Question #243492 “How to install VMWare Player's i386.bundle for...” : Questions : Ubuntu

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Lars H (snafu-r) said on 2014-02-06:

#1

1. Run a terminal

2. Make the file exectutable:
chmod +x VMware-Player-*.bundle

3. Begin installation process
sudo sh VMWare-Player-*.bundle

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-06:

#2

Hi, Lars H,

Thank you very much for your help. When I try to install VMW by following your instructions from the Downloads directory, I get the following erros after I enter the second command:

sudo sh VMware-Player-X.bundle

E: Unable to locate package VMware-Player-6.0.1-1379776.i386(2).bundle
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'VMware-Player-6.0.1-1379776.i386(2).bundle'

Julianloui

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-07:

#3

Hi, Lar H,

I tried VMplayer on a Ubuntu 12.04 machine tonight and came across the same problem repeatedly. I first downloaded VMware-Player-6.0.1-1379776.i386.bundle from www.VMWare.com and then ran the following commands from the Downloads directory as follows.

chmod +x VMware-Player-6.01-1379776.i386.bundle
sudo sh VMware-Player-6.01-1379776.i386.bundle 1>VM-data 2>VM-errs

VM-data outputs:
Extracting VMware Installer...done.

VM-errs outputs:

(vmware-installer.py:3289): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(vmware-installer.py:3289): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": libcanberra-gtk-module.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

VMware Installer outputs:
One of your processors does not have the necessary 64-bit extensions to run VMware virtual machines.

I thought I picked 'VMware Player and VMware Player for 32-bit Linux' from the VMWare website.

Your help will be greatly appreciated as always.

Julianloui

Hi, Lar H,

I tried VMplayer on a Ubuntu 12.04 machine tonight and came across the same problem repeatedly. I first downloaded VMware-Player-6.0.1-1379776.i386.bundle from www.VMWare.com and then ran the following commands from the Downloads directory as follows.

chmod +x VMware-Player-6.01-1379776.i386.bundle
sudo sh VMware-Player-6.01-1379776.i386.bundle 1>VM-data 2>VM-errs

VM-data outputs:
Extracting VMware Installer...done.

VM-errs outputs:

(vmware-installer.py:3289): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(vmware-installer.py:3289): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": libcanberra-gtk-module.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

VMware Installer outputs:
One of your processors does not have the necessary 64-bit extensions to run VMware virtual machines.

I thought I picked 'VMware Player and VMware Player for 32-bit Linux' from the VMWare website.

Your help will be greatly appreciated as always.

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-07:

#4

You should check in in your BIOS setup, there might be a setting to enable/disable virtual extensions.
Make sure it is enabled.

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Lars H (snafu-r) said on 2014-02-07:

#5

Try to install build-essential from the package sources (apt-get install build-essential). Maybe there is a build tool missing.

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-07:

#6

Hi, Manfred aand Lars,

My machine's BIOS does not show any feature related to virtual extensions. After I successfully ran your build-essential suggestion, Linux still output the same errors as I reported last time. Many thanks to your kind help.

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-07:

#7

What make and model is your system, what CPU, what BIOS manufacturer and version?

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-07:

#8

Hi, Manfred,

Here's the information on my system:

Product: HP d530 SFF
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 2.666GHz/533 MHz
Memory: 1.024 GB
Hard drive: Seagate 40 GB
System BIOS: HP 786B2 v.1.11

I hope it helps. Thanks again.

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-07:

#9

It seems that Intel Pentium 4 is not meeting the minimum requirements for running VMware Player 6.
see also
http://askubuntu.com/questions/400818/how-to-install-vmware-player-on-32-bit-13-10-without-64-bit-virtualisation

Please cross check with the VMware internet pages.

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-07:

#10

Manfred,

Thanks for giving me an excellent pointer. I've just downloaded VMware Player v3.1.6-744570 from http://myvmware.com and ran the chmod and sudo sh commands error-free. When I ran the following install command, Linux reported that it could not locate VMware Player v3.1.6-744570.bundle. BUt the file is in the directory, namely Downloads, where I executed the commands. Can you tell me what to do next? Thanks again.

sudo apt-get install VMware-Player*

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-08:

#11

Do not confuse the commands for the debian package management system (dpkg, apt..., synaptic, software-center) with the commands for manual installation of programs that you have downloaded in source form, or that are delivered in other format.

