/dev/vmmon Issue on Ubuntu 18 - VMware Workstation 15

[UoU92]

I'm trying to get my Workstation Pro working on an Ubuntu install. I've completed the install process and when trying to run a VM I'm getting the following error

Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.

Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.

I've done the following:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt install build-essential gcc

sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module

Downloaded VMware Workstation

sudo chmod u+x VMware-Workstation-Full-15.1.0-13591040.x86_64.bundle

Installed VMware Workstation

On some of the forums online (example) I read the suggestion to run the below command which I did:

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

At the end of the message that the above command generates I'm getting the following:

Starting VMware services:

   Virtual machine monitor                                            failed

   Virtual machine communication interface                             done

   VM communication interface socket family                            done

   Blocking file system                                                done

   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed

   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done

Any thoughts on how to get my VMWare working?

Thanks

[UoU92]

Is there any support from Vmware on this? Especially since it hasn't even been a month since I bought the Workstation license.

Thanks

[continuum]

Dont buy Workstation before you can successfully install it.

Anyway - download again.

The latest version may already work.

If not - monitor the forum. I expect that some helpful user posts a patch soon (maybe already did so)

[UoU92]

A little too late on not buying

[louyo]

From a similar post:

1. Re: VMWare Workstation 15 won't compile  kernel modules under Ubuntu 19.04 with kernel 5.0.0.13 gene...

towo2099 May 6, 2019 5:46 AM (in response to ExtremeMakerAndrew)

Use the patched modules from here:

GitHub - mkubecek/vmware-host-modules at workstation-15.0.4

I have successfully used those patches for Mint.

Lou

[UoU92]

Thanks. I tried the instructions in the install file and still having the same issue. Did you do that before or after installing Workstation?

[UoU92]

Ubuntu published a Kernal update in the last few days. After upgrading to that, the issue with Workstation got fixed. I just had to re-install Workstation

[lee_merrill]

This knowledge base article addressed the problem for me: VMware Knowledge Base

Ubuntu wasn't loading two unsigned drivers (vmmon and vmnet).