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VMware Workstation for Linux v12.5.7-5813279 don't install on RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Beta1 ( kernel: 3.10.0-663.el7 )

Hello everybody,

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VMware Workstation for Linux v12.5.7-5813279 don't install on RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Beta1 ( kernel: 3.10.0-663.el7 )

During installation process, when VMware's kernel modules are compiling, is error, and installation process is break.

Informations from console:

...

make[1]: Opuszczenie katalogu `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64'

/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild

make[1]: Wejście do katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmmon-only'

make[1]: `postbuild' jest aktualne.

make[1]: Opuszczenie katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmmon-only'

cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o

make: Opuszczenie katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmmon-only'

Using kernel build system.

make: Wejście do katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only'

/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules

make[1]: Wejście do katalogu `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64'

  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/driver.o

  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/hub.o

  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/userif.o

  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.o

In file included from include/linux/pci.h:35:0,

                 from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,

                 from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:

include/linux/pci_ids.h:2251:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined [enabled by default]

#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE  0x15ad

^

In file included from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,

                 from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,

                 from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:

/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition

#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE                    0x15AD

^

In file included from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:0:

/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetifStartXmit’:

/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:343:46: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘trans_start’

#define compat_netif_trans_update(d) do { (d)->trans_start = jiffies; } while (0)

                                              ^

/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:468:4: note: in expansion of macro ‘compat_netif_trans_update’

    compat_netif_trans_update(dev);

    ^

make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.o] Błąd 1

make[2]: *** Oczekiwanie na niezakończone zadania....

make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only] Błąd 2

make[1]: Opuszczenie katalogu `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64'

make: *** [vmnet.ko] Błąd 2

make: Opuszczenie katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only'

Log from /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-31688.log as attach file.

Regards

Greg

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dariusd
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Hi Greg,

It looks like Red Hat linux folks have made an incompatible change in the kernel.  I've attached a patch to this post which should fix the issue.  To apply the patch, you'll need to:

  • Quit Workstation.
  • Back up /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar to a safe place.
  • Unpack that tarfile.
  • Download the patch attached to this post (VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch).
  • Apply the patch to the contents of the tarfile.
  • Repack the tarfile
  • Put the modified tarfile back in place at /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar .
  • Rebuild the modules.
  • Launch Workstation.

It'll look something like this:

   mkdir ~/vmnet-fix

   cd ~/vmnet-fix

   cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar

   tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar

   patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch

   tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/

   sudo cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar

   sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Hopefully you'll then be able to launch VMware Workstation on RHEL 7.4 Beta1 and newer.

Please let us know if that resolves the problem for you!

Thanks,

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Darius

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dariusd
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Hi Greg,

It looks like Red Hat linux folks have made an incompatible change in the kernel.  I've attached a patch to this post which should fix the issue.  To apply the patch, you'll need to:

  • Quit Workstation.
  • Back up /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar to a safe place.
  • Unpack that tarfile.
  • Download the patch attached to this post (VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch).
  • Apply the patch to the contents of the tarfile.
  • Repack the tarfile
  • Put the modified tarfile back in place at /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar .
  • Rebuild the modules.
  • Launch Workstation.

It'll look something like this:

   mkdir ~/vmnet-fix

   cd ~/vmnet-fix

   cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar

   tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar

   patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch

   tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/

   sudo cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar

   sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Hopefully you'll then be able to launch VMware Workstation on RHEL 7.4 Beta1 and newer.

Please let us know if that resolves the problem for you!

Thanks,

--

Darius

gk75abs
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Hello Darius

Your patch works great. Vmnet compilation was made correct and vmware workstation works great..

Your instruction is also very good Smiley Happy

Regards.

Greg

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RamanKathpalia
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Your solution works well. Thank you dariusd

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WLemmy
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Thanks. Works on Centos 7 too (3.10.0-693)

Best regards

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friedt2
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Do you know if you or vmware can create a patch for kernel 3.10.0-693.2.1.el7.x86_64? Workstation is unusable at this point.

pepecarpo
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It works like a charm.

Thanks for your help!

