VMWare Workstation 15 won't compile kernel modules under Ubuntu 19.04 with kernel 5.0.0.13 generic

[ExtremeMakerAnd]

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I just installed VMWare Workstation 15 on my Ubuntu 19.04 computer with Linux kernel 5.0.0.13 generic. The installation was ok but the system fails to compile kernel modules. Could anyone help me solve this problem?

Command line output:

andrew@andrew-kubuntu:~$ vmware
Gtk-Message: 12:48:12.163: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 12:48:13.986: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module"
Stopping VMware services:
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Blocking file system                                                done
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.0.0-13-generic'
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/task.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.0.0-13-generic'
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.0.0-13-generic'
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/hub.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/userif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/netif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/bridge.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/procfs.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/smac.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.0.0-13-generic'
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only'
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
andrew@andrew-kubuntu:~$ exit

It told me to go to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-28054.log. I saw:

andrew@andrew-kubuntu:~$ sudo cat /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-28054.log
[sudo] password for andrew: 
2019-05-02T12:48:16.122-04:00| host-28054| I125: Log for VMware Workstation pid=28054 version=15.0.4 build=build-12990004 option=Rele
ase
2019-05-02T12:48:16.122-04:00| host-28054| I125: The process is 64-bit.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.122-04:00| host-28054| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2019-05-02T12:48:16.122-04:00| host-28054| I125: Host is Linux 5.0.0-13-generic Ubuntu 19.04
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directo
ry.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No suc
h file or directory.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default
values.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/home/andrew/.vmware/config": No such file or dire
ctory.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/home/andrew/.vmware/config": No
such file or directory.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/andrew/.vmware/config. Using defau
lt values.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/home/andrew/.vmware/preferences": No such file or
directory.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/home/andrew/.vmware/preferences"
: No such file or directory.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.121-04:00| host-28054| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/andrew/.vmware/preferences. Using
default values.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.165-04:00| host-28054| W115: Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-28054.log
2019-05-02T12:48:16.240-04:00| host-28054| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.241-04:00| host-28054| I125: Created new pathsHash.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.241-04:00| host-28054| I125: Setting header path for 5.0.0-13-generic to "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/inc
lude".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.241-04:00| host-28054| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for kernel release "5.
0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.241-04:00| host-28054| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-05-02T12:48:16.241-04:00| host-28054| I125: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for g
enerated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.241-04:00| host-28054| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-05-02T12:48:16.247-04:00| host-28054| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.247-04:00| host-28054| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for the kernel "5.0.0-
13-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2019-05-02T12:48:16.421-04:00| host-28054| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/Module.symvers
2019-05-02T12:48:16.422-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Read 23237 symbol versions
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading in info for the vmci module.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading in info for the vsock module.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.443-04:00| host-28054| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.447-04:00| host-28054| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.447-04:00| host-28054| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.449-04:00| host-28054| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.449-04:00| host-28054| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.451-04:00| host-28054| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.451-04:00| host-28054| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.452-04:00| host-28054| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.468-04:00| host-28054| I125: to be installed: vmmon status: 0
2019-05-02T12:48:16.468-04:00| host-28054| I125: to be installed: vmnet status: 0
2019-05-02T12:48:16.488-04:00| host-28054| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.488-04:00| host-28054| I125: Setting header path for 5.0.0-13-generic to "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/inc
lude".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.488-04:00| host-28054| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for kernel release "5.
0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.488-04:00| host-28054| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-05-02T12:48:16.488-04:00| host-28054| I125: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for g
enerated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.488-04:00| host-28054| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-05-02T12:48:16.493-04:00| host-28054| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.493-04:00| host-28054| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for the kernel "5.0.0-
13-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2019-05-02T12:48:16.667-04:00| host-28054| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/Module.symvers
