1) I start vmware through '/etc/init.d/vmware start' and I get the following on screen -------- * Loading vmblock for drag and drop support ... [ ok ] * Starting VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ !! ] * NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] -------- Although the [ !! ], I can see the vmnet8 device running 'ifconfig'. I find these in dmesg: ---------- vmblock: module license 'unspecified' taints kernel. vmmon: no version magic, tainting kernel. /dev/vmmon[6614]: VMCI: Driver initialized. /dev/vmmon[6614]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165 /dev/vmmon[6614]: Initial HV check: anyNotCapable=1 anyUnlocked=0 anyEnabled=0 anyDisabled=0 /dev/vmmon[6614]: Module vmmon: initialized parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP(,...)] vmnet: no version magic, tainting kernel. /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 6655 (vmnet-bridge) /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory. /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened bridge-eth1: enabling the bridge bridge-eth1: up bridge-eth1: already up bridge-eth1: attached /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 6694 (vmnet-netifup) /dev/vmnet: hub 8 does not exist, allocating memory. /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 6711 (vmnet-natd) /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present ---------- After running /opt/vmware/player/bin/vmware-config.pl I get in dmesg these: ---------- /dev/vmmon[6847]: Module vmmon: unloaded parport_pc 00:08: disabled bridge-eth1: down bridge-eth1: detached vmmon: no version magic, tainting kernel. /dev/vmmon[7033]: VMCI: Driver initialized. /dev/vmmon[7033]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165 /dev/vmmon[7033]: Initial HV check: anyNotCapable=1 anyUnlocked=0 anyEnabled=0 anyDisabled=0 /dev/vmmon[7033]: Module vmmon: initialized parport_pc 00:08: activated parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP(,...)] vmnet: no version magic, tainting kernel. /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 7066 (vmnet-bridge) /dev/vmnet: hub 0 does not exist, allocating memory. /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened bridge-eth1: enabling the bridge bridge-eth1: up bridge-eth1: already up bridge-eth1: attached /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 7087 (vmnet-netifup) /dev/vmnet: hub 8 does not exist, allocating memory. /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 7104 (vmnet-natd) /dev/vmnet: port on hub 8 successfully opened vmnet8: no IPv6 routers present ---------- I delete /etc/vmware/not_configured and then I can successfully use the VMWare player (with network functionality). Problem is that I always see those [ !! ] for the network device vmnet? and that sometimes the vmnet interface does not come up. It is not working as expected.
The host-only networking by default is on /dev/vmnet1 whilst NAT is on /dev/vmnet8, and the conflict between the NAT service and the host-only serivce is *probably* what's causing the problem. Please move the /etc/vmware/ directory away (back it up somewhere) and try reconfiguring vmware player. Please accept all the default options when choosing a network, and report back here whether that solves the problem.
It happens also without using NAT. The host-only interface is the one always failing (apparently, since the interface is actually put up most times). I have backed up and removed /etc/vmware and run 'emerge --oneshot vmware-player'. Then I ran '/opt/vmware/player/bin/vmware-config.pl', choose to active only the bridged network to eth1 (my LAN) and got: ------------------------ Making sure services for VMware Player are stopped. * Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ] * Stopping VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0. Your computer has multiple ethernet network interfaces available: eth1, vmnet8. Which one do you want to bridge to vmnet0? [eth0] eth1 The following bridged networks have been defined: Do you wish to configure another bridged network? (yes/no) [no] no Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no) [yes] no Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines? [no] no * Loading vmblock for drag and drop support ... [ ok ] * Starting VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ !! ] * Host network detection [ ok ] The configuration of VMware Player 2.0.4 build-93057 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You can now run VMware Player by invoking the following command: "/opt/vmware/player/bin/vmplayer". Enjoy, --the VMware team ------------------------ As you can see the problem is still there. Since I forgot to stop vmware before doing this operation, I will now do it again after having rebooted. In messages we have: ------------------------ Aug 3 14:23:54 machina /dev/vmmon[13330]: Module vmmon: unloaded Aug 3 14:23:54 machina vmware-stop: Virtual machine monitor done Aug 3 14:23:54 machina parport_pc 00:08: disabled Aug 3 14:24:24 machina vmmon: no version magic, tainting kernel. Aug 3 14:24:24 machina /dev/vmmon[13411]: VMCI: Driver initialized. Aug 3 14:24:24 machina /dev/vmmon[13411]: Module vmmon: registered with major=10 minor=165 Aug 3 14:24:24 machina /dev/vmmon[13411]: Initial HV check: anyNotCapable=1 anyUnlocked=0 anyEnabled=0 anyDisabled=0 Aug 3 14:24:24 machina /dev/vmmon[13411]: Module vmmon: initialized Aug 3 14:24:24 machina vmware-start: Virtual machine monitor done Aug 3 14:24:24 machina parport_pc 00:08: activated Aug 3 14:24:24 machina parport_pc 00:08: reported by Plug and Play ACPI Aug 3 14:24:24 machina parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP(,...)] Aug 3 14:24:24 machina vmware-start: Virtual ethernet done Aug 3 14:24:24 machina /dev/vmnet: open called by PID 13462 (vmnet-bridge) Aug 3 14:24:24 machina device eth1 entered promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: enabled promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina /dev/vmnet: port on hub 0 successfully opened Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: enabling the bridge Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: up Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: already up Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: attached Aug 3 14:24:24 machina device eth1 left promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: disabled promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina device eth1 entered promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: enabled promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: down Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: detached Aug 3 14:24:24 machina device eth1 left promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina bridge-eth1: disabled promiscuous mode Aug 3 14:24:24 machina vmnet-detect[13470]: NetDetectDaemonInit: No host policy file found. Not initializing filter. Aug 3 14:24:24 machina vmnet-detect[13470]: Unable to initialize the daemon Aug 3 14:24:24 machina vmware-start: Host network detection done ------------------------ Thank you
I am now using the bridged network mode and everything works correctly. Thanks
