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configuration of vmware 5.0 workstation for linux fails posted: May 4, 2005 2:34 PM

Click to view mulder's profile Lurker 3 posts since
May 4, 2005
distro: suse 9.0 professional
kernel: 2.6.10

vmware version:
VMware Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124

It installs just fine.

However, I get the following error when calling the application from console

[code]
#> vmware

VMware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
following command: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.
[/code]

This is what I do...tell what I'm doing wrong please.

[code]
1.
#> vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done
Virtual ethernet done

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] yes

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.10/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.10/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
Virtual ethernet failed
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done

The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

2. #>/etc/init.d/vmware start or simply #>vmware
VMware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
following command: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

3. /etc/init.d/vmware stop
/etc/init.d/vmware: line 931: [: -: integer expression expected
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done
Virtual ethernet

4. /etc/init.d/vmware restart
/etc/init.d/vmware: line 931: [: -: integer expression expected
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor failed
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 done
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done
Virtual ethernet
[/code]

After step 4, I try to configure it again as in step 1. Steps 1-4 are just an eternal loop.

Any ideas?

thanks, Fox

Click to view Liz's profile Virtuoso User Moderators 3,321 posts since
Dec 2, 2004
Sounds like it didnt manage to attach itself to your network card. Sounds drastic have you rebooted yet?
Click to view postfixreload's profile Expert 622 posts since
Nov 21, 2004
Looks like your kernel is too new for workstation
have you tried vmware-any-any-update?
http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update90.tar.gz
Click to view Eiríkr's profile Novice 8 posts since
Apr 22, 2005
I've got the exact same problem.

Distro: Mandriva 2005 Limited Edition (a.k.a. 10.2)
Kernel: I think it's 2.6.11, not in front of the box at the mo'.

VMWare: 5.0.0, probably build 13124

Just as with Mulder, the install goes seamlessly, and vmware-config.pl runs just fine, showing *no* errors of any sort. But attempting to run vmware results in an identical "has not been (correctly) configured" message.

Will try any-any update tonight and post results. Thanks for the link, postfixreload. Cheers, Eirikr
Click to view petr's profile Champion VMware Employees 7,223 posts since
Jul 10, 2003
You managed to build your kernel without support for unloading modules from kernel. VMware cannot work on such kernel.
Click to view Eiríkr's profile Novice 8 posts since
Apr 22, 2005
Hi Petr,

I've applied the any-any-update90 patch, and now I get something slightly weirder -- vmware-config.pl claims it has found an install of VMWare 2.0, which I've never had on my machine (I only discovered VMWare from 3.0), or an install of VMWare WS 4.0, which I upgraded to 4.5 some time ago, and again to 5.0 just a couple weeks ago, specifically VMware-workstation-5.0.0-13124.i386. I was hoping your patch might finally get it to work, but no go. Any ideas what gives? I'm posting the results of runme.pl and vmware-config.pl below.

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[root@zephyrus]# ls
runme.pl* services.sh* update* update.c vmmon.tar vmnet.tar
[root@zephyrus]# ./runme.pl
The file /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar that this script was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]

The file /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar that this script was about to
install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]

Updating /usr/bin/vmware ... No patch needed/available
Updating /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge ... No patch needed/available
Updating /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx ... No patch needed/available
Updating /usr/lib/vmware/bin-debug/vmware-vmx ... No patch needed/available
VMware modules in "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source" has been updated.

Before running VMware for the first time after update, you need to configure it
for your running kernel by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this script to invoke the command for
you now? [yes]

Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ]
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ]
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ]
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [ OK ]

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

***

  • Updating MIME database in /usr/share/mime...
***
In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-ffreestanding" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/compat.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to remove it.
Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/parport1, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/parport2, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/parport3, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet0, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet1, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet8, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

You have already setup networking.

Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]

Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.

Building the vmnet module.

VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [ OK ]
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ OK ]
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [FAILED]

The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

[root@zephyrus]#


However, running vmware still resulted in the same error message from before.

[eirikr@zephyrus]$ vmware
vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

Then after su-ing to root, I re-run vmware-config.pl, only to find the same weirdness:

[root@zephyrus]# vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ]
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ]
DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ]
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [ OK ]

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

***

  • Updating MIME database in /usr/share/mime...
***
In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-ffreestanding" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/compat.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to remove it.
Somebody else apparently did it already.

You have already setup networking.

Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]

Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.

Building the vmnet module.

VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [ OK ]
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) [ OK ]
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ OK ]
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [FAILED]

The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

[root@zephyrus]# vmware
vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

[root@zephyrus]#


What gives? This makes no sense whatsoever. Any help appreciated.

Full dmesg included below for reference.