2019-05-02T12:48:16.667-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.688-04:00| host-28054| I125: Read 23237 symbol versions
2019-05-02T12:48:16.692-04:00| host-28054| I125: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/inc
lude
2019-05-02T12:48:16.692-04:00| host-28054| I125: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include
2019-05-02T12:48:16.692-04:00| host-28054| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for kernel release "5.
0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.692-04:00| host-28054| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-05-02T12:48:16.692-04:00| host-28054| I125: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for g
enerated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.692-04:00| host-28054| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-05-02T12:48:16.698-04:00| host-28054| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.698-04:00| host-28054| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for the kernel "5.0.0-
13-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2019-05-02T12:48:16.699-04:00| host-28054| I125: Found compiler at "/usr/bin/gcc"
2019-05-02T12:48:16.701-04:00| host-28054| I125: Got gcc version "8".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.701-04:00| host-28054| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.702-04:00| host-28054| I125: Got gcc version "8".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.702-04:00| host-28054| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: No matching PBM set was found for kernel "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for kernel release "5.
0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for g
enerated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.704-04:00| host-28054| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-05-02T12:48:16.709-04:00| host-28054| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.709-04:00| host-28054| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for the kernel "5.0.0-
13-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2019-05-02T12:48:16.710-04:00| host-28054| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.710-04:00| host-28054| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for kernel release "5.
0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.710-04:00| host-28054| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-05-02T12:48:16.710-04:00| host-28054| I125: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for g
enerated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.710-04:00| host-28054| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-05-02T12:48:16.716-04:00| host-28054| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.716-04:00| host-28054| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for the kernel "5.0.0-
13-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2019-05-02T12:48:16.716-04:00| host-28054| I125: Using temp dir "/tmp".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.718-04:00| host-28054| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.718-04:00| host-28054| I125: Setting header path for 5.0.0-13-generic to "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/inc
lude".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.718-04:00| host-28054| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for kernel release "5.
0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.718-04:00| host-28054| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-05-02T12:48:16.718-04:00| host-28054| I125: /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for g
enerated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.718-04:00| host-28054| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-05-02T12:48:16.724-04:00| host-28054| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.0.0-13-generic".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.724-04:00| host-28054| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include" for the kernel "5.0.0-
13-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2019-05-02T12:48:16.897-04:00| host-28054| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/Module.symvers
2019-05-02T12:48:16.897-04:00| host-28054| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.917-04:00| host-28054| I125: Read 23237 symbol versions
2019-05-02T12:48:16.917-04:00| host-28054| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.920-04:00| host-28054| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-05-02T12:48:16.920-04:00| host-28054| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2019-05-02T12:48:16.921-04:00| host-28054| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-05-02T12:48:17.408-04:00| host-28054| I125: Setting destination path for vmmon to "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/misc/vmmon.ko".
2019-05-02T12:48:17.409-04:00| host-28054| I125: Extracting the vmmon source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar".
2019-05-02T12:48:17.419-04:00| host-28054| I125: Successfully extracted the vmmon source.
2019-05-02T12:48:17.419-04:00| host-28054| I125: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j8 -C /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmmon-only
auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2019-05-02T12:48:18.965-04:00| host-28054| W115: Failed to build vmmon.  Failed to execute the build command.
2019-05-02T12:48:18.967-04:00| host-28054| I125: Setting destination path for vmnet to "/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/misc/vmnet.ko".
2019-05-02T12:48:18.967-04:00| host-28054| I125: Extracting the vmnet source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar".
2019-05-02T12:48:18.971-04:00| host-28054| I125: Successfully extracted the vmnet source.
2019-05-02T12:48:18.971-04:00| host-28054| I125: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j8 -C /tmp/modconfig-maJg20/vmnet-only
auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2019-05-02T12:48:20.806-04:00| host-28054| W115: Failed to build vmnet.  Failed to execute the build command.
andrew@andrew-kubuntu:~$ exit

[towo2099]

Use the patched modules from here:

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

[UoU92]

Thanks. Did you do this after installing Workstation or before? I tried the install steps mentioned here after Workstation was already installed.When I tried to open Workstation still got the same error.

[wila]

Hi,

Workstation 15.1 added support to Ubuntu 19.04, so instead of messing around with patching source for Workstation 15.0.4 you better update to the latest Workstation.

VMware Workstation 15.1 Pro Release Notes

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Wil