vmware server install problem

[TylerIsACow]

I am attempting to install VMware server on Kubuntu 6.04. Everything in the install went smoothly except for the very last step. This is the output from the shell window.

Please enter your 20-character serial number.

Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or 'Enter' to cancel: 91461-YD565-27KFH-4T2AR

sh: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx: not found

The serial number 91461-YD565-27KFH-4T2AR is invalid.

The serial key IS RIGHT. I was looking at the webpage at the same time as i was looking at the shell window. I tried typing, copying and pasting, getting new keys, even the key given by a customer support person on the phone gave the same message. This leads me to believe it is not truely a license inssue. Any ideas?

Below is the entire output.

ty@ty-laptop:/usr/bin$ sudo vmware-config.pl

/usr/bin/ldd: line 171: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: No such file or directory

ldd: /lib/ld-linux.so.2 exited with unknown exit code (127)

Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:

Virtual machine monitor done

Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done

Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet2 done

Virtual ethernet done

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a

.desktop file extension.

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?

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

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server 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 runnin

g

kernel?

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/2.6.17-11-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$

PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic'

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/hash.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic'

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

make: Leaving directory `/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.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-11-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$

PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic'

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o

SHIPPED /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/smac_linux.x86_64.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

WARNING: could not find /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/.smac_linux.x86_64.o.cm

d for /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/smac_linux.x86_64.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-11-generic'

cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'

The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Please specify a port for remote console connections to use \[902]

Stopping internet superserver: xinetd.

Starting internet superserver: xinetd.

Configuring the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

Building the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

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

Installing the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.

The installation of the VMware VmPerl Scripting API succeeded.

Generating SSL Server Certificate

In which directory do you want to keep your virtual machine files?

sh: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx: not found

Please enter your 20-character serial number.

Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or 'Enter' to cancel: 91461-YD565-27KFH-4T2AR

sh: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx: not found

The serial number 91461-YD565-27KFH-4T2AR is invalid.

Please enter your 20-character serial number.

Type XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX or 'Enter' to cancel:

You cannot power on any virtual machines until you enter a valid serial number .

To enter the serial number, run this configuration program again, or choose

'Help > Enter Serial Number' in the virtual machine console.

Starting VMware services:

Virtual machine monitor done

Virtual ethernet done

Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 failed

Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet2 failed

The configuration of VMware Server 1.0.2 build-39867 for Linux for this runnin g

kernel completed successfully.

ty@ty-laptop:/usr/bin$

[admin]

Wrong forum - this is for Fusion, not Server.

I'm going to guess that "sh: /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx: not found" is the problem. What's the output of `ls /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware*`?

Edited to add suggestion --etung 2007.04.23 14:37