Unable to execute vmware-config.pl again

fire-fly · #1 16th February 2010, 11:03 AM

Hi
I am installing VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.i386 on FC 12

Have an error when executing vmware-config.pl initially. When I try again it has the message:-

----------------- start of messages ------------------------------
The following VMware kernel modules have been found on your system that were
not installed by the VMware Installer. Please remove them then run this
installer again.

vmmemctl
vmci
vmxnet
vmhgfs
vmblock

I.e. - 'rm /lib/modules/2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686/misc/<ModuleName>.{o,ko}'

Execution aborted.
----------------------------------------end of message ----------

I tried remove them using modprobe e.g.

modprobe -r -v vmemctl
the response was "WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/anaconda, it will be ignored in a future release."

Subsequently I tried vmware-config.pl, but have the same error.

Please help.
Thanks in advance

smurffit · #2 16th February 2010, 01:51 PM

Hav you tried the suggested command?

Code:

rm /lib/modules/2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686/misc/<ModuleName>.{o,ko}

fire-fly · #3 16th February 2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smurffit

Hav you tried the suggested command?

Code:

rm /lib/modules/2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686/misc/<ModuleName>.{o,ko}

forgot to mention/lib/modules/2.6.31.12-174.2.3.fc12.i686/misc did not exist.
thanks

stevea · #4 16th February 2010, 05:59 PM

Bad method smurfit. You really don't want to delete the modules, you want to prevent them from loading.

You can probably accomplish the goal by editing the text files in /etc/modprobe.d and commenting out the offending modules.
You can certainly do it by blacklisting the modules using the same directory.

smurffit · #5 16th February 2010, 06:01 PM

Well, last time i had the same problem, i deleted and rebuild the modules and this worked.

fire-fly · #6 18th February 2010, 08:36 AM

Hey folks
Thanks for the help.
Problem resolved by executing vmware-uninstall.pl

Thanks