Installs / Compiles / starts fine but when i want to create a VM it crashes every time:
2017-10-02T09:58:23.024+02:00| vmplayer| I125: Log for VMware Player pid=13343 v - Pastebin.com
Can anyone shed some light on this?
an update for 17.10 today solved this.
an update for 17.10 today solved this.
Hi @izzno, I try to add a new vm in WorkStation 14 and it crashes all the time.
I use Ubuntu 17.10 like you and I don't get any update that solve the problem.
Could You help me please?
All the best
I cant replicate your problem, I tried 17.10 in a VM freshly updated.
I can only speculate, but if you start vmplayer from a console and paste the output here that could give me a clue.
Open a console: Ctrl-Alt-T and start vmplayer.
You can also try and rebuild the modules...
Make sure you have the right tools:
sudo apt install build-essentials
Then rebuild the modules:
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Then start vmware from the cosole:
vmplayer
Run until it crashes and paste the output from the terminal here...
Thank you very much!!!
I will do that you said and will paste here.
I did what you pointed out in Workstation 14 Linux 4.13 instability
And I got this:
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar .
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# tar xf vmmon.tar
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# rm vmmon.tar
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/fadedd9c8a4dd23f74da2b448572df95666df...
--2017-11-14 11:47:45-- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/fadedd9c8a4dd23f74da2b448572df95666df...
Resolving raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)... 151.101.92.133
Connecting to raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)|151.101.92.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 81883 (80K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘hostif.c’
hostif.c 100%[=========================================>] 79,96K --.-KB/s in 0,08s
2017-11-14 11:47:45 (1013 KB/s) - ‘hostif.c’ saved [81883/81883]
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# mv -f hostif.c vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# tar cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# rm -fr vmmon-only
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# mv -f vmmon.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar
root@andre-ALE:/tmp# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
[AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support.
Stopping VMware services:
VMware Authentication Daemon done
VM communication interface socket family done
Virtual machine communication interface done
Virtual machine monitor done
Blocking file system done
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/4.13.0-16-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-16-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:32:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c:43:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:40,
from ./include/linux/rculist.h:10,
from ./include/linux/pid.h:4,
from ./include/linux/sched.h:13,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c:31:
./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:569:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h:6,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/task.c:70:
./arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:37:0: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/task.c:53:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c:46:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78:0: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:4:0,
from ./include/linux/irqflags.h:15,
from ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:39,
from ./include/linux/rculist.h:10,
from ./include/linux/pid.h:4,
from ./include/linux/sched.h:13,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.c:31:
./arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:37:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h:6,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/task.c:70:
./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:569:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:32:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/common/task.c:51:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:43:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:60:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:40,
from ./include/linux/rculist.h:10,
from ./include/linux/pid.h:4,
from ./include/linux/sched.h:13,
from ./include/linux/binfmts.h:4,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32:
./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:569:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:60:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78:0: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:4:0,
from ./include/linux/irqflags.h:15,
from ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:39,
from ./include/linux/rculist.h:10,
from ./include/linux/pid.h:4,
from ./include/linux/sched.h:13,
from ./include/linux/binfmts.h:4,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32:
./arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:37:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:47:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from ./include/linux/wait.h:8,
from ./include/linux/wait_bit.h:7,
from ./include/linux/fs.h:5,
from ./include/linux/highmem.h:4,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:25:
./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:569:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78:0: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from ./include/linux/wait.h:8,
from ./include/linux/wait_bit.h:7,
from ./include/linux/fs.h:5,
from ./include/linux/highmem.h:4,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:25:
./arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:37:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:981:1: warning: always_inline function might not be inlinable [-Wattributes]
LinuxDriverSyncReadTSCs(uint64 *delta) // OUT: TSC max - TSC min
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.c:35:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4:0,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:4,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:52,
from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:37,
from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,
from ./include/linux/preempt.h:80,
from ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:40,
from ./include/linux/rculist.h:10,
from ./include/linux/pid.h:4,
from ./include/linux/sched.h:13,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.c:31:
./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:569:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-16-generic'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmmon-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/4.13.0-16-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-16-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:36:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:
./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2260:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/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 ./include/linux/pci.h:36:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:
./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2261:0: warning: "PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3" redefined
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07b0
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:73:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07B0
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/bridge.c:53:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:36:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52:
./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2260:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/bridge.c:53:
/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:73:0: warning: "PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3" redefined
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07B0
In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:36:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52:
./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2261:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07b0
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.13.0-16-generic'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-xtGchw/vmnet-only'
Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual machine communication interface done
VM communication interface socket family done
Blocking file system done
Virtual ethernet done
VMware Authentication Daemon done
Shared Memory Available done
root@andre-ALE:/tmp#
Now I paste the result of start vmware from a console:
$ vmware
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
Unexpected signal: 11.
VMware Workstation Error:
Cannot open file "/home/andre/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui)
Unexpected signal: 11.
A log file is available in "/tmp/vmware-andre/vmware-ui-14063.log".
You can request support.
To collect data to submit to VMware support, choose "Collect Support Data" from the Help menu.
You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly.
We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.
I'm not sure but seems vmware is not able to read your preferences file.
output here:
In your home dir, look for vmware.
ls -lha
ls -lha vmware
Hi, izzno thanks for you help!!!
I got this:
$ ls -lha .vmware
total 28K
drwxr-xr-x 2 andre andre 4,0K nov 14 19:12 .
drwxr-xr-x 40 andre andre 4,0K nov 14 19:10 ..
-rwxr-xr-- 1 andre andre 697 nov 14 13:03 inventory.vmls
-rw-rw-r-- 1 andre andre 1,3K nov 14 13:08 preferences
-rw-r--r-- 1 andre andre 12K nov 14 12:58 shortcuts
The problem occurs every time I try to create a new VM:
$ vmware
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
Unexpected signal: 11.
VMware Workstation Error:
VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui)
Unexpected signal: 11.
A log file is available in "/tmp/vmware-andre/vmware-ui-3677.log".
You can request support.
To collect data to submit to VMware support, choose "Collect Support Data" from the Help menu.
You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly.
We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.
When I clicked to Open a VM that I did create with vmware 12.5 all is alright!!!
I got it fixed!!!
I uninstall the package 'dkms' and everything went back to normal!!!
Thank you for your attention and patience.
To whom it shall concern:
A customer was running 14.1.1 build-7528167 and had the same scenario going where it would crash when they tried to build a new VM on Ubuntu Desktop 17.10.1 on a Dell.
1) sudo apt install build-essentials <- THIS DID NOT WORK... but "sudo apt-get install build-essential" did.
Note: the "s" in essentials is removed in my command (granted, I prefer apt-get to apt, but that was not the issue)
2) sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all <- THIS WORKED FINE
The problem was, well, eviscerated!
One additional note I learned recently is that some customers had an issue with if VMware was running under X11 or Wayland (relative to Ubuntu 18.04). The following can assist in pursuance of a determination as to if X11 is the window manager currently in force.
$ loginctl
SESSION UID USER SEAT TTY
c2 120 gdm seat0 tty1
3 1000 joeuser seat0 tty2
2 sessions listed.
$ loginctl show-session 3 -p Type
Type=x11
Stuart