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kofimokome
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‎08-02-2017 03:53 AM

Can't Update vmplayer Kernel

I recently had a kernel update. I was prompted to install the update which I did but the update does not install.  I have the following errors:

   Virtual machine monitor                                     failed

   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed

I did some research and I was told to deactivate secure boot on my BIOS but my BIOS does not have  the secure boot option. I do not know what to do. Please can you help me?

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bluefirestorm
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‎08-02-2017 04:52 AM

It would be better if you can provide details such as the Linux distro and kernel versions that you are using. The patches may vary.

In the meantime have a look at this thread whether it helps things to move along

Re: Kernel 4.6 - VmPlayer 12 - vmnet & vmmon compilation failure

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kofimokome
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‎08-02-2017 05:20 AM

Kernel Version: 4.10.0-27-generic

OS Version: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS

Thanks. I also tried the  solution in the link you added but it did not still work

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bluefirestorm
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‎08-02-2017 07:47 AM

So effectively you got the kernel from Ubuntu 17.04.

What version of VMware Player do you have? If I am not mistaken, you may not even need to do any code patching if you have VMware Workstation Player 12.5.7.

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kofimokome
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‎08-02-2017 07:50 AM

VMware Player 12.5.0 build-4352439

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