Help with installing VMware [Solved]

[xjonquilx]

I'm trying to install the latest VMware Player. I have linux-headers installed as well as sabayon-source. However, when VMware starts to compile the modules it needs, it exits with an error "unable to start services" that directs me to a log file. This is the last 10 lines of output from that log file:

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sabayon jonquil # tail -f /tmp/vmware-root/modconfig-27140.log
2012-05-20T13:18:31.592-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Your GCC version: 4.6
2012-05-20T13:18:31.629-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Header path /lib/modules/3.2.0-sabayon/build/include for kernel release 3.2.0-sabayon is valid.
2012-05-20T13:18:31.629-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Building module vmci.
2012-05-20T13:18:31.629-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Extracting the sources of the vmci module.
2012-05-20T13:18:31.645-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -j -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/3.2.0-sabayon/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.2
2012-05-20T13:18:32.708-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Building module vsock.
2012-05-20T13:18:32.709-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Extracting the sources of the vsock module.
2012-05-20T13:18:32.725-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -j -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/3.2.0-sabayon/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.2
2012-05-20T13:18:34.114-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Installing module vsock from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock.o to /lib/modules/3.2.0-sabayon/misc.
2012-05-20T13:18:34.115-05:00| vthread-3| I120: Registering file: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/2.0/vmware-installer --register-file vmware-vmx regular /lib/modules/3.2.0-sabayon/misc/vsock.ko

I think it's odd that there's no error, it just completely stops. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here?

***EDIT*** I ran it this time as root. This is what I'm getting:

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ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet

[xjonquilx]

I found a partial solution: I downloaded the source code for the 2.6.36 kernel and reinstalled VMware Player after rebooting in to the 2.6 kernel.

Just in case someone wants to know how to uninstall VMware Player, this is what I did:

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sabayon jonquil # cd /usr/sbin
sabayon sbin # vmware-installer -u vmware-player 4.0.3.703057

Just replace the VMware version with the version you're using.

Unfortunately I'm still getting errors when I try to actually run a virtual machine.

"Failed to open device /dev/vmci"

And this is what I get in terminal:

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sabayon jonquil # vmplayer
Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/modconfig-15720.log
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.36-sabayon/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
depends:       
vermagic:       2.6.36-sabayon SMP mod_unload modversions 586
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.36-sabayon/misc/vmnet.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Networking Driver.
author:         VMware, Inc.
depends:       
vermagic:       2.6.36-sabayon SMP mod_unload modversions 586
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.36-sabayon/misc/vmblock.ko
supported:      external
version:        1.1.2.0
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Blocking File System
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     84194DF903CB632D6BBB097
depends:       
vermagic:       2.6.36-sabayon SMP mod_unload modversions 586
parm:           root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp)
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.36-sabayon/misc/vmci.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
version:        9.1.18.0
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     10020281868E6D4867D9260
alias:          pci:v000015ADd00000740sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:       
vermagic:       2.6.36-sabayon SMP mod_unload modversions 586
parm:           disable_host:Disable driver host personality - (default=0) (bool)
parm:           disable_guest:Disable driver guest personality - (default=0) (bool)
parm:           disable_msi:Disable MSI use in driver - (default=0) (bool)
parm:           disable_msix:Disable MSI-X use in driver - (default=0) (bool)
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.36-sabayon/misc/vsock.ko
supported:      external
alias:          vmware_vsock
license:        GPL v2
version:        9.1.1.0
description:    VMware Virtual Socket Family
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     63D4F9452B12D9EA15160C1
depends:        vmci
vermagic:       2.6.36-sabayon SMP mod_unload modversions 586
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.36-sabayon/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
depends:       
vermagic:       2.6.36-sabayon SMP mod_unload modversions 586

(gconftool-2:15990): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Failed to get value for `/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy': No D-BUS daemon running


(gconftool-2:15991): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Failed to get value for `/system/proxy/mode': No D-BUS daemon running


(gconftool-2:15992): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Failed to get value for `/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy': No D-BUS daemon running


(gconftool-2:15993): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Failed to get value for `/system/proxy/mode': No D-BUS daemon running


(gconftool-2:15994): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Failed to get value for `/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy': No D-BUS daemon running


(gconftool-2:15995): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon:
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Failed to get value for `/system/proxy/mode': No D-BUS daemon running

I tried modprobe vmci. It didn't return any errors, but VMware is still returning the same error about vmci being missing.

I'm going to keep working at this. I really wish someone here knew how to help though.

[xjonquilx]

I solved it!

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jonquil@sabayon ~ $ su
Password:
sabayon jonquil # /etc/init.d/vmware status
/etc/init.d/vmware: line 73: /sbin/lsmod: No such file or directory
Module vmmon /etc/init.d/vmware: line 93: /sbin/lsmod: No such file or directory
not loaded
Module vmnet /etc/init.d/vmware: line 93: /sbin/lsmod: No such file or directory
not loaded
sabayon jonquil # cd /sbin
sabayon sbin # ln -s /bin/lsmod lsmod
sabayon sbin # /etc/init.d/vmware status
Module vmmon loaded
Module vmnet loaded
sabayon sbin # /etc/init.d/vmware start
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
sabayon sbin # /etc/init.d/vmware stop
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
sabayon sbin # /etc/init.d/vmware start
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

[Fitzcarraldo]

Moving thread to 'Virtual Managers' shed.