tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post7582942565037012151..comments2024-03-11T19:05:45.518+01:00Comments on Everything about nothing: VMWare Workstation 10/11 on Fedora 23 BetaStjepan Groš (sgros)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-55424488087534803672016-02-26T09:24:59.575+01:002016-02-26T09:24:59.575+01:00eish, I've messed my installation big time. Af...eish, I've messed my installation big time. After following the above I now get a host of other errors.<br /><br />At top level:<br />/tmp/modconfig-MX4enQ/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1285:1: warning: always_inline function might not be inlinable [-Wattributes]<br /> LinuxDriverSyncReadTSCs(uint64 *delta) // OUT: TSC max - TSC min<br /> ^<br />scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target 'Swartwitpenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786286430821514068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-19923227040921688222015-12-15T04:55:11.082+01:002015-12-15T04:55:11.082+01:00Crap, now when i try to power on a VM, i get the e...Crap, now when i try to power on a VM, i get the error: "Could not open /dev/vmmon: No existe el fichero o el directorio.<br />Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded."<br /><br />And if i run <b> sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start </b>, i get: <i> Restarting vmware (via systemctl): Job for vmware.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See &Felipes88https://www.blogger.com/profile/18358949359618137159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-87144877562600323802015-12-15T04:45:09.828+01:002015-12-15T04:45:09.828+01:00Hello, thanks for the info. I have fedora 23, out ...Hello, thanks for the info. I have fedora 23, out of the box and with Vicent's hack i manage to enable VMWare Player 12 on it.<br /><br />PS: I change the step 2 to this: <br /><i><br />for mylib in $(ls /usr/lib64/*4600*); do /bin/cp -afv $mylib $(basename $mylib .4600.2 )/$(basename $mylib .4600.2 ); done </i><br /><br />Regards,<br />Felipe S.Felipes88https://www.blogger.com/profile/18358949359618137159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-69025428704563816252015-12-11T12:09:27.953+01:002015-12-11T12:09:27.953+01:00There is a simpler way without copying. Just run t...There is a simpler way without copying. Just run the following from the command line -<br /><br />LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/libglibmm-2.4.so.1 /usr/bin/vmware<br /><br />Or, edit /usr/bin/vmware and put in the following line somewhere near the top (close to the existing export statements)-<br /><br />export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/libglibmm-2.4.soAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602184995545470886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-2772017640942604712015-12-05T23:36:30.934+01:002015-12-05T23:36:30.934+01:00Of course it doesn't work, basename command tr...Of course it doesn't work, basename command tries to remove extension .4600.1 and you have extension 4600.2. Replace 4600.1 with 4600.2 and it should work!Stjepan Groš (sgros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-12454131591787543522015-12-05T23:23:08.984+01:002015-12-05T23:23:08.984+01:00I get no such file or directory error for Vincents...I get no such file or directory error for Vincents suggestion as follows<br />[root@desktop lib]# for mylib in $(ls /usr/lib64/*4600*); do /bin/cp -afv $mylib $(basename $mylib .4600.1 )/$(basename $mylib .4600.1 ); done<br />‘/usr/lib64/libgio-2.0.so.0.4600.2’ -> ‘libgio-2.0.so.0.4600.2/libgio-2.0.so.0.4600.2’<br />/bin/cp: cannot create regular file ‘libgio-2.0.so.0.4600.2/libgio-2.0.so.Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918919698763089658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-89678588980670876732015-11-16T18:46:10.351+01:002015-11-16T18:46:10.351+01:00What does it mean "without success"?
