Hi,
I just upgraded to the latest kernel on Kali Linux x64 which is basicially Debian Linux.
root@wintermute:~# uname -a
Linux wintermute 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.2.9-2kali1 (2019-08-22) x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@wintermute:~# cat /etc/issue
Kali GNU/Linux Rolling \n \l
And then VMWare Workstation failed to start because it could not get the modules compiled for that latest kernel so I downloaded the latest v15 version of VMWare for Linux.
I deinstalled the old VMWare and installed the latest one and after trying to start it I run into almost the same problems.
Here is the log-file vmware-workstation told me to look at:
root@wintermute:/tmp/vmware-root# cat vmware-3775.log
2019-08-27T01:19:57.910+02:00| host-3775| I125: Log for VMware Workstation pid=3775 version=15.1.0 build=build-13591040 option=Release
2019-08-27T01:19:57.910+02:00| host-3775| I125: The process is 64-bit.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.910+02:00| host-3775| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2019-08-27T01:19:57.910+02:00| host-3775| I125: Host is Linux 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
2019-08-27T01:19:57.909+02:00| host-3775| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.909+02:00| host-3775| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.909+02:00| host-3775| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.909+02:00| host-3775| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.909+02:00| host-3775| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.909+02:00| host-3775| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /root/.vmware/config. Using default values.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.948+02:00| host-3775| W115: Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-3775.log
2019-08-27T01:19:57.988+02:00| host-3775| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.989+02:00| host-3775| I125: Created new pathsHash.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.989+02:00| host-3775| I125: Setting header path for 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 to "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include".
2019-08-27T01:19:57.989+02:00| host-3775| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for kernel release "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:57.989+02:00| host-3775| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-08-27T01:19:57.989+02:00| host-3775| I125: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-08-27T01:19:57.989+02:00| host-3775| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-08-27T01:19:57.993+02:00| host-3775| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:57.993+02:00| host-3775| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for the kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64" is valid. Whoohoo!
2019-08-27T01:19:58.122+02:00| host-3775| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/Module.symvers
2019-08-27T01:19:58.122+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/Module.symvers.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Read 20774 symbol versions
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading in info for the vmci module.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading in info for the vsock module.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.139+02:00| host-3775| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.141+02:00| host-3775| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.141+02:00| host-3775| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.143+02:00| host-3775| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.143+02:00| host-3775| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.146+02:00| host-3775| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.146+02:00| host-3775| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.148+02:00| host-3775| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.158+02:00| host-3775| I125: to be installed: vmmon status: 0
2019-08-27T01:19:58.173+02:00| host-3775| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.173+02:00| host-3775| I125: Setting header path for 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 to "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.173+02:00| host-3775| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for kernel release "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.173+02:00| host-3775| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-08-27T01:19:58.173+02:00| host-3775| I125: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.173+02:00| host-3775| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-08-27T01:19:58.177+02:00| host-3775| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.177+02:00| host-3775| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for the kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64" is valid. Whoohoo!
2019-08-27T01:19:58.305+02:00| host-3775| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/Module.symvers
2019-08-27T01:19:58.305+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/Module.symvers.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.322+02:00| host-3775| I125: Read 20774 symbol versions
2019-08-27T01:19:58.325+02:00| host-3775| I125: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include
2019-08-27T01:19:58.325+02:00| host-3775| I125: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include
2019-08-27T01:19:58.325+02:00| host-3775| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for kernel release "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.325+02:00| host-3775| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-08-27T01:19:58.325+02:00| host-3775| I125: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.325+02:00| host-3775| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-08-27T01:19:58.330+02:00| host-3775| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.330+02:00| host-3775| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for the kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64" is valid. Whoohoo!
2019-08-27T01:19:58.332+02:00| host-3775| I125: Found compiler at "/usr/bin/gcc"
2019-08-27T01:19:58.334+02:00| host-3775| I125: Got gcc version "8".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.334+02:00| host-3775| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.338+02:00| host-3775| I125: Got gcc version "8".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.338+02:00| host-3775| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: No matching PBM set was found for kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for kernel release "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.340+02:00| host-3775| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-08-27T01:19:58.347+02:00| host-3775| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.347+02:00| host-3775| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for the kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64" is valid. Whoohoo!
2019-08-27T01:19:58.348+02:00| host-3775| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.348+02:00| host-3775| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for kernel release "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.348+02:00| host-3775| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-08-27T01:19:58.348+02:00| host-3775| I125: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.348+02:00| host-3775| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-08-27T01:19:58.355+02:00| host-3775| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.355+02:00| host-3775| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for the kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64" is valid. Whoohoo!
2019-08-27T01:19:58.355+02:00| host-3775| I125: Using temp dir "/tmp".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.359+02:00| host-3775| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.359+02:00| host-3775| I125: Setting header path for 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 to "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.359+02:00| host-3775| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for kernel release "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.359+02:00| host-3775| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h
2019-08-27T01:19:58.359+02:00| host-3775| I125: /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.359+02:00| host-3775| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc-8 for preprocess check
2019-08-27T01:19:58.367+02:00| host-3775| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "5.2.0-kali2-amd64".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.367+02:00| host-3775| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include" for the kernel "5.2.0-kali2-amd64" is valid. Whoohoo!
