvidia card.
Unity allows the windows for win7 programs to be managed by your Linux desktop manager. I am using the standard Gnome Shell. ( a topic of another post).

daniel520 · #17 21st August 2011, 01:10 PM

for me it did every think and staked in starting service at the end

Starting vmware (via systemctl): Job failed. See system logs and 'systemctl status' for details.
[FAILED]

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after
sudo systemctl start vmware-tool.service
i get error
Failed to issue method call: Unit vmware-tool.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status vmware-tool.service' for details.

and here is the file /var/log/messges

Aug 21 14:48:59 Fedora-15 systemd[1]: vmware.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 21 14:48:59 Fedora-15 systemd[1]: Unit vmware.service entered failed state.
Aug 21 14:49:02 Fedora-15 systemd[1]: vmware.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 21 14:49:02 Fedora-15 systemd[1]: Unit vmware.service entered failed state.
Aug 21 14:49:16 Fedora-15 dbus: [system] Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.103" (uid=500 pid=9681 comm="systemctl restart vmware ") interface="org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager" member="RestartUnit" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.systemd1" (uid=0 pid=1 comm="/sbin/init "))

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[misterdi@Fedora-15 ~]$ sudo cat /tmp/vmware-root/setup-9954.log
Aug 21 14:59:40.459: app-3077998272| Log for VMware Workstation pid=9954 version=7.1.4 build=build-385536 option=Release
Aug 21 14:59:40.459: app-3077998272| The process is 32-bit.
Aug 21 14:59:40.459: app-3077998272| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Aug 21 14:59:40.459: app-3077998272| Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-9954.log
Aug 21 14:59:40.722: app-3077998272| modconf query interface initialized
Aug 21 14:59:40.723: app-3077998272| modconf library initialized
Aug 21 14:59:40.789: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:40.797: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:40.810: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:40.827: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:40.839: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:40.901: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:40.909: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:40.917: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:40.925: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:40.933: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.016: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.024: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.032: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.040: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.049: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.066: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:41.082: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:41.147: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.155: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.162: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.170: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.177: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.208: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:41.220: app-3077998272| Your GCC version: 4.6
Aug 21 14:59:41.319: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.326: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.334: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.341: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.349: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.590: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:41.591: app-3077998272| Building module vmmon.
Aug 21 14:59:41.591: app-3077998272| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Aug 21 14:59:41.617: app-3077998272| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/build/include CC=/usr/lib/ccache/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Aug 21 14:59:48.892: app-3077998272| Installing module vmmon from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon.o.
Aug 21 14:59:48.896: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vmmon.o
Aug 21 14:59:49.706: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vmmon.ko
Aug 21 14:59:51.458: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:51.459: app-3077998272| Building module vmnet.
Aug 21 14:59:51.459: app-3077998272| Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.
Aug 21 14:59:51.476: app-3077998272| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/build/include CC=/usr/lib/ccache/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Aug 21 14:59:59.326: app-3077998272| Failed to compile module vmnet!
Aug 21 14:59:59.338: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 14:59:59.339: app-3077998272| Building module vmblock.
Aug 21 14:59:59.339: app-3077998272| Extracting the sources of the vmblock module.
Aug 21 14:59:59.361: app-3077998272| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/build/include CC=/usr/lib/ccache/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Aug 21 15:00:05.108: app-3077998272| Installing module vmblock from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock.o.
Aug 21 15:00:05.111: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vmblock.o
Aug 21 15:00:06.285: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vmblock.ko
Aug 21 15:00:08.435: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 15:00:08.435: app-3077998272| Building module vmci.
Aug 21 15:00:08.435: app-3077998272| Extracting the sources of the vmci module.
Aug 21 15:00:08.453: app-3077998272| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/build/include CC=/usr/lib/ccache/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Aug 21 15:00:15.136: app-3077998272| Installing module vmci from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci.o.
Aug 21 15:00:15.140: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vmci.o
Aug 21 15:00:16.833: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vmci.ko
Aug 21 15:00:18.339: app-3077998272| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.
Aug 21 15:00:18.339: app-3077998272| Building module vmci.
Aug 21 15:00:18.339: app-3077998272| Extracting the sources of the vmci module.
Aug 21 15:00:18.359: app-3077998272| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/build/include CC=/usr/lib/ccache/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Aug 21 15:00:19.731: app-3077998272| Building module vsock.
Aug 21 15:00:19.731: app-3077998272| Extracting the sources of the vsock module.
Aug 21 15:00:19.752: app-3077998272| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/build/include CC=/usr/lib/ccache/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Aug 21 15:00:25.658: app-3077998272| Installing module vsock from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock.o.
Aug 21 15:00:25.662: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vsock.o
Aug 21 15:00:26.797: app-3077998272| Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/1.1/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-player-app regular /lib/modules/2.6.40-4.fc15.i686/misc/vsock.ko

z-itou16 · #18 24th August 2011, 05:58 PM

It works easily! It is really appreciated!

FredZake · #19 23rd November 2011, 09:43 AM

I have been trying to get VMWare Workstation 7.1.5 with kernel 2.6.41 on F15 all morning, and finally got it!

The problem for me was initially compiling the vmmon package.
After I solved that I've had the standard issue with compiling vmnet package.

But as I now solved it i thought to share it with you.

In the end all I did was backup the /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/*.tar files
Then replacing them with unpacking the attached tar files in the same directory.
(I have put in all the patched tar files expect vsock.tar as I had to go below the upload limit so I uploaded it separately)
Then I run vmware from console, which ended up compiling everything as expected.

Then startingt vmware from the menu as a user worked as expected!

Yeay finally I can get some work done again =]

//FredZake

jahasty · #20 2nd January 2012, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FredZake

I have been trying to get VMWare Workstation 7.1.5 with kernel 2.6.41 on F15 all morning, and finally got it!

The problem for me was initially compiling the vmmon package.
After I solved that I've had the standard issue with compiling vmnet package.

But as I now solved it i thought to share it with you.

In the end all I did was backup the /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/*.tar files
Then replacing them with unpacking the attached tar files in the same directory.
(I have put in all the patched tar files expect vsock.tar as I had to go below the upload limit so I uploaded it separately)
Then I run vmware from console, which ended up compiling everything as expected.

Then startingt vmware from the menu as a user worked as expected!

Yeay finally I can get some work done again =]

//FredZake

The vmblock.tar file seems to be corrupt. Can you re-post? The other modules are compiling fine with 2.6.41.