Re: [gentoo-user] Re: vmware fails: Virtual Machine Monitor does not start

[Noven]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:19:33 Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Noven <lists@××××××××.net> wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:03:55 Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Allistar <allistar.m@×××××.com> wrote:
> >> > Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
> >> >>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>> On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:24:15 -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> >> >>>> I've re-emerge vmware-modules, re-run ...vmware-config.pl, and
> >> >>>> prayed. I still cannot do
> >> >>>>    /etc/init.d/vmware start
> >> >>>> because this one part fails: Virutal machine Monitor
> >> >>>> and trying "vmware&" says I need to run the config script (again).
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I'm getting nowhere and I really do want to run that VM again.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Have you updated your kernel? VMware Workstation gives me problems
> >> >>> like this with each new kernel, which is why I'm still running
> >> >>> 2.6.26 on my desktop.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm running 2.6.25-r8.  I probably have updated since the last time I
> >> >> ran VMware.
> >> >> But I thought the above steps took care of that.  I guess not.
> >> >>
> >> >> So what do I do now?
> >> >
> >> > From what I've experienced, the order you emerge vmware-workstation
> >> > and vmware-modules is important. When getting the error you mention, a
> >> > simple re-emerge of vmware-modules did the job.
> >>
> >> This did not help.
> >>
> >> I tried downloading VMWare-workstation, but the emerge fails on fetch
> >> restrictions,
> >> and the message points to a file on a server that denies it has such a
> >> file.
> >>
> >> The workstation bundle runs an installer that wants a runlevel
> >> directory, but rejects
> >> the /etc/runlevels directory and subdirectories.  I'm guessing it
> >> wants something
> >> more like SYSV.
> >
> > In your /etc dir, link rc{0-6}.d and rcS.d to /etc/init.d .
> >
> > Also ensure vmware-modules is *not* installed before running the
> > installer bundle.
> >
> > Can't remember if I did anythig else tricky, but its workig beautifully
> > here.
> >
> > - Noven
>
> Okay, now it installs okay, and I can modprobe vmmon.
>
> However, "vmware" gives me:
>
>
> kevin@treat ~ $ vmware
> /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig: symbol lookup error:
> /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libview.so.2/libview.so.2: undefined symbol:
> _ZThn8_N3Gtk4HBoxD1Ev
> kevin@treat ~ $
>
> And I have absolutely no clue what that's about.
>
> ++ kevin

Did you re-run vmware-config.pl? That will recompile modules for your 
system.You have unmerged vmware-modules before doing this?

On mine, K08vmware and S19vmware are links to /etc/init.d/vmware.

I recall I pinched the vmware init script out of 
portage - /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation/files/vmware-workstation.rc

move it to /etc/init.d, rename it vmware and make it executable. start as 
normal.

- Noven