Drag and drop of VM in Workstation 11 (Linux) is n...

dkt · ‎12-22-2014

1.

I the past versions, I could drag and drop VM order or put them in folder.

I am using Fedora 21. It is not working (it worked in WKS ver 10).

2.

Also, when you cut (in top menu bar, Edit - >Cut), the VMware GUI crashed!

[New LWP 17219]

Core was generated by `/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware'.

Program terminated with signal SIGABRT, Aborted.

#0 0x00007f1851a9cbf7 in ?? ()

(gdb) where

#0 0x00007f1851a9cbf7 in ?? ()

#1 0x00007f1843efe8ea in ?? ()

#2 0x00007f1843eff1e0 in ?? ()

#3 0xfffffffe7ffbfab7 in ?? ()

#4 0x20706d7564206572 in ?? ()

#5 0x206120676e697375 in ?? ()

#6 0x2030303034323031 in ?? ()

#7 0x20657a697320424b in ?? ()

#8 0x00000a74696d696c in ?? ()

#9 0x00007f1844118bfd in ?? ()

#10 0x00007fff77977f41 in ?? ()

#11 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()

(gdb)

dkt · ‎12-24-2014

anyone having similar issue?

dkt · ‎01-28-2015

Resend, one month had passed!

dariusd · ‎01-28-2015

After it crashes, and before restarting Workstation, find the latest /tmp/vmware-(username)/vmware-ui-*.log and upload it here as an attachment. (Please don't copy-and-paste it... When composing a reply here, look above the Post Message button and use the Browse... button to attach the file directly.)

Cheers,

--

Darius

dkt · ‎01-29-2015

Thanks for reply.

Attached is the result.

dariusd · ‎01-31-2015

Quit Workstation, launch a terminal window, and use the following command to launch Workstation:

user@host:~$ VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes vmware

See if that helps.

Cheers,

--

Darius

dkt · ‎01-31-2015

With the env variable set:

1.

Cannot do the drag and drop.

2.

Still crash when doing the cut, attached is the log file.

[dkt@home ~]$ VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes vmware

Unexpected signal: 11.

VMware Workstation Error:

VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vmui)

Unexpected signal: 11.

A log file is available in "/tmp/vmware-dkt/vmware-ui-1453.log".

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You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly.

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dariusd · ‎02-04-2015

I don't know if it will make any difference, but try:

user@host:~$ VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware

Cheers,

--

Darius

dkt · ‎02-05-2015

Still crash with 'VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force'

Actuall when I use VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes

It use the vmware's GTK (old gtk outlook is seen)

I hope a patch will be released for fixing this.

dkt · ‎02-18-2015

Still have problem using Workstation 11.1 (released this week)

$ gdb /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware core.vmware-18266-6-1424250349

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Reading symbols from /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware...(no debugging symbols found)...done.

warning: core file may not match specified executable file.

[New LWP 18266]

[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]

Using host libthread_db library "/lib64/libthread_db.so.1".

Missing separate debuginfo for /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.1/libcrypto.so.1.0.1

Missing separate debuginfo for /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libssl.so.1.0.1/libssl.so.1.0.1

Core was generated by `/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware'.

Program terminated with signal SIGABRT, Aborted.

