Can start workstation on rhel5 box

[devros69]

I've installed the latest 6.5 on a el5 box.

when I try to run vmware I get the following:

# vmware

Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-22837.log

/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: error: unexpected identifier `animation', expected character `}'

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmmon.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmnet.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmblock.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Blocking File System

license: GPL v2

version: 1.1.2.0

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmci.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vsock.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Socket Family

version: 1.0.0.0

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmmon.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: error: unexpected identifier `animation', expected character `}'

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my running kernel and headers are of the same version:

# uname -a

Linux 107662-web1.xxxxx.com 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jun 20 02:36:16 EDT 2008 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

# yum list | grep kernel

kernel.i686 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 installed

kernel-devel.i686 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 installed

kernel-headers.i386 2.6.18-92.1.6.el5 installed

if I do a locate for 2.6.18-8.el5, I only find it in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary

any help would be much appreciated. we are trying to put this into production this week.

thanks,

-ed

[KevinG]

Try starting VMware Workstation from the command line with the following command line option

VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware

or

VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes vmware

[devros69]

no go, slightly different error with both:

# VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware

Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-24225.log

/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: error: unexpected identifier `animation', expected character `}'

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmmon.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmnet.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmblock.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Blocking File System

license: GPL v2

version: 1.1.2.0

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmci.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vsock.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Socket Family

version: 1.0.0.0

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmmon.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: error while loading shared libraries: libcurl.so.4: cannot open shared object file: N

o such file or directory

# VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes vmware

Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-25216.log

/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: error: unexpected identifier `animation', expected character `}'

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmmon.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmnet.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmblock.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Blocking File System

license: GPL v2

version: 1.1.2.0

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmci.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vsock.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Socket Family

version: 1.0.0.0

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-92.1.6.el5/misc/vmmon.ko

author: VMware, Inc.

description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.

license: GPL v2

vermagic: 2.6.18-8.el5 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1

depends:

/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:59: error: unexpected identifier `animation', expected character `}'

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the only difference seems to be the curl error.

-ed

[KevinG]

Did you try without using Clearlooks?

[devros69]

those errors appear to be a bit of a red herring. I tried running another X app and it complained about some missing fonts. i installed the fonts for that, and now I still get those errors, but workstation does at least launch. I'm uploading a VM to it now and will start knocking on it tomorrow.

just of curiosity, how would I have it not use clearlooks? I never specified for it to use that.

thanks,

-ed