Thank you very much for this. It works.
For those out there not so tech savy:
Download the patch, then:
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
untar vmnet.tar
patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch
tar -cvf vmnet.tar
Then just run vmware and let it compile.
Thanks again.
worked on debian unstable with 2.6.38-2-amd64
thank you very much
Works with Natty 2.6.38-8. The GUI issue is also fixed by 7.1.4.
Works for me too, on Debian squeeze x64 with sid's 2.6.38 kernel (needed for some parts of the sandy bridge chipset).
Thanks!
Regards Christoph
Hi all
Please, could anyone help me...(step by step for dummies)?
This command gave me an error: Bash...Not such directory or file
patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch
tar -cvf vmnet.tar
Excuse me, because my terrible English
Thank's a lot in advance
you must replace /path/to/patch with the full path to the patch
example : you downloaded the patch to the directory /home/aunt-dororthies-favorite-sausage/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch
then the line would be
patch -p1 < /home/aunt-dororthies-favorite-sausage/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch
instead of
patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch
Hello,
I've applied a new patch as above but Im getting this:
Apr 26 18:08:26.389: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.393: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.395: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.398: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.401: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.415: app-140130933835552| Your GCC version: 4.5
Apr 26 18:08:26.448: app-140130933835552| Your GCC version: 4.5
Apr 26 18:08:26.539: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.541: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.548: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.550: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.553: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.905: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.906: app-140130933835552| Building module vmmon.
Apr 26 18:08:26.906: app-140130933835552| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Apr 26 18:08:26.948: app-140130933835552| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.5.2
Apr 26 18:08:28.084: app-140130933835552| Failed to compile module vmmon!
Do you have any idea how to patch it guys?
Hi continuum and all guys
Thank's a lot for your quick reply
Now gives me this mistake
can't find file to patch at input line 4
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|diff -ruB orig/vmet-only/driver .c 2.6.38-2/vmet-only/driver.c
|--- orig/vmet-only/driver.c 2011 -03 -26 06:37:29 .000000000 +0100
|+++ 2.6.3.8-2/vmet-only/driver.c 2011 -03 -31 08:57:58. 255344346 +0200
Learning...
Just installed 7.1.4 on Xubuntu 11.04 x86_64 (kernel 2.6.38-8-generic) and there's a crazy problem:
If I start it with sudo vmware it runs like a champ. In usermode (or from the user menu) all I see is a short blip of a window and it's gone.
To me this means that everything required to operate is there. Most likely some access rights are set wrong which prevents it from starting up.
(vmware-unity-helper:5895): GLib-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
is the line it gets stuck....
Any help to get it up and running would be appreciated. Naturally VMware support isn't of any help (as usual), they just refer you to the supported OS's. But why be surprised, they didn't provide help for a supported OS before (with paid support).
Juergen
Thanks to Toz from the ubuntu forum (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1774756) I had partial success with this:
aptitude install libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a
from: http://holyhandgrenade.org/blog/2010/10/using-system-gtk-with-vmware-workstation-on-linux/
Now Workstation starts up in user mode but it nags me every time with this shareware screen to accept the license. Somehow it can't write the info to disk that I have already accepted it several times.
At least it's somehow working and I can use my paid software with a bit of a hazzle.
Juergen
Toz was helpful again! Go into your home directory and as root change permission for all files in the .vmware directory to read/write for others and group and the world is good again.
Message was edited by: kjuergen, add info about getting rid of the nag-screen
Working nicely on Linux Mint Debian Edition, so thanks.
Download the patch, then:
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
untar vmnet.tar
patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch
tar -cvf vmnet.tar
Please what do you mean by then:
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
Do i type this into the terminal? Where must i save the patch file to?