Linux version 2.6.11-6mdkcustom-NVtry (root@zephyrus.wolkenhafen.org) (gcc version 3.4.3 (Mandrakelinux 10.2 3.4.3-7mdk)) #1 Mon May 2 01:49:15 JST 2005
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000003ffec000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffec000 - 000000003ffef000 (ACPI data)
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffef000 - 000000003ffff000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 000000003ffff000 - 0000000040000000 (ACPI NVS)
BIOS-e820: 00000000ffff0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
127MB HIGHMEM available.
896MB LOWMEM available.
On node 0 totalpages: 262124
DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:1
Normal zone: 225280 pages, LIFO batch:16
HighMem zone: 32748 pages, LIFO batch:7
DMI 2.3 present.
Allocating PCI resources starting at 40000000 (gap: 40000000:bfff0000)
Built 1 zonelists
Initializing CPU#0
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=2611-6custom-NVtry ro root=301 noapic nolapic acpi=off splash=verbose hdc=ide-cd hdd=ide-ignore
bootsplash: verbose mode.
ide_setup: hdc=ide-cd
ide_setup: hdd=ide-ignore
PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 65536 bytes)
Detected 807.650 MHz processor.
Using tsc for high-res timesource
Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
Memory: 1034868k/1048496k available (2311k kernel code, 13024k reserved, 836k data, 216k init, 130992k highmem, 0k BadRAM)
Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
Calibrating delay loop... 1589.24 BogoMIPS (lpj=794624)
Mount-cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
CPU: After generic identify, caps: 0183f9ff c1c7f9ff 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU: After vendor identify, caps: 0183f9ff c1c7f9ff 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
CPU: L2 Cache: 256K (64 bytes/line)
CPU: After all inits, caps: 0183f9ff c1c7f9ff 00000000 00000020 00000000 00000000 00000000
Intel machine check architecture supported.
Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0.
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor stepping 02
Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
checking if image is initramfs...it isn't (no cpio magic); looks like an initrd
Freeing initrd memory: 220k freed
NET: Registered protocol family 16
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf1150, last bus=1
PCI: Using configuration type 1
mtrr: v2.0 (20020519)
ACPI: Subsystem revision 20050211
ACPI: Interpreter disabled.
Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
pnp: PnP ACPI: disabled
PnPBIOS: Disabled
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
PCI: Via IRQ fixup
PCI: Using IRQ router VIA [1106/0686] at 0000:00:04.0
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
audit(1115591315.630:0): initialized
highmem bounce pool size: 64 pages
inotify device minor=63
VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
devfs: 2004-01-31 Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
devfs: boot_options: 0x0
Initializing Cryptographic API
vesafb: framebuffer at 0xd8000000, mapped to 0xf8880000, using 3750k, total 32768k
vesafb: mode is 800x600x16, linelength=1600, pages=3
vesafb: protected mode interface info at c000:0ed1
vesafb: scrolling: redraw
vesafb: Truecolor: size=0:5:6:5, shift=0:11:5:0
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6> silentjpeg size 35024 bytes,<6>...found (800x600, 34976 bytes, v3).
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 92x32
fb0: VESA VGA frame buffer device
isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Real Time Clock Driver v1.12
serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 8 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler anticipatory registered
io scheduler deadline registered
io scheduler cfq registered
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 32000K size 1024 blocksize
pktcdvd: v0.2.0a 2004-07-14 Jens Axboe (axboe@suse.de) and petero2@telia.com
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
VP_IDE: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:00:04.1
VP_IDE: chipset revision 16
VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
VP_IDE: VIA vt82c686a (rev 22) IDE UDMA66 controller on pci0000:00:04.1
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xd800-0xd807, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xd808-0xd80f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio
Probing IDE interface ide0...
hda: Maxtor 2B020H1, ATA DISK drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Probing IDE interface ide1...
hdc: CREATIVE CD-RW RW8433E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: CREATIVE CD-RW RW8433E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: set_drive_speed_status: status=0x01 { Error }
hdd: set_drive_speed_status: error=0x04 { AbortedCommand }
ide1: Drive 1 didn't accept speed setting. Oh, well.
hdd: set_drive_speed_status: status=0x01 { Error }
hdd: set_drive_speed_status: error=0x04 { AbortedCommand }
ide1: Drive 1 didn't accept speed setting. Oh, well.
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
PDC20265: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:00:11.0
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 0000:00:11.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 0000:00:0b.0
PDC20265: chipset revision 2
PDC20265: 100% native mode on irq 10
PDC20265: (U)DMA Burst Bit DISABLED Primary PCI Mode Secondary PCI Mode.
PDC20265: FORCING BURST BIT 0x00->0x01 ACTIVE
ide2: BM-DMA at 0x8800-0x8807, BIOS settings: hde:pio, hdf:DMA
ide3: BM-DMA at 0x8808-0x880f, BIOS settings: hdg:DMA, hdh:DMA
Probing IDE interface ide2...
Probing IDE interface ide3...
hda: max request size: 128KiB
hda: 40020624 sectors (20490 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=39703/16/63, UDMA(66)
hda: cache flushes not supported
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 < p5 p6 >
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
input: PS2++ Logitech Mouse on isa0060/serio1
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP: routing cache hash table of 8192 buckets, 64Kbytes
TCP established hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
NET: Registered protocol family 1
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