#0 0x00007f8142bf7bf7 in kill () from /lib64/libc.so.6

Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install adwaita-gtk2-theme-3.14.2.2-1.fc21.x86_64 atk-2.14.0-1.fc21.x86_64 atkmm-2.22.7-4.fc21.x86_64 bzip2-libs-1.0.6-14.fc21.x86_64 cairo-1.13.1-0.4.git337ab1f.fc21.x86_64 cairomm-1.10.0-9.fc21.x86_64 compat-expat1-1.95.8-14.fc21.x86_64 dbus-libs-1.8.16-1.fc21.x86_64 expat-2.1.0-10.fc21.x86_64 fontconfig-2.11.1-5.fc21.x86_64 freetype-2.5.3-13.fc21.x86_64 gdk-pixbuf2-2.31.1-1.fc21.x86_64 glib2-2.42.1-1.fc21.x86_64 glibc-2.20-7.fc21.x86_64 glibmm24-2.42.0-1.fc21.x86_64 graphite2-1.2.4-3.fc21.x86_64 gtk2-2.24.25-1.fc21.x86_64 gtkmm24-2.24.4-4.fc21.x86_64 harfbuzz-0.9.36-1.fc21.x86_64 ibus-gtk2-1.5.9-10.fc21.x86_64 ibus-libs-1.5.9-10.fc21.x86_64 libX11-1.6.2-2.fc21.x86_64 libXau-1.0.8-4.fc21.x86_64 libXcomposite-0.4.4-6.fc21.x86_64 libXcursor-1.1.14-4.fc21.x86_64 libXdamage-1.1.4-6.fc21.x86_64 libXdmcp-1.1.1-7.fc21.x86_64 libXext-1.3.3-2.fc21.x86_64 libXfixes-5.0.1-4.fc21.x86_64 libXft-2.3.2-2.fc21.x86_64 libXi-1.7.4-2.fc21.x86_64 libXinerama-1.1.3-4.fc21.x86_64 libXrandr-1.4.2-2.fc21.x86_64 libXrender-0.9.8-4.fc21.x86_64 libXxf86vm-1.1.3-4.fc21.x86_64 libcroco-0.6.8-5.fc21.x86_64 libdrm-2.4.59-4.fc21.x86_64 libffi-3.1-7.fc21.x86_64 libgcc-4.9.2-6.fc21.x86_64 libgpg-error-1.13-3.fc21.x86_64 libpng-1.6.10-3.fc21.x86_64 libpng12-1.2.50-8.fc21.x86_64 librsvg2-2.40.5-1.fc21.x86_64 libselinux-2.3-5.fc21.x86_64 libsigc++20-2.4.0-1.fc21.x86_64 libstdc++-4.9.2-6.fc21.x86_64 libwayland-client-1.6.0-1.fc21.x86_64 libwayland-server-1.6.0-1.fc21.x86_64 libxcb-1.11-3.fc21.x86_64 libxshmfence-1.2-1.fc21.x86_64 mesa-libEGL-10.4.3-1.20150124.fc21.x86_64 mesa-libGL-10.4.3-1.20150124.fc21.x86_64 mesa-libgbm-10.4.3-1.20150124.fc21.x86_64 mesa-libglapi-10.4.3-1.20150124.fc21.x86_64 pango-1.36.8-1.fc21.x86_64 pangomm-2.34.0-4.fc21.x86_64 pcre-8.35-8.fc21.x86_64 pixman-0.32.6-4.fc21.x86_64 xz-libs-5.1.2-14alpha.fc21.x86_64 zlib-1.2.8-7.fc21.x86_64

(gdb) where

#0 0x00007f8142bf7bf7 in kill () at /lib64/libc.so.6

#1 0x00007f813505763a in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#2 0x00007f813505788d in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#3 0x00007f81350589a9 in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#4 0x00007f813501558d in Panic_Panic () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#5 0x00007f813501569d in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#6 0x00007f8135058308 in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#7 0x00007f81431a70d0 in <signal handler called> () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0

#8 0x00007f8137988c4d in gtk_tree_drag_dest_row_drop_possible () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#9 0x00007f813677b45b in Gtk::TreeDragDest::row_drop_possible(Gtk::TreePath const&, Gtk::SelectionData const&) const () at /lib64/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1

#10 0x00007f81338b2f08 in lui::inventory::InventoryView::CanPaste() () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0

#11 0x00007f813382dc63 in lui::Window::GetEditMenuState(bool&, bool&, bool&) () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0

#12 0x00007f81321ab7fb in ui::Window::OnEditMenuExpose() () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/libvmware.so

#13 0x00007f81367958bb in (anonymous namespace)::Widget_signal_expose_event_callback(_GtkWidget*, _GdkEventExpose*, void*) () at /lib64/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1

#14 0x00007f813789d80d in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#15 0x00007f8140960d35 in g_closure_invoke () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#16 0x00007f8140972d2f in signal_emit_unlocked_R () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#17 0x00007f814097ad58 in g_signal_emit_valist () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#18 0x00007f814097b3af in g_signal_emit () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#19 0x00007f81379cd09c in gtk_widget_event_internal () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#20 0x00007f8137815c6c in gtk_container_propagate_expose () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#21 0x00007f81378b141d in gtk_menu_shell_forall () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#22 0x00007f813781465f in gtk_container_expose () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#23 0x00007f81337d31e5 in lui::Unibar::OnMenuExpose(_GdkEventExpose*) () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0

#24 0x00007f81367958bb in (anonymous namespace)::Widget_signal_expose_event_callback(_GtkWidget*, _GdkEventExpose*, void*) () at /lib64/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1

