Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmware-installer.py", line 277, in <module> main(options) File "/opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmware-installer.py", line 92, in main Load(_isLockRequired(options)) File "/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-6.5.1.126130/image//opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmis/db.py", line 589, in Load File "/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation-6.5.1.126130/image//opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmis/db.py", line 222, in __init__ AssertionError: The database file does not exist and locking wasn't requested TOOLBOX ~ # python /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmis/db.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmis/db.py", line 15, in <module> from vmis import DATABASE_PATH, MAJOR_VERSION, CONFDIR ImportError: No module named vmis locate vmis /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/vmware/installer/vmis 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emerge --info Portage 2.1.6.4 (default/linux/amd64/2008.0, gcc-4.3.2, glibc-2.9_p20081201-r1, 2.6.28 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-2.6.28-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_Quad_CPU_Q6600_@_2.40GHz-with-glibc2.2.5 Timestamp of tree: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:15:01 +0000 app-shells/bash: 3.2_p48 dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7-r1, 2.1.6-r1 dev-lang/python: 2.4.4-r13, 2.5.2-r8 dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6 dev-util/cmake: 2.6.2 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.0.0 sys-apps/openrc: 0.4.1-r1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.3.2 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.63 sys-devel/automake: 1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10.2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.19 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.0-r4 sys-devel/libtool: 2.2.6a virtual/os-headers: 2.6.28-r1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/config" 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after emerging the workstation, it tries to build the modules and it seems there are some issues with the python modules discovery
Did you run python-updater after dev-lang/python-2.5* was emerged?
(In reply to comment #3) > Did you run python-updater after dev-lang/python-2.5* was emerged? > yes and I run it again after vmware was emerged with same result
Please stop fiddling with the form fields... It's not a blocker[1], it's nothing to do with bugs.g.o and certainly not with bugstest.g.o. If I see more of this I will CLOSE this bug forthwith. [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#bug_severity
Hi, It looks like you're trying to use the installer after the package has been installed. Rather than just posting the error, could you please explain what you were trying to do? There should be no reason to run the installer after installation. If you're having difficulty with the modules, please re-emerge vmware-modules-1.0.0.23 and then try whatever it was you were doing again. I'm going to mark this as NEEDINFO, so please reopen this bug when you post a reply. Thanks... 5:)
I have just emerged vmware and after the emerge I have written vmware. it launched the modules installer . It happens when you upgrade the kernel too. (In reply to comment #6) > Hi, > > It looks like you're trying to use the installer after the package has been > installed. Rather than just posting the error, could you please explain what > you were trying to do? There should be no reason to run the installer after > installation. > > If you're having difficulty with the modules, please re-emerge > vmware-modules-1.0.0.23 and then try whatever it was you were doing again. > > I'm going to mark this as NEEDINFO, so please reopen this bug when you post a > reply. Thanks... 5:) >
Is the user you're running vmware as in the vmware group? Also, after installing vmware-workstation did you run "emerge --config vmware-workstation"? If the answer is yes to both of these, please run vmware from the console and paste the complete output it produces. Also note, that when you upgrade your kernel, you must re-emerge vmware-modules to rebuild the kernel modules.
Renato!!! What did Jer say? * Do NOT set the severity to blocker. * Do NOT set the product to Bugzilla. * Do NOT change the component to general bugs. * If you're using an automated program to file replies, STOP using it. You've been asked nicely, but we will close this bug if you keep making those changes. We're trying to help you, please be considerate in return...
(In reply to comment #8) > Is the user you're running vmware as in the vmware group? Also, after > installing vmware-workstation did you run "emerge --config vmware-workstation"? > If the answer is yes to both of these, please run vmware from the console and > paste the complete output it produces. > > Also note, that when you upgrade your kernel, you must re-emerge vmware-modules > to rebuild the kernel modules. > reemerging vmware-modules fixed the problem. I did not knew that it was necessary to merge another package to make it work. I would ask to consider to make it possible to use the vmware tool to upgrade (it is kind of more straight forward). I ask for forgiveness about the mistakes I did in managing this bug.
Hi Renato, I'm glad you got it working. The vmware-installer is a pain to use, and package management should be done by the system's package manager (in this case, portage). As such, we won't be fixing the vmware installer tool, it's not supposed to be used on Gentoo systems. The kernel modules were split off into their own package, so that after kernel upgrades, just the modules are rebuilt, and the whole of vmware doesn't need to be unpacked and needlessly uninstalled. When ever you have a new kernel, you'll need to rebuild all the modules from the previous kernel. There is a separate tool to help you do this called module-rebuild, or in the latest versions of portage you can just recompile the set @module-rebuild, by running "emerge @module-rebuild". As to bug management, if you find someone reverting changes you made to a bug more than once, don't keep trying to make the same changes. I'm going to mark this as WORKSFORME, since it's all working as it should.