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kaengo
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Runs for me also fine,

many thanks!

Holger

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klorant
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Had this issue with Centos 7.4 and the patch worked (of course).

Thank you Darius!

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Hagbard23
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Darius,

If all solutions could be documented as well as this, the world would be a better place!

Thanks!

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LazLong
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Thank you very much for the patch.

This harkens back to the bad old days when we had to run a thrid-party perl script against VMware Workstation every time RHEL was updated.

And the reason VMware didn't catch this before shipping 12.5.7 is????? RHEL 7.4 went beta a month before 12.5.7 shipped.

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MikeBoyle
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I did run into the same issue with Centos 7.4 - this fix corrected the issue.

Awesome

Mike

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Tenth_Floor
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Darius, thanks a lot. You saved the day. The problem popped up today when my RHEL Workstation 7.3 updated to the 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 kernel. I am running Workstation 12.5.7.

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slave57
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Have tried the suggested fix on a new install of Centos 7.4 but fail at the final hurdle:

mkdir ~/vmnet-fix

  cd ~/vmnet-fix

  cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar

  tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar

  patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch

  tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/

  sudo cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar

  sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

when running sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all I receive 'Failed to setup build environment'

any suggestions?

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dorotheavulcan
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avery good desription it works also for 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64

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Rockeem
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Try the steps on this site to "jump the hurdle"... Gab Knowledge Base: Installing VMware tools in Centos 7

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mulkers
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This is also affecting earlier Workstation versions. I'm having the problem with 10.0.6.

Will this patch also work for earlier Workstation versions?

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kuzeyka
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Definitely thanks for this fix, my Workstation has turned into a pumpkin without it.

Now what was beta became Linux production kernel, I've updated one of my VM hosts to the latest package manager provided kernel 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7.x86_64, I was unable to start Workstation 11 anymore because of this error.

The patch didn't work on Workstation 11 vmnet.tar and I didn't want to drill down too deep on my Saturday night maintenance window as all this thing was very unplanned.

I had an unused 12 license and was able to apply the patch to the latest freshly downloaded Workstation package - it was also failing to start without it, fresh downloaded after clean install.

Is it a time to incorporate it into Workstation 11 and 12 so the users won't have to go through this hassle?

I'll appreciate same fix for the latest 11.

Thank you!

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alangourley
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darius​ Great patch and instructions!

Finding myself in this particular scenario:

- This was a remote build workstation for me ( no browser download directory for the patch to download )

- But mainly, I forgot that the libdir for my current install wasn't in /usr/lib/vmware ( see your /etc/vmware/config file ).

So don't miss out on @darius's great patch for this here, if this more specific libdir scenario applies to you.  This slight adjustment helped:

vmware_libdir=$(awk '$1~/^libdir/{print $3}' /etc/vmware/config | xargs echo)

if test -f ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar

then

mkdir ~/vmnet-fix

cd ~/vmnet-fix

curl -kROL https://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/2686431-179601/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7...

cp ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar

tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar

patch -p0 < ~/vmnet-fix/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch

tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/

sudo cp vmnet.tar ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar

sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

else

echo vmware_libdir evaluated to \"${vmware_libdir}\" and ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar does not exist
fi

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kaengo
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Hello Darius,

can you please adapt the patch to vmware 14? and to the new Kernel of CentOS/RH

I tried to use it, but I get:

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch

patching file vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h

Hunk #1 FAILED at 337.

1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h.rej

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#

After that, I tried to install workstation pro 12 ,

but I also had had no success in patching it:

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#   cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#  tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch

patching file vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#  tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar

cp: overwrite ‘/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar’? y

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Stopping vmware (via systemctl):                           [  OK  ]

Using kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmmon-only'

/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'

arch/x86/Makefile:166: *** CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, but not supported by the compiler. Toolchain update recommended..  Stop.

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'

make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmmon-only'

Using kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmnet-only'

/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'

arch/x86/Makefile:166: *** CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, but not supported by the compiler. Toolchain update recommended..  Stop.

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'

make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmnet-only'

Unable to install all modules.  See log for details.

[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#

Greetings, Holger

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