118898 – /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware uses insmod, should use modprobe

Bug 118898 - /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware uses insmod, should use modprobe

Summary: /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware uses insmod, should use modprobe

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Other

Importance:	High trivial (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled]

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Reported:	2006-01-13 10:39 UTC by andrew Fabbro
Modified:	2006-09-28 12:16 UTC (History)
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Description andrew Fabbro 2006-01-13 10:39:02 UTC

/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware uses insmod to load vmmon and vmnet.  If the sysadmin has put vmmon or vmnet in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.x, then vmware will fail to start.  If the script is changed to use modprobe instead, this problem goes away.

The ebuild should either have a fix for this script or perhaps a warning that says "don't put vmmon and/or vmnet in your autoload list".

Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-09-28 12:16:01 UTC

This has been fixed for a little while, I just forgot to mention it in the bug.