2019-08-27T01:19:58.499+02:00| host-3775| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/Module.symvers
2019-08-27T01:19:58.499+02:00| host-3775| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/Module.symvers.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.516+02:00| host-3775| I125: Read 20774 symbol versions
2019-08-27T01:19:58.516+02:00| host-3775| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.519+02:00| host-3775| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.633+02:00| host-3775| I125: Setting destination path for vmmon to "/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/misc/vmmon.ko".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.633+02:00| host-3775| I125: Extracting the vmmon source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar".
2019-08-27T01:19:58.639+02:00| host-3775| I125: Successfully extracted the vmmon source.
2019-08-27T01:19:58.639+02:00| host-3775| I125: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j4 -C /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2019-08-27T01:20:00.258+02:00| host-3775| W115: Failed to build vmmon. Failed to execute the build command.
Since that is a bit of a general error-message I did run the make command myself to see its output:
root@wintermute:~# /usr/bin/make -j4 -C /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/Makefile:213: ================= WARNING ================
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/Makefile:214: 'SUBDIRS' will be removed after Linux 5.3
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/Makefile:215: Please use 'M=' or 'KBUILD_EXTMOD' instead
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/Makefile:216: ==========================================
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/thread_info.h:38,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/preempt.h:78,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/spinlock.h:51,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h:7,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.c:70:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:39: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.c:53:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h:46,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h:94,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/math_emu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/thread_info.h:38,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/preempt.h:78,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/spinlock.h:51,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h:7,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.c:70:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:478: warning: "MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK" redefined
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK BIT_ULL(MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK_BIT)
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.c:51:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:468: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK 0x00000001ULL // Lock SMM environment
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h:46,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h:94,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/math_emu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/thread_info.h:38,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/preempt.h:78,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/spinlock.h:51,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h:7,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.c:70:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:669: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.c:51:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:132: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Free() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Add()
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Add() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Remove()
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Remove() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Test()
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:43,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:60:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:132: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/irqflags.h:16,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rcupdate.h:26,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rculist.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/pid.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/sched.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:669: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:43,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:60:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:468: warning: "MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK" redefined
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK 0x00000001ULL // Lock SMM environment
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/irqflags.h:16,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rcupdate.h:26,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rculist.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/pid.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/sched.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:478: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK BIT_ULL(MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK_BIT)
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:60:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/irqflags.h:16,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rcupdate.h:26,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rculist.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/pid.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/sched.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/binfmts.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:39: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:47:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:132: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h:46,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h:94,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/math_emu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/thread_info.h:38,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/preempt.h:78,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/spinlock.h:51,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/wait.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/wait_bit.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/fs.h:6,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:25:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:669: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:47:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:468: warning: "MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK" redefined
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK 0x00000001ULL // Lock SMM environment
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h:46,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h:94,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/math_emu.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:12,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/thread_info.h:38,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/preempt.h:78,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/spinlock.h:51,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/wait.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/wait_bit.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/fs.h:6,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:25:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:478: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK BIT_ULL(MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK_BIT)
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/thread_info.h:38,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/preempt.h:78,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/spinlock.h:51,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/wait.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/wait_bit.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/fs.h:6,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:25:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:39: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:109:19: error: initialization of ‘vm_fault_t (*)(struct vm_fault *)’ {aka ‘unsigned int (*)(struct vm_fault *)’} from incompatible pointer type ‘int (*)(struct vm_fault *)’ [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
.fault = LinuxDriverFault
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:109:19: note: (near initialization for ‘vmuser_mops.fault’)
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:986:1: warning: always_inline function might not be inlinable [-Wattributes]
LinuxDriverSyncReadTSCs(uint64 *delta) // OUT: TSC max - TSC min
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘isVAReadable’:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:2331:11: error: implicit declaration of function ‘get_ds’; did you mean ‘get_fs’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
set_fs(get_ds());
^~~~~~
get_fs
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:2331:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’
set_fs(get_ds());
^~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/uaccess.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/poll.h:12,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:41:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:29:40: note: expected ‘mm_segment_t’ {aka ‘struct <anonymous>’} but argument is of type ‘int’
static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘HostIF_SemaphoreWait’:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:2608:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’
set_fs(get_ds());
^~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/uaccess.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/poll.h:12,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:41:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:29:40: note: expected ‘mm_segment_t’ {aka ‘struct <anonymous>’} but argument is of type ‘int’
static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘HostIF_SemaphoreSignal’:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:2737:11: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of ‘set_fs’
set_fs(get_ds());
^~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/uaccess.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/poll.h:12,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:41:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h:29:40: note: expected ‘mm_segment_t’ {aka ‘struct <anonymous>’} but argument is of type ‘int’
static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/scripts/Makefile.build:284: /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.c:35:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:132: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/irqflags.h:16,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rcupdate.h:26,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rculist.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/pid.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/sched.h:14,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.c:31:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:669: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.c:35:
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:468: warning: "MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK" redefined
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK 0x00000001ULL // Lock SMM environment
In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:9,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/irqflags.h:16,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rcupdate.h:26,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/rculist.h:11,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/pid.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/include/linux/sched.h:14,
from /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.c:31:
/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:478: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK BIT_ULL(MSR_K7_HWCR_SMMLOCK_BIT)
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/scripts/Makefile.build:283: /tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.o: warning: objtool: Task_Switch()+0x4d4: indirect call found in RETPOLINE build
/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only/common/task.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-common/Makefile:1610: _module_/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[2]: *** [Makefile:179: sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile:8: all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
make: *** [Makefile:110: vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-s3ORhF/vmmon-only'
For me it seems like there is more then one thing going wrong regarding function-definition and types. It is a bit sad that I run this often into problems with VMWare.