#25 0x00007f813789d80d in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#26 0x00007f8140960d35 in g_closure_invoke () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#27 0x00007f8140972a42 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#28 0x00007f814097ad58 in g_signal_emit_valist () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#29 0x00007f814097b3af in g_signal_emit () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#30 0x00007f81379cd09c in gtk_widget_event_internal () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#31 0x00007f813789c132 in gtk_main_do_event () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#32 0x00007f813823fdff in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#33 0x00007f813823fda5 in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#34 0x00007f813823fda5 in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#35 0x00007f813823fda5 in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#36 0x00007f813823c418 in gdk_window_process_updates_internal () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#37 0x00007f813823cd98 in gdk_window_process_all_updates () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#38 0x00007f8137814271 in gtk_container_idle_sizer () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#39 0x00007f813821aa97 in gdk_threads_dispatch () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#40 0x00007f8141d9baeb in g_main_context_dispatch () at /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

#41 0x00007f8141d9be88 in g_main_context_iterate.isra () at /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

#42 0x00007f8141d9c1b2 in g_main_loop_run () at /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

#43 0x00007f813789aea7 in gtk_main () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#44 0x00007f813211b6b9 in main () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/libvmware.so

#45 0x00007f8143a075c7 in main ()

dkt · ‎02-18-2015

If the shipped GTK is used

VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force

(gdb) where

#0 0x00007f12fd789bf7 in kill () at /lib64/libc.so.6

#1 0x00007f12efbe963a in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#2 0x00007f12efbe988d in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#3 0x00007f12efbea9a9 in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#4 0x00007f12efba758d in Panic_Panic ()

at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#5 0x00007f12efba769d in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#6 0x00007f12efbea308 in () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0

#7 0x00007f12fdd390d0 in <signal handler called> () at /lib64/libpthread.so.0

#8 0x00007f12f251ac4d in gtk_tree_drag_dest_row_drop_possible () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#9 0x00007f12f130d45b in Gtk::TreeDragDest::row_drop_possible(Gtk::TreePath const&, Gtk::SelectionData const&) const () at /lib64/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1

#10 0x00007f12ee444f08 in lui::inventory::InventoryView::CanPaste() ()

at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0

#11 0x00007f12ee3bfc63 in lui::Window::GetEditMenuState(bool&, bool&, bool&) ()

at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0

#12 0x00007f12ecd3d7fb in ui::Window::OnEditMenuExpose() ()

at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/libvmware.so

#13 0x00007f12f13278bb in (anonymous namespace)::Widget_signal_expose_event_callback(_GtkWidget*, _GdkEventExpose*, void*) () at /lib64/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1

#14 0x00007f12f242f80d in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#15 0x00007f12fb4f2d35 in g_closure_invoke () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#16 0x00007f12fb504d2f in signal_emit_unlocked_R () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#17 0x00007f12fb50cd58 in g_signal_emit_valist () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#18 0x00007f12fb50d3af in g_signal_emit () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#19 0x00007f12f255f09c in gtk_widget_event_internal () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#20 0x00007f12f23a7c6c in gtk_container_propagate_expose () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#21 0x00007f12f244341d in gtk_menu_shell_forall () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#22 0x00007f12f23a665f in gtk_container_expose () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---

#23 0x00007f12ee3651e5 in lui::Unibar::OnMenuExpose(_GdkEventExpose*) ()

at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0

#24 0x00007f12f13278bb in (anonymous namespace)::Widget_signal_expose_event_callback(_GtkWidget*, _GdkEventExpose*, void*) () at /lib64/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1

#25 0x00007f12f242f80d in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#26 0x00007f12fb4f2d35 in g_closure_invoke () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#27 0x00007f12fb504a42 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#28 0x00007f12fb50cd58 in g_signal_emit_valist () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#29 0x00007f12fb50d3af in g_signal_emit () at /lib64/libgobject-2.0.so.0

#30 0x00007f12f255f09c in gtk_widget_event_internal () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#31 0x00007f12f242e132 in gtk_main_do_event () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#32 0x00007f12f2dd1dff in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#33 0x00007f12f2dd1da5 in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#34 0x00007f12f2dd1da5 in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#35 0x00007f12f2dd1da5 in _gdk_window_process_updates_recurse () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#36 0x00007f12f2dce418 in gdk_window_process_updates_internal () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#37 0x00007f12f2dced98 in gdk_window_process_all_updates () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#38 0x00007f12f23a6271 in gtk_container_idle_sizer () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#39 0x00007f12f2daca97 in gdk_threads_dispatch () at /lib64/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0

#40 0x00007f12fc92daeb in g_main_context_dispatch () at /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

#41 0x00007f12fc92de88 in g_main_context_iterate.isra () at /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

#42 0x00007f12fc92e1b2 in g_main_loop_run () at /lib64/libglib-2.0.so.0

#43 0x00007f12f242cea7 in gtk_main () at /lib64/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

#44 0x00007f12eccad6b9 in main () at /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/libvmware.so

#45 0x00007f12fe5995c7 in main ()

jackmaster2000 · ‎07-04-2015

I have the same problem

Have upgraded to 11.1.2 ? any fix ?

yohgaki · ‎07-12-2015

I have 11.1.2 build-2780323 on my Fedora 22

Linux myhost 4.0.6-300.fc22.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 23 13:58:53 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Tried "VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force vmware". Drag and drop does not work as usual.

i.e. Vmware workstation does not crash, but drag and drop just don't work at all.

