I can't build the VMWare modules for the 5.0.0.13124 series of VMWare: >>> /etc/vmware/locations * Updating /etc/vmware/locations * * You need to run /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl to complete the install. * * For VMware Add-Ons just visit * http://www.vmware.com/download/downloadaddons.html * * After configuring, type 'vmware' to launch * * Also note that when you reboot you should run: * /etc/init.d/vmware start * before trying to run vmware. Or you could just add * it to the default run level: * rc-update add vmware default >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... * Caching service dependencies... >>> app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.0.0.13124 merged. >>> Recording app-emulation/vmware-workstation in "world" favorites file... >>> clean: No packages selected for removal. >>> Auto-cleaning packages ... >>> No outdated packages were found on your system. * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. gentoo / # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue. Press enter to display it. /opt/vmware/doc/EULA: No such file or directory Do you accept? (yes/no) yes Thank you. Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. The file /usr/share/mime/packages/vmware.xml that this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-version.c: 230: _dl_check_map_versions: Assertion `needed != ((void *)0)' failed! Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl line 794. Unable to update the MIME-Type database. In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] Unable to find the answer ICONDIR in the installer database (/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware Workstation. Execution aborted. gentoo / # I can run VMWare (the client part) and enter the serial number, but I can not run any VMWare images. For me the software is non functional. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Portage 2.0.51.19 (default-linux/x86/2005.0, gcc-3.4.3-20050110, glibc-2.3.4.20041102-r1, 2.6.12-rc1 i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.12-rc1 i686 AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2400+ Gentoo Base System version 1.4.16 Python: dev-lang/python-2.2.3-r6,dev-lang/python-2.3.4-r1 [2.3.4 (#1, Mar 29 2005, 10:05:51)] distcc 2.18.3 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] ccache version 2.3 [disabled] dev-lang/python: 2.2.3-r6, 2.3.4-r1 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.59-r6, 2.13 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.6.3, 1.9.4 sys-devel/binutils: 2.15.92.0.2-r7 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.10-r4 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -mtune=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe -mmmx -m3dnow -msse -mfpmath=sse,387 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -frerun-cse-after-loop -frerun-loop-opt -falign-functions=64 -maccumulate-outgoing-args -fprefetch-loop-arrays" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/env /usr/kde/3.4/share/config /usr/kde/3.4/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/X11/xkb /usr/lib/fax /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/qmail/control /var/spool/fax/etc" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -mtune=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe -mmmx -m3dnow -msse -mfpmath=sse,387 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops -frerun-cse-after-loop -frerun-loop-opt -falign-functions=64 -maccumulate-outgoing-args -fprefetch-loop-arrays" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs autoconfig buildpkg distlocks sandbox sfperms userpriv" GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/gentoo/ http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/ http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-s -s" MAKEOPTS="-j16" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/mnt/gentoo.overlay" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 3dnow 3dnowex GAPING_SECURITY_HOLE X aac aalib accessibility acl acpi alsa apm arts artswrappersuid artworkextra audiofile avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bonobo cdparanoia cdr clamav crypt cups curl dga directfb divx4linux djbfft dmx dv dvd emboss encode erandom esd fam faxonly fbcon flac foomaticdb fortran gd gdbm ggi gif gimp gimpprint gnokii gnome gphoto2 gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile icc icc-pgo ieee1394 imagemagick imlib ipv6 irda jack java jikes jpeg jpeg2k junit kde kdeenablefinal kerberos krb4 lcms ldap libg++ libwww live lm_sensors logitech-mouse lzo mad maildir md5sum mikmod mmx mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg nas ncurses nls nntp nptl nvidia oav oggvorbis openexr opengl oss pam pda pdflib perl pic png ppds python qt quicktime rdesktop readline real rtc ruby samba scanner sdl skey slang slp sms snmp socks5 speex spell sqlite sqlite3 sse ssl svg svga svgz symlink sysfs t1lib tcltk tcpd tetex tga theora tiff truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts usb vidix wmf xanim xface xine xml xml2 xmms xpm xprint xrandr xscreensaver xv xvid xvmc zeroconf zlib" Unset: ASFLAGS, CBUILD, CTARGET, LANG, LC_ALL
I've had issues with VMWARE 4.5.2 and the 2.6.11 kernel. Have you tried this with the 2.6.10 kernel?
There was an issue with the 2.6.12 kernels and vmware. This should be resolved now in the latest ebuild in portage. Wait at least 30 minutes, emerge sync, and try again.