The command "sudo apt-get install packagename" tries to find a package with the given name in the standard Ubuntu repositories, or a PPA that you have enabled. In your case this is not applicable, as you have downloaded the VMware Player from another source.

I assume doing the "chmod ..." and "sudo sh ..." should already be enough for installing the VMware player executables in your system.

You should now be able to start the VMware with the command vmware or by locating this command in your dash or main applications menu (depending on what Ubuntu desktop version you are using).

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-08:

#12

Manfred,

Even though I seemed to have successfully installed VMware Player from its source, I can't find or execute vmware from the command line. Nor can I find it in the entire Ubuntu system. Can you tell me where to look for it?

Thanks very much for distinguishing between installing resident Ubuntu packages and installing external source packages.

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-09:

#13

The following commands should indicate where the VMware executables are located (if the name of the program to execute is VMware)

1. open a terminal and enter the letters vm and then hit the Tab key twice. This should list all commands that are available on your system and that start with vm

2. in a terminal enter issue the command
which vmware
This either will not produce any output at all, or will list the location of the vmware executable (probably /usr/bin/vmware)

3. issue the terminal commands
sudo updated
locate /vmw
locate /VMw
This should search your system for all files and directories that contain "/vmw" or "/VMw" in their fill name.

Did the "sudo sh VMw..." command give any warnings or error messages?

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-09:

#14

HI, Manfred,

Thank you very much for your patient help.
I carried out all your instructions and still found no vmware player executable files. So I decided to re-install
VMware Player 3.1.6 as follows.

chmod +x VMware-Player*.i386.bundle
sudo sh VMware-Player*.i386.bundle

Lo and behold. LInux behaved differently this time and I was able to see
"Installing VMware 3.1.6
Installation was successful"

After I entered
vmplayer 1>vmplayer-data 2>vmplayer-errs

Linux output the following error message:
"Unable to build kernel module.
See log file /tmp/vmware-root/setup_7393.log for details.

<> <> <> Contents of vmplayer-data file:

topping VMware services:
   VMware USB Arbitrator[71G done
   VM communication interface socket family[71G done
   Virtual machine communication interface[71G done
   Virtual machine monitor[71G done
   Blocking file system[71G done
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-58-generic-pae/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
   MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-58-generic-pae'
  CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-58-generic-pae'
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'

<> <> <> <> Contents of vmplayer-errs:
Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-7393.log

(vmware-modconfig:7393): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(vmware-modconfig:7393): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
Fontconfig error: "conf.d", line 1: no element found
Fontconfig warning: line 73: unknown element "cachedir"
Fontconfig warning: line 74: unknown element "cachedir"
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:788:59: error: ‘SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED’ undeclared here (not in a function)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
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* * * * By the way, I did ran VMware Kernel Module Update as suggested by vmplayer, but ot no avail and still got the above errors.
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Julianloui

HI, Manfred,

Thank you very much for your patient help.
I carried out all your instructions and still found no vmware player executable files.  So I decided to re-install
VMware Player 3.1.6 as follows.

chmod +x  VMware-Player*.i386.bundle
sudo sh   VMware-Player*.i386.bundle

Lo and behold. LInux behaved differently this time and I was able to see 
"Installing VMware 3.1.6
Installation was successful"

After I entered 
vmplayer 1>vmplayer-data 2>vmplayer-errs

Linux output the following error message:
"Unable to build kernel module.
See log file /tmp/vmware-root/setup_7393.log for details.

<>  <>  <>   Contents of vmplayer-data file:

topping VMware services:
   VMware USB Arbitrator[71G done
   VM communication interface socket family[71G done
   Virtual machine communication interface[71G done
   Virtual machine monitor[71G done
   Blocking file system[71G done
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.2.0-58-generic-pae/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
	  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-58-generic-pae'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-58-generic-pae'
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'

<>   <>  <>   <>   Contents of vmplayer-errs:
Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-7393.log

(vmware-modconfig:7393): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(vmware-modconfig:7393): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
Fontconfig error: "conf.d", line 1: no element found
Fontconfig warning: line 73: unknown element "cachedir"
Fontconfig warning: line 74: unknown element "cachedir"
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:788:59: error: ‘SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED’ undeclared here (not in a function)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*   *   *   *   By the way, I did ran VMware Kernel Module Update as suggested by vmplayer, but ot no avail and still got the above errors.
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Julianloui

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-09:

#15

Manfred,

I forgot to mention that whenever I tried to install VMPlayer 3.1 using 'sudo sh ....', I never saw any system errors on the screen but then system silence can also signify zilch. That's why I was overjoyed this last time when I saw a positive system response

"Installing VMware 3.1.6
...
Installation was successful"

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-10:

#16

1. To get rid of the 'Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine"' annoyances you could try
sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine

2. You should not be astonished that you do not see any output when you redirect all syout and syserr to files.

3. Do you have the kernel source installed for the kernel that you are running?
what is the output of
uname -a
lsb_release -a
dpkg -l | grep headers
dpkg -l | grep essential

4. What is the contats of /tmp/vmware-root/setup-7393.log
If that file is too large, please upload it to pastebin.ubuntu.com and provide the link that you get in this file.

5. Have you checked https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Player and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware

General remark: Your problem is more related to a specific third-party-provided program and not so much to Ubuntu, so you might get better help on the support pages of the software supplier.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-10:

#17

Maybe I finally found a link with a proposed solution http://jainkkapil.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/vmware-installation-on-kernel-3-x/

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-10:

#18

Manfred,

I was able to download the patch. But sudo ./patch-modules_2.6.39.sh produced
"Sorry, this script is only for VMWare WorkStation 7.1.5 or VMWare Player 3.1.5. Exiting"

My previous 'zilch' comment was intended only for commands without output redirections, namely
commands not using '>filename' or '1>file-data' or '2>file-errs' as example. I use output redirections only to
capture the screen displays for later use, such as reporting findings to this forum.

Many thanks again.

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-11:

#19

see http://jainkkapil.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/vmware-installation-on-kernel-3-x/ for how to change the version numbers in patch-modules_2.6.39.sh (values for vmreqver and plreqver).

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-11:

#20

Note, i guess there is a tyo error on the jainkkapil page, the command to find out the vm version should most probably be "vmware --version" instead of "vmwaree --version".

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-11:

#21

Manfred,

# vmplayer --version
outputs
---------------------------------------------------------
"VMPlayer 3.1.6 build 744570".
---------------------------------------------------------

# gedit *.sh
outputs the following at the beginning of the .sh file:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#! /bin/bash
# VMWare Workstation/Player _host kernel modules_ patcher v0.6.2 by ©2010 Artem S. Tashkinov
# Tailored and fixed vmblock patching for the 2.6.39 patch by Stefano Angeleri (weltall)
# Use at your own risk.

fpatch=vmware3.1.0.patch
vmreqver=7.1.4
plreqver=3.1.4
vmreqver=7.1.5
plreqver=3.1.5

:
:
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QUESTIONS :

Message #19 tells me to update the values of vmreqver and pireqver in the .sh file before running
./patch-modules_2.6.39.sh.

1. Should I change only 3.1.5 to 3.1.6?
2. What value should I use with vmreqver?

Many thnaks again.

Julianloui
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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-11:

#22

Yes, try putting "plreqver=3.1.6" into the file.

The value for vmreqver most probably is the value you get for "vmware --version"

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-11:

#23

Manfred,

Even the web article's instructions are confusing, I did change pireeqver to 3.1.6 and then ran
vmplayer. I giot the same on-screen Gtk Warning in addition to the following familiar error message:

"Before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded into the running kernel"

I never had any trouble downloading and running vmplayer on my WIndows XP MacBook laptop. However, vmware's performance has been very disappoinitng on that machine. I guess a better approach would be to buy a copy of VMware Player. But, as a beginner and retiree, I am not sure that I'm that interested in virtualization , or have an urgent need for it. In short, I am only trying to acquire a nodding acquaintance of the subject.

Many thanks for your generous help.

Julianloui

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-12:

#24

Please provide the full error messages not just a summary!

1. What is the exact text og the GTK Warning? Is it still about murrine? have you tried "sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine", and what was the outcome?
2. Have you successfully applied the patch?
3. Have you installed the kernel headers and the build-essential packages? Please provide the output requested in comment #16
4. Have you tried recompiling the modules after applying the patch "sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all"

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-12:

#25

Manfred,

Here's my response to your latest requests.

1. "sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murine"
gtk2-engines-murrine is already the newestversion.