Maybe the dev-team would want to fix this so all the penetration-testers can go back to train on their virtual-machines with DEP enabled.
Thank god the open-source community fixed what VMware seems to keep ignoring since Linux Kernel v4. The following Patch for vmmon/vmnet solved my problems. It seems to be the cure for all kernels newer then v4 on Linux. Replacing the coresponding tar-files in the vmware-source made it built and work fine then.
This procedure made vmware Workstation work again fine and all virtual machines starting as they should. replace the "-b workstation-15.1.0" with the version-number of your vmware-workstation.
Here is just the commands and below you find the commands with detailed output how it worked for me.
git clone -b workstation-15.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
cd vmware-host-modules/
tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
############################################ now here how the output of the commands should look like + version-information-checking
root@wintermute:~# cat /etc/issue
Kali GNU/Linux Rolling \n \l
root@wintermute:~# uname -a
Linux wintermute 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.2.9-2kali1 (2019-08-22) x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@wintermute:~/Downloads# vmware -v
VMware Workstation 15.1.0 build-13591040
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15# git clone -b workstation-15.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
Cloning into 'vmware-host-modules'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 59, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (59/59), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (40/40), done.
remote: Total 1405 (delta 41), reused 26 (delta 19), pack-reused 1346
Receiving objects: 100% (1405/1405), 835.63 KiB | 715.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1119/1119), done.
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15# cd vmware-host-modules/
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
'vmmon.tar' -> '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar'
'vmnet.tar' -> '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar'
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
[AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support.
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-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual machine communication interface done
VM communication interface socket family done
Blocking file system done
Virtual ethernet done
VMware Authentication Daemon done
Shared Memory Available done
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Thank god the open-source community fixed what VMware seems to keep ignoring since Linux Kernel v4. The following Patch for vmmon/vmnet solved my problems. It seems to be the cure for all kernels newer then v4 on Linux. Replacing the coresponding tar-files in the vmware-source made it built and work fine then.
This procedure made vmware Workstation work again fine and all virtual machines starting as they should. replace the "-b workstation-15.1.0" with the version-number of your vmware-workstation.
Here is just the commands and below you find the commands with detailed output how it worked for me.
git clone -b workstation-15.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
cd vmware-host-modules/
tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
############################################ now here how the output of the commands should look like + version-information-checking
root@wintermute:~# cat /etc/issue
Kali GNU/Linux Rolling \n \l
root@wintermute:~# uname -a
Linux wintermute 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.2.9-2kali1 (2019-08-22) x86_64 GNU/Linux
root@wintermute:~/Downloads# vmware -v
VMware Workstation 15.1.0 build-13591040
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15# git clone -b workstation-15.1.0 https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git
Cloning into 'vmware-host-modules'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 59, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (59/59), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (40/40), done.
remote: Total 1405 (delta 41), reused 26 (delta 19), pack-reused 1346
Receiving objects: 100% (1405/1405), 835.63 KiB | 715.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1119/1119), done.
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15# cd vmware-host-modules/
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
'vmmon.tar' -> '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar'
'vmnet.tar' -> '/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar'
root@wintermute:~/Downloads/VMware-workstation_v15/vmware-host-modules# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
[AppLoader] GLib does not have GSettings support.
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-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoaderVmmon.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/monLoader.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/vmmblob.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/bootstrap/bootstrap.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmmon-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
Using kernel build system.
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/5.2.0-kali2-amd64/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.2.0-kali2-amd64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-hl1cSA/vmnet-only'
Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual machine communication interface done
VM communication interface socket family done
Blocking file system done
Virtual ethernet done
VMware Authentication Daemon done
Shared Memory Available done
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This worked great on Kubuntu 19.10
Cheers!
I build an automated shell- script to help download, extract and build the VMWARE `vmnet` and `vmmon` files.
Running the script should fix the issue. The link also contains the instructions to do this.
Try it here -> vmware-host-modules-builder-cli and create an issue if you encounter any problems.
I build an automated shell- script to help download, extract and build the VMWARE `vmnet` and `vmmon` files.
Running the script should fix the issue. The link also contains the instructions to do this.
Try it here -> vmware-host-modules-builder-cli and create an issue if you encounter any problems.