The new ebuild installs the 90 version of the any-any drivers/tools. But the result is the same: gentoo / # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-version.c: 230: _dl_check_map_versions: Assertion `needed != ((void *)0)' failed! Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl line 794. Unable to update the MIME-Type database. In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] /usr/share/pixmaps/ Unable to find the answer ICONDIR in the installer database (/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware Workstation. Execution aborted. gentoo / # Still does not work. Extracting the any-any drivers and doing it manually has the same result: gentoo vmware-any-any-update90 # ./runme.pl The file /opt/vmware/lib/modules/source/vmmon.tar that this script was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] The file /opt/vmware/lib/modules/source/vmnet.tar that this script was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] The file /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware that this script was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Updating /opt/vmware/bin/vmware ... No patch needed/available Updating /opt/vmware/bin/vmnet-bridge ... No patch needed/available Updating /opt/vmware/lib/bin/vmware-vmx ... No patch needed/available Updating /opt/vmware/lib/bin-debug/vmware-vmx ... No patch needed/available VMware modules in "/opt/vmware/lib/modules/source" has been updated. Before running VMware for the first time after update, you need to configure it for your running kernel by invoking the following command: "/opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this script to invoke the command for you now? [no] yes Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-version.c: 230: _dl_check_map_versions: Assertion `needed != ((void *)0)' failed! Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl line 794. Unable to update the MIME-Type database. In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] Unable to find the answer ICONDIR in the installer database (/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware Workstation. Execution aborted. gentoo vmware-any-any-update90 #
Okay... I have disabled the creation of the desktop icon in the vmware-config.pl on line 7624 and then it works again (the real problem is on line 7550 where ICONDIR is used): gentoo # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet2 done Virtual ethernet done Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-version.c: 230: _dl_check_map_versions: Assertion `needed != ((void *)0)' failed! Use of uninitialized value in addition (+) at /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl line 794. Unable to update the MIME-Type database. In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.12-rc1/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12-rc1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-rc1' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/common/hash.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/common/task.o cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-ffreestanding" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/vmcore/compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-rc1' cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. You have already setup networking. Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are? (yes/no) [yes] no Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] yes Would you prefer to modify your existing networking configuration using the wizard or the editor? (wizard/editor/help) [wizard] The following bridged networks have been defined: All your ethernet interfaces are already bridged. Do you want to be able to use NAT networking in your virtual machines? (yes/no) [yes] Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8. Do you want this program to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help) [yes] Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time)... The subnet 192.168.67.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused. The following NAT networks have been defined: Do you wish to configure another NAT network? (yes/no) [no] Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your virtual machines? [yes] no Extracting the sources of the vmnet module. Building the vmnet module. VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12-rc1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-rc1' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12-rc1' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only' The file /lib/modules/2.6.12-rc1/misc/vmnet.o that this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. VMware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl. The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command: "/opt/vmware/bin/vmware". Enjoy, --the VMware team gentoo / # /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet2 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done Virtual ethernet done gentoo / # /etc/init.d/vmware restart * Stopping VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet2 [ ok ] * DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] * NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] * Starting VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet2 [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ ok ] * NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] gentoo / #
Try the new -r1 ebuild and let me know if it resolves this issue...
BINGO! It is now working: gentoo / # /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done Virtual ethernet done Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.12/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/hash.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-ffreestanding" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12' cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. You have already setup networking. Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are? (yes/no) [no] Do you want networking for your virtual machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] Would you prefer to modify your existing networking configuration using the wizard or the editor? (wizard/editor/help) [editor] The following virtual networks have been defined: Do you wish to make any changes to the current virtual networks settings? (yes/no) [no] Extracting the sources of the vmnet module. Building the vmnet module. VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.12/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.12' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. VMware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl. The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.0.0 build-13124 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command: "/opt/vmware/bin/vmware". Enjoy, --the VMware team gentoo / # /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done Virtual ethernet done gentoo / # /etc/init.d/vmware stop * Stopping VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ] * DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 [ ok ] * DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] * NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] gentoo / # rm /etc/vmware/not_configured gentoo / # rc * Starting VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) [ ok ] * Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) [ ok ] * NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 [ ok ] gentoo / # qpkg -I -nc -v vmware app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.0.0.13124-r1 gentoo / #
Great to hear... but we resolve bugs on our side... ;]
Fixed in latest ebuild
(In reply to comment #7) > Great to hear... but we resolve bugs on our side... ;] No problem with me. Anyway... allow me to ask: If I am not allowed to close bugs or set them to the resolved state, then why do I have this possibility? It would be much more userfriendly if this possibility would not be there for regular users as I am. Kind Regards Steve
As the user that filed the bug, bugzilla, by default, gives you this option. We would have to do quite a bit of work to change it. The reason why we resolve them on our end is completely for statistics reasons. It doesn't hurt anything for you to resolve them, other than our stats.
(In reply to comment #10) > As the user that filed the bug, bugzilla, by default, gives you this option. We > would have to do quite a bit of work to change it. The reason why we resolve > them on our end is completely for statistics reasons. It doesn't hurt anything > for you to resolve them, other than our stats. Okay. Thank you for explaining that issue to me. Happy bug hunting Steve
