CentOS 7 - Not able to open vmplayer

[unclesamcrazy]

I have CentOS 7 64 bit. I have downloaded vmplayer bundle and installed vmplayer using following command

./VMware-Player-6.0.1-1379776.x86_64.bundle

It is installed successfully. Now when I try to open vmplayer on it, it does not load 'Virtual Network Device' and shows following error in terminal

Failed to build vmnet.  Failed to execute the build command.

I have installed open-vm-tools on it using command

yum install open-vm-tools

But still I am not able to open vmplayer and still getting same error

When I check status of vmware using service vmware status, it shows

Module vmnet not loaded

When I check status of vmware using systemctl status vmware, it shows

Jan 19 09:23:21 hostname vmware[30246]: Virtual ethernet[FAILED]
Jan 19 09:23:21 hostname vmware[30246]: VMware Authentication Daemon[  OK  ]
Jan 19 09:23:21 hostname systemd[1]: vmware.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jan 19 09:23:21 hostname systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: This service starts and stops VMware services.

If I try to run

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

It gives me following error.

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-2NfFeS/vmnet-only' Unable to install all modules.

I am not able to open VMplayer on centos 7, please help me to open it.

Thanks

--Kind Regards

Sam

[WoodyZ]

VMware Player 6.1 is not officially supported on a CentOS 7 Host however VMware Player 7 is.  Try using VMware-Player-7.0.0-2305329.x86_64.bundle instead.  Otherwise using an unsupported version may require using third-party patches to fix issues with unsupported kernels.

[unclesamcrazy]

Thanks for your answer.

I have installed it successfully. Now I am able to open vmplayer but when I try to open vmx file in it, it says

VMware Player Error:

VMware Player is installed, but it is not configured correctly for the running kernel. To reconfigure it, the system administrator must find and run "vmware-config.pl". For more information, see the VMware Player documentation.

and it exits the vmplayer. still I am not able to open my vmx file in it.

There is no vmware-config.pl file in my /usr/bin. I have tried to find it every where but could not find it.

Please help.

[WoodyZ · Accepted solution]

Okay earlier today I downloaded CentOS 7, installed it and updated it.  I also installed gcc, kernel-headers and kernel-devel packages using the following command:

sudo yum -y install gcc kernel-headers kernel-devel

I then downloaded the VMware-Player-7.0.0-2305329.x86_64.bundle file and made it executable, then installed it using the following command:

sudo ./VMware-Player-7.0.0-2305329.x86_64.bundle

It installed fine and then I opened VMware Player and created a VM without any issues or problems during the install, running of the application or creating and running of a VM.

That said, this was a clean install with proper updates plus verifying and installing the missing VMware Player Host OS prerequisites using the default kernel.  If you are not using the default kernel then you'll need to find and apply any applicable third-party patches if available, assuming the VMware Player Host OS prerequisites are installed.  In other words if VMware Player has to build any modules then the gcc, kernel-headers and kernel-devel packages need to be installed on the Host OS.

Also there is no vmware-config.pl file in my install either.

[unclesamcrazy]

Thanks woody for your helpful support. Now I am able to open vmplayer on my centos 7 as well as I am able to play my virtual appliance.

I have removed old vmplayer completely. I had selected option "Keep configuration files" unknowingly. Now I have remove it completely and installed your file. It is working perfectly.

I was tryting to install "a new threat intelligence sharing solution" called Soltra Edge. Now I am able to run it successfully.

Thanks again for your valuable time and help.