Freeing unused kernel memory: 216k freed
usbcore: registered new driver usbfs
usbcore: registered new driver hub
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v2.2
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 0000:00:04.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 0000:00:04.3
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 0000:00:09.0
uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.2: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.2: irq 9, io base 0xd400
uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 0000:00:04.3
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 0000:00:04.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 0000:00:09.0
uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.3: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (#2)
uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.3: irq 9, io base 0xd000
uhci_hcd 0000:00:04.3: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
hub 2-2:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-2:1.0: 4 ports detected
EXT3 FS on hda1, internal journal
Adding 506008k swap on /dev/hda5. Priority:-1 extents:1
Linux agpgart interface v0.100 (c) Dave Jones
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
NVRM: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-7174 Tue Mar 22 06:44:39 PST 2005
agpgart: Detected VIA Twister-K/KT133x/KM133 chipset
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 941M
agpgart: AGP aperture is 32M @ 0xe6000000
input: PC Speaker
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on hda6, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
hdc: ATAPI 32X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, DMA
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
natsemi dp8381x driver, version 1.07+LK1.0.17, Sep 27, 2002
originally by Donald Becker <becker@scyld.com>
http://www.scyld.com/network/natsemi.html
2.4.x kernel port by Jeff Garzik, Tjeerd Mulder
PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 0000:00:0a.0
natsemi eth0: NatSemi DP8381[56] at 0xd4000000 (0000:00:0a.0), 00:02:e3:1d:c0:ca, IRQ 5, port TP.
ip_conntrack version 2.1 (8191 buckets, 65528 max) - 248 bytes per conntrack
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
NET: Registered protocol family 17
eth0: DSPCFG accepted after 0 usec.
eth0: link up.
eth0: Setting full-duplex based on negotiated link capability.
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
ip_conntrack version 2.1 (8191 buckets, 65528 max) - 248 bytes per conntrack
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 0000:00:09.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 0000:00:04.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 0000:00:04.3
NET: Registered protocol family 10
Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c03e4720(lo)
IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
Disabled Privacy Extensions on device f7f84800(sit0)
NVRM: not using NVAGP, an AGPGART backend is loaded!
NVRM: not using NVAGP, an AGPGART backend is loaded!
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600, 10640 bytes, v3).
bootsplash: status on console 0 changed to on
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600, 10640 bytes, v3).
bootsplash: status on console 1 changed to on
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600, 10640 bytes, v3).
bootsplash: status on console 2 changed to on
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600, 10640 bytes, v3).
bootsplash: status on console 3 changed to on
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600, 10640 bytes, v3).
bootsplash: status on console 4 changed to on
bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6>...found (800x600, 10640 bytes, v3).
bootsplash: status on console 5 changed to on
NET: Registered protocol family 5
/dev/vmmon[15420]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165
/dev/vmmon[15420]: Module vmmon: initialized
/dev/vmmon[15433]: Module vmmon: unloaded
/dev/vmmon[15737]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165
/dev/vmmon[15737]: Module vmmon: initialized
parport_pc: VIA 686A/8231 detected
parport_pc: probing current configuration
parport_pc: Current parallel port base: 0x378
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, using FIFO [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
parport_pc: VIA parallel port: io=0x378, irq=7
/dev/vmnet: open called by PID 15796 (vmnet-bridge)
/dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory.
/dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
bridge-eth0: enabling the bridge
bridge-eth0: up
bridge-eth0: already up
bridge-eth0: attached
/dev/vmnet: open called by PID 15914 (vmnet-netifup)
/dev/vmnet: hub 1 does not exist, allocating memory.
/dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
/dev/vmnet: open called by PID 15925 (vmnet-netifup)
/dev/vmnet: hub 8 does not exist, allocating memory.
/dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present
/dev/vmmon[16144]: Module vmmon: unloaded
bridge-eth0: down
bridge-eth0: detached
/dev/vmmon[16661]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165
/dev/vmmon[16661]: Module vmmon: initialized
/dev/vmmon[16667]: Module vmmon: unloaded
/dev/vmmon[17476]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165
/dev/vmmon[17476]: Module vmmon: initialized
parport_pc: VIA 686A/8231 detected
parport_pc: probing current configuration
parport_pc: Current parallel port base: 0x378
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, using FIFO [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
parport_pc: VIA parallel port: io=0x378, irq=7
/dev/vmnet: open called by PID 17531 (vmnet-bridge)
/dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory.
/dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened
bridge-eth0: enabling the bridge
bridge-eth0: up
bridge-eth0: already up
bridge-eth0: attached
/dev/vmnet: open called by PID 17599 (vmnet-netifup)
/dev/vmnet: hub 1 does not exist, allocating memory.
/dev/vmnet: port on hub 1 successfully opened
/dev/vmnet: open called by PID 17608 (vmnet-netifup)
/dev/vmnet: hub 8 does not exist, allocating memory.
/dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened
vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present
vmnet1: no IPv6 routers present