Di...What does it mean "without success"?<br /><br />Did you restart VMWare after change?<br /><br />Is DHCP turned on in guest machine?<br /><br />What DNS server guest machine received?Stjepan Groš (sgros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-48725107556206909882015-11-16T11:33:09.175+01:002015-11-16T11:33:09.175+01:00I have the same issue about NAT. I tried to change...I have the same issue about NAT. I tried to change the DNS option in dhcpd.conf file, but without success.<br /><br />Do you have a suggestion?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598873004472005032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-4694855652961503152015-11-08T15:09:08.888+01:002015-11-08T15:09:08.888+01:00Thanks! I'll do the 8.8.8.8 in dhcpd.conf and ...Thanks! I'll do the 8.8.8.8 in dhcpd.conf and live to fix this another day.aappddeevvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359290996164112434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-59168826083516583942015-11-08T08:48:14.653+01:002015-11-08T08:48:14.653+01:00NAT module (/usr/bin/vmware-natd) should receive D...NAT module (/usr/bin/vmware-natd) should receive DNS request and forward them to whatever DNS server is configured on the local machine.<br /><br />I used to have problems with VMWare's DNS forwarding, but in my case they were related to the point of attachment change. For example, I would connect at home and everything worked. Then, I suspend host machine, go to the work, connect laptop Stjepan Groš (sgros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-45085848392462146702015-11-08T03:16:47.202+01:002015-11-08T03:16:47.202+01:00I had not changed anything network wise for vmware...I had not changed anything network wise for vmware 12. Previously, vmware 11 was installed and everything worked fine. I upgraded to vmware before moving to fc23 and that all worked fine. The fedora upgrade may have toasted some setting or I remember incorrectly.<br /><br />I was able to get the bridged network to work by changing my /etc/vmware/networking file to ensure I had a auto-bridging aappddeevvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359290996164112434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-14119663291800412972015-11-07T07:47:01.986+01:002015-11-07T07:47:01.986+01:00NAT can be affected by VMWare not being configured...NAT can be affected by VMWare not being configured correctly and/or not having kernel module properly installed, as I (indirectly) wrote in <a href="http://sgros.blogspot.hr/2015/10/intercepting-and-redirecting-traffic.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> post.<br /><br />So, you say you can ping gateway, but which one? The one on your local network or the one inside guest OS? In case you can ping the Stjepan Groš (sgros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-85704319617273308622015-11-07T03:36:06.320+01:002015-11-07T03:36:06.320+01:00More news on my issues. It looks like the vmnet de...More news on my issues. It looks like the vmnet deveice in the guest is working, it does show up under ipconfig (my mistake for not seeing it) but no traffic is being routed through the NAT device. It looks like this could be some other type of change associated with Fedora 23 that I do not know about but is affecting the NAT configuration in some way.<br /><br />Inside the guest, I can ping the aappddeevvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359290996164112434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-29942824363853813372015-11-06T22:45:55.519+01:002015-11-06T22:45:55.519+01:00Thank you, work wonderfully.Thank you, work wonderfully.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268022093810932812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-29078794257738767032015-11-06T19:49:34.307+01:002015-11-06T19:49:34.307+01:00I copied the libs and use the SHIPPED env variable...I copied the libs and use the SHIPPED env variable. The GUI starts but it looks like the network does not work. vmnet8 is present and it looks like access is allowed. But the network does not show up in ipconfig inside of my windows guest and no network access.<br /><br />If I disconnect and reconnect the removable network device I get the text below. I am using vmnet8 and NAT for my network aappddeevvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359290996164112434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-75284931898421059602015-11-06T13:31:02.162+01:002015-11-06T13:31:02.162+01:00soooo many thanks to Vincent Cojot....soooo many thanks to Vincent Cojot....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089844961166010414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-7529312755661191462015-11-05T12:12:33.577+01:002015-11-05T12:12:33.577+01:00I need to set the path otherwise my vmware fails s...I need to set the path otherwise my vmware fails silently as mentioned by OP. I think i commented too soon earlier. Updated my kernel to the one required by headers and worked like a charm.<br />Thank you all!!Ramandeep Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505234173076372848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-40158163533990027212015-11-05T12:02:50.726+01:002015-11-05T12:02:50.726+01:00Do not set LD_LIBRARY_PATH! Just make a change as ...Do not set LD_LIBRARY_PATH! Just make a change as suggested by Vincent!Stjepan Groš (sgros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-46030191017041496782015-11-05T11:59:20.179+01:002015-11-05T11:59:20.179+01:00I tried all the steps suggested:
1. Fixed path for...I tried all the steps suggested:<br />1. Fixed path for LD_LIBRARY_PATH<br />2. Replaced vmware glib version using wolf's suggestion in the comments<br /><br />Now when I run vmware using "VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_LIBS=force vmware", i get the following error:<br />/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig: error while loading shared libraries: libz.so.1: cannot read file data: Error 21<br /><Ramandeep Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505234173076372848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-76854769053297833092015-11-05T10:17:26.670+01:002015-11-05T10:17:26.670+01:00Thanks Vincent! With a small correction by wolf, y...Thanks Vincent! With a small correction by wolf, your solution works beautifully. I updated post so that people know to look your comment.<br />Stjepan Groš (sgros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05055647296141032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-22571061632789609752015-11-05T07:07:28.273+01:002015-11-05T07:07:28.273+01:00Vincent, firstly many thanks for your solution! It...Vincent, firstly many thanks for your solution! It's working with vmplayer as well.<br />You have a typo in step 2: <br />"# cd /usr/lib/vmware"<br />The right step is:<br />"# cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib"<br />Thanks again! :)wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429271447833821150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017612340379304686.post-17017357650333014712015-11-04T22:09:22.115+01:002015-11-04T22:09:22.115+01:00Hi,
I got VMWare Worksation 12.0.1 working on F23 ...Hi,<br />I got VMWare Worksation 12.0.1 working on F23 by doing this:<br /><br />1) Become root:<br />$ sudo su -<br /><br />2) replace the vmware glib version with the fedora version:<br /># cd /usr/lib/vmware<br /># for mylib in $(ls /usr/lib64/*4600*); do /bin/cp -afv $mylib $(basename $mylib .4600.1 )/$(basename $mylib .4600.1 ); done<br /><br />This basically does this:<br />[root@skullcap ElCoyote_https://www.blogger.com/profile/14677272516918697427noreply@blogger.com