I have this problem for a long time...

exarkun634 · ‎07-22-2015

I have the exact same symptoms using VMware Workstation 11.1.2 on Xubuntu 15.04 Desktop AMD64 (which is just Ubuntu 15.04 with XFCE as the desktop environment). I tried setting the environment variable VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK to no, yes, and force. It looks different when the environment variable is set to yes or force, but it exhibits the same symptoms with regards to dragging and dropping in the library and using the Edit -> Cut feature

I haven't tried it, but it looks like we could hand-edit ~/.vmware/inventory.vmls as a workaround until this is fixed.

mjkoo90 · ‎08-19-2015

Also exact same problem, xubuntu 15.04 x86_64. Can confirm that editing ~/.vmware/inventory.vmls works, fix would be appreciated.

exarkun634 · ‎09-04-2015

I uninstalled Workstation 11 then installed Workstation 12 in the same environment (Xubuntu 15.04 Desktop AMD64) and it still has the same symptoms.

wurpan · ‎09-08-2015

I have the same issue with workstation 12.0.0 in Ubuntu Gnome 15.04. Installed everything a couple of days ago and it worked like a charm. But some time today something happened and now I can't move vm's into folder or cut them. Cut results in a crash.

Very frustrating not being able to sort all the vm's and linked clones! Great tips on editing the inventory.vmls though to sort it out for now. Hopefully we can find a solution for this asap.

exarkun634 · ‎10-28-2015

This is fixed in Ubuntu 15.10. The same versions of VMware Workstation that had this issue on 15.04 no longer have the issue in Ubuntu 15.10. I don't know if VMware was misusing a GTK API and GTK now contains workarounds for that type of misuse or if GTK had buggy APIs that VMware just started using in Workstation 11.

exarkun634 · ‎10-30-2015

I think I just figured out the reason this topic hasn't seen more discussion. It doesn't affect everyone with VMware Workstation 11+ on Ubuntu -- only systems where Ubuntu's libgtkmm-2.4 is installed. Let me explain.

VMware Workstation 12.0.0 would not start up at all on the Xubuntu 15.10 system where it was working earlier today. The apploader log said that it failed to resolve some symbols while loading libvmwareui.so. I googled that error and found it had to do with Glib/GTK's MM API (provided by libgtkmm-* Ubuntu packages). So, I checked my dpkg log to see what I had installed or removed earlier today to make it stop working. Lo and behold, I had installed gparted, which relies on the GTK 2.4 MM API and installs libgtkmm-2.4 as a dependency, whereas the rest of the desktop environment relies on the newer GTK 3.0 APIs (libgtkmm-3.0). I removed gparted and its dependencies, and VMware ran without a hitch and library organization using the VMware Workstation 12.0.0 UI worked just like it did earlier today.

This got me thinking, so I went to another Xubuntu system that I hadn't upgraded to 15.10, yet, and I removed gparted, which was the only package depending on libgtkmm-2.4 on that system as well. I can now perform library organization using the VMware Workstation 12.0.0 UI on my 15.04 and 14.04 hosts! Yay!

I looked in the apploader log of a VMware Workstation instance started after removing Ubuntu's libgtkmm-2.4 package, and it appears to come with its own libgtkmm-2.4 that it will use if one is not installed on the system. Since all the module loading appears to be done dynamically within VMware's business logic, I don't think configuring the system loader (using the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable or another similar technique) will work to allow gparted and VMware Workstation 11+ to be installed at the same time. I guess I can use GNOME's disk utility (i.e., gnome-disks, provided by the gnome-disk-utility Ubuntu package) until this is resolved.

I hope this helps users workaround the issue, and maybe it will help Ubuntu maintainers or VMware developers to root-cause and resolve it permanently.

dkt · ‎12-23-2015

The problem is still there after one year..

The problem is still there when using vmware workstation 12.1..

I am using Fedora. I had tried to remove libgtkmm24 but it does not help.

All

Drag and drop of VM in Workstation 11 (Linux) is not working, and crashed when you use the 'cut' feature