Cheers, Erik
Click to view petr's profile Champion VMware Employees 7,223 posts since
Jul 10, 2003
Hi Petr,

I've applied the any-any-update90 patch, and now I
get something slightly weirder -- vmware-config.pl
claims it has found an install of VMWare 2.0, which
I've never had on my machine (I only discovered
VMWare from 3.0), or an install of VMWare WS 4.0,
which I upgraded to 4.5 some time ago, and again to
5.0 just a couple weeks ago, specifically
VMware-workstation-5.0.0-13124.i386. I was hoping
your patch might finally get it to work, but no go.
Any ideas what gives? I'm posting the results of
runme.pl and vmware-config.pl below.


But it works, no? I do not see any errors being posted.

Unfortunately behavior with "VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x." is unavoidable feature of VMware 5.0 - on first run it will refuse to tell you version number, claiming that it must be configured first. And for configuration vmware-any-any-update must find which version you are running. From bogus behavior it understands that your VMware does not report version - and so it must be VMware 2.x, as it did not report version. When you'll rerun vmware-config.pl again, it should detect your version correctly. Though detection message should read "VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express, VMware Workstation 4.0.x and VMware Workstation 5.0.0.", as at runtime vmmon can distinguish VMware2/Express from VMware3/4.0 from VMware4.5/5, and buildtime configuration just picks defaults for each category.
Click to view Eiríkr's profile Novice 8 posts since
Apr 22, 2005
But it works, no? I do not see any errors being posted.

Unfortunately, no, it doesn't work, despite the lack of posted errors. Attempting to run vmware simply gives the same "not (correctly) configured" message asking you to run vmware-config.pl, but running vmware-config.pl, even multiple times, says nothing about VMWare Workstation 5.0.0. I'll try again later tonight after I get home and reboot, on the theory that that might reset something obscure I've overlooked... :/
Click to view petr's profile Champion VMware Employees 7,223 posts since
Jul 10, 2003
After rerunning vmware-config.pl do:

[code]/etc/init.d/vmware stop
rm /etc/vmware/not_configured
VMWARE_DEBUG=yes /etc/init.d/vmware start[/code]

You'll probably find that host-only or NAT networking fails to start because somebody else uses IP addresses you want to use for these two networks.
Click to view Eiríkr's profile Novice 8 posts since
Apr 22, 2005
Thanks for the hint, I'll try it. I've noticed before when manually restarting the vmware service that the NAT on vmnet8 will say FAILED and then flicker back to OK. I'm a little confused by the failure, though, as I am the only one on my 192.168.x.x network, and this is the same network config I used for VMWare 4.5...? But then again, I did also upgrade from Mdk 10.1 to 10.2, and I'm still not done figuring out everything that changed. At least I'm finally getting my video card to work right in the process. :)
Click to view ssyqh's profile Novice 6 posts since
May 8, 2005
Distro: Mandriva 2005 Limited Edition
Kernel: 2.6.11-6mdksmp
VMWare: 5.0.0, probably build 13124

When I Run VMware:

[david@david doc]$ /usr/bin/vmware
*** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer: 0x08ea2680 ***
NOT_REACHED /build/mts/release/bora-13124/bora/apps/vmuiLinux/sig_vmui.c:390
[david@david doc]$

But install and configuration was ok.

What can I do?Thanks.

Click to view ssyqh's profile Novice 6 posts since
May 8, 2005
Distro: Mandriva 2005 Limited Edition
Kernel: 2.6.11-6mdksmp
VMWare: 5.0.0, probably build 13124

When I Run VMware in root:

[root@david messages]# /usr/bin/vmware
*** glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer: 0x08ea39c0 ***


What can I do?Thanks.

Click to view petr's profile Champion VMware Employees 7,223 posts since
Jul 10, 2003
[root@david messages]# /usr/bin/vmware
      • glibc detected *** free(): invalid pointer: 0x08ea39c0 ***

What can I do?Thanks.


Post it in separate thread instead of hijacking this one...

You should try
[code]LD_LIBRARY_PATH= VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes vmware[/code]

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