Just installed vmware 11.1 update.
Please address this VERY ANNOYING issue vmware. Reported here by several people nearly 3 months ago that Fedora 21 hangs for minutes when shutting down, takes minutes to load and hangs when logging out. Nobody from VMware has even bothered requesting information. This software is NOT FIT for the purposes for which it was sold. Your support for this product is a disgrace. I am close to asking for a refund. Please fix your software. I am happy to provide further information.
Also, with latest updates on fedora 21, vmtools does not compile anymore for folder sharing with host operating system. Doesnt bother me too much i dont use this feature.
The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
to enable this feature? [yes]
Before you can compile modules, you need to have the following installed...
make
gcc
kernel headers of the running kernel
Searching for GCC...
Detected GCC binary at "/bin/gcc".
The path "/bin/gcc" appears to be a valid path to the gcc binary.
Would you like to change it? [no]
Searching for a valid kernel header path...
Detected the kernel headers at
"/lib/modules/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64/build/include".
The path "/lib/modules/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64/build/include" appears to be a
valid path to the 3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64 kernel headers.
Would you like to change it? [no]
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only'
Using kernel build system.
/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernels/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/message.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/dir.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/rpcout.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/hgfsUtil.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/cpName.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/request.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/module.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/link.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/bdhandler.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/transport.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/file.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/super.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/stubs.o
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8:0,
from include/linux/preempt.h:10,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:7,
from include/linux/gfp.h:5,
from include/linux/mm.h:9,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:7,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:29:
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c: In function ‘HgfsPermission’:
include/linux/kernel.h:796:27: error: ‘struct dentry’ has no member named ‘d_alias’
const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
^
include/linux/list.h:688:40: note: in expansion of macro ‘container_of’
#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
^
include/linux/list.h:699:15: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry’
____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
^
include/linux/list.h:709:13: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
for (pos = hlist_entry_safe((head)->first, typeof(*(pos)), member);\
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
include/linux/kernel.h:796:48: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
^
include/linux/list.h:688:40: note: in expansion of macro ‘container_of’
#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
^
include/linux/list.h:699:15: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry’
____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
^
include/linux/list.h:709:13: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
for (pos = hlist_entry_safe((head)->first, typeof(*(pos)), member);\
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:106:0,
from include/linux/compiler.h:54,
from include/uapi/linux/stddef.h:1,
from include/linux/stddef.h:4,
from ./include/uapi/linux/posix_types.h:4,
from include/uapi/linux/types.h:13,
from include/linux/types.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/./shared/driver-config.h:71,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:26:
include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h:14:34: error: ‘struct dentry’ has no member named ‘d_alias’
#define __compiler_offsetof(a,b) __builtin_offsetof(a,b)
^
include/linux/stddef.h:17:31: note: in expansion of macro ‘__compiler_offsetof’
#define offsetof(TYPE,MEMBER) __compiler_offsetof(TYPE,MEMBER)
^
include/linux/kernel.h:797:29: note: in expansion of macro ‘offsetof’
(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
^
include/linux/list.h:688:40: note: in expansion of macro ‘container_of’
#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
^
include/linux/list.h:699:15: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry’
____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
^
include/linux/list.h:709:13: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
for (pos = hlist_entry_safe((head)->first, typeof(*(pos)), member);\
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
In file included from include/linux/preempt.h:10:0,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:7,
from include/linux/gfp.h:5,
from include/linux/mm.h:9,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:7,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:29:
include/linux/list.h:711:35: error: ‘struct dentry’ has no member named ‘d_alias’
pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
^
include/linux/list.h:698:12: note: in definition of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
({ typeof(ptr) ____ptr = (ptr); \
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
include/linux/list.h:711:35: error: ‘struct dentry’ has no member named ‘d_alias’
pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
^
include/linux/list.h:698:28: note: in definition of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
({ typeof(ptr) ____ptr = (ptr); \
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
In file included from include/linux/list.h:8:0,
from include/linux/preempt.h:10,
from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:7,
from include/linux/gfp.h:5,
from include/linux/mm.h:9,
from include/linux/pagemap.h:7,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:29:
include/linux/kernel.h:796:27: error: ‘struct dentry’ has no member named ‘d_alias’
const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
^
include/linux/list.h:688:40: note: in expansion of macro ‘container_of’
#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
^
include/linux/list.h:699:15: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry’
____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
^
include/linux/list.h:711:13: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
include/linux/kernel.h:796:48: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast
const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
^
include/linux/list.h:688:40: note: in expansion of macro ‘container_of’
#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
^
include/linux/list.h:699:15: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry’
____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
^
include/linux/list.h:711:13: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:106:0,
from include/linux/compiler.h:54,
from include/uapi/linux/stddef.h:1,
from include/linux/stddef.h:4,
from ./include/uapi/linux/posix_types.h:4,
from include/uapi/linux/types.h:13,
from include/linux/types.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/./shared/driver-config.h:71,
from /tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:26:
include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h:14:34: error: ‘struct dentry’ has no member named ‘d_alias’
#define __compiler_offsetof(a,b) __builtin_offsetof(a,b)
^
include/linux/stddef.h:17:31: note: in expansion of macro ‘__compiler_offsetof’
#define offsetof(TYPE,MEMBER) __compiler_offsetof(TYPE,MEMBER)
^
include/linux/kernel.h:797:29: note: in expansion of macro ‘offsetof’
(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
^
include/linux/list.h:688:40: note: in expansion of macro ‘container_of’
#define hlist_entry(ptr, type, member) container_of(ptr,type,member)
^
include/linux/list.h:699:15: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry’
____ptr ? hlist_entry(____ptr, type, member) : NULL; \
^
include/linux/list.h:711:13: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_entry_safe’
pos = hlist_entry_safe((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member))
^
/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.c:1920:7: note: in expansion of macro ‘hlist_for_each_entry’
hlist_for_each_entry(dentry,
^
scripts/Makefile.build:257: recipe for target '/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only/inode.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
Makefile:1385: recipe for target '_module_/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernels/3.18.7-200.fc21.x86_64'
Makefile:120: recipe for target 'vmhgfs.ko' failed
make: *** [vmhgfs.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-YRzDmh/vmhgfs-only'
The filesystem driver (vmhgfs module) is used only for the shared folder
feature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work
independently of this feature.
If you wish to have the shared folders feature, you can install the driver by
running vmware-config-tools.pl again after making sure that gcc, binutils, make
and the kernel sources for your running kernel are installed on your machine.
These packages are available on your distribution's installation CD.
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The vmxnet driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3 and greater. Please
upgrade to a newer virtual NIC. (e.g., vmxnet3 or e1000e)