2. I have not succeeded in applying the patch.

3. I havenot insyalle dthe kernel headers nor do I know how to. I've installed the build-essential package.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"uname -a "
Linux qq 3.2.0-58-generic-pae #88-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 18:00:02 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"lsb_release -a"
No LSB modules are available
------------------------------------------------------------------
"dpkg -l | grep headers"

ii libdbus-1-dev 1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4 simple interprocess messaging system (development headers)
ii libpulse-dev 1:1.1-0ubuntu15.4 PulseAudio client development headers and libraries
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-23 3.2.0-23.36 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae 3.2.0-23.36 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-57 3.2.0-57.87 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-57-generic-pae 3.2.0-57.87 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-58 3.2.0-58.88 Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii linux-headers-3.2.0-58-generic-pae 3.2.0-58.88 Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-generic-pae 3.2.0.58.69 Generic Linux kernel headers
--------------------------------------------------------
"dpkg -l | grep essential"
ii build-essential 11.5ubuntu2.1 Informational list of build-essential packages

----------------------------------------------------------------------
"ls /tmp/vmware-root/*.log"
No such file or directory. I can see subdirectory vmware-root directiry in /tmp but can't access it even with
sudo.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. sudo vmware-modconfig--console--install=all"
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:788:59: error: ‘SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED’ undeclared here (not in a function)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
Unable to install vmmon

Manfred, that's about all I can do now. MAny thanks again.

Julian

Manfred,

Here's my response to your latest requests.

1. "sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murine"  
gtk2-engines-murrine is already the newestversion.

2. I have not succeeded in applying the patch.

3. I havenot insyalle dthe kernel headers nor do I know how to.  I've installed the build-essential package.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"uname -a "  
 Linux qq 3.2.0-58-generic-pae #88-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 18:00:02 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
-----------------------------------------------------------------
"lsb_release -a"
No  LSB modules are available
------------------------------------------------------------------
"dpkg -l | grep headers"

ii  libdbus-1-dev                          1.4.18-1ubuntu1.4                       simple interprocess messaging system (development headers)
ii  libpulse-dev                           1:1.1-0ubuntu15.4                       PulseAudio client development headers and libraries
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-23                 3.2.0-23.36                             Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae     3.2.0-23.36                             Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-57                 3.2.0-57.87                             Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-57-generic-pae     3.2.0-57.87                             Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-58                 3.2.0-58.88                             Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.2.0
ii  linux-headers-3.2.0-58-generic-pae     3.2.0-58.88                             Linux kernel headers for version 3.2.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-headers-generic-pae              3.2.0.58.69                             Generic Linux kernel headers
--------------------------------------------------------
"dpkg -l | grep essential"
ii  build-essential                        11.5ubuntu2.1                           Informational list of build-essential packages

----------------------------------------------------------------------
"ls /tmp/vmware-root/*.log"
No such file or directory.  I can see subdirectory vmware-root directiry in  /tmp but can't access it even with
sudo.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. sudo vmware-modconfig--console--install=all"
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:788:59: error: ‘SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED’ undeclared here (not in a function)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
Unable to install vmmon

Manfred, that's about all I can do now.  MAny thanks again.

Julian

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said on 2014-02-12:

#26

Ok, the required kernel header package and build-essential are installed.

Now the next step must be to apply the patch.

What is the output of

sudo ./patch-modules_2.6.39.sh

(of course you have to cd to the right directory before)

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Julianloui (julianloui) said on 2014-02-12:

#27

Manfred,

After I copied VMware3.1.0.patch as VMware3.1.6.patch into my home directory,

"sudo ./patch-modules_2.6.39.sh" went all right and output
/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/.patched found. You have already patched your sources. Exiting

But "vmplayer" produced the same old VMware Kernel Module Updater message:
"Before you can run VMware, sveral modules must be compiled and loaded into th erunning kernel"

> > > > > Please see the following long murrine error output also:
Logging to /tmp/vmware-jul/setup-3597.log

(vmware-modconfig:3597): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(vmware-modconfig:3597): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
Fontconfig error: "conf.d", line 1: no element found
Fontconfig warning: line 73: unknown element "cachedir"
Fontconfig warning: line 74: unknown element "cachedir"
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmmon
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmnet
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmblock
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmci
ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock

(vmware-gksu:3597): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(vmware-gksu:3597): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"

(vmware-gksu:3597): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: Two different plugins tried to register 'BasicEngineFc'.

(vmware-gksu:3597): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed

(vmware-gksu:3597): Pango-WARNING **: Failed to load Pango module '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pango/1.6.0/modules/pango-basic-fc.so' for id 'BasicScriptEngineFc'