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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:02:18 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Noven <lists@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> > On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:19:33 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Noven <lists@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> >> > On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:03:55 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Allistar <allistar.m@×××××.com> |
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wrote: |
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> >> >> > Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:43 AM, Neil Bothwick |
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> >> >> >> <neil@××××××××××.uk> |
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> >> >> >> |
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> >> >> >> wrote: |
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> >> >> >>> On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:24:15 -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: |
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> >> >> >>>> I've re-emerge vmware-modules, re-run ...vmware-config.pl, and |
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> >> >> >>>> prayed. I still cannot do |
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> >> >> >>>> /etc/init.d/vmware start |
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> >> >> >>>> because this one part fails: Virutal machine Monitor |
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> >> >> >>>> and trying "vmware&" says I need to run the config script |
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> >> >> >>>> (again). |
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> >> >> >>>> |
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> >> >> >>>> I'm getting nowhere and I really do want to run that VM again. |
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> >> >> >>> |
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> >> >> >>> Have you updated your kernel? VMware Workstation gives me |
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> >> >> >>> problems like this with each new kernel, which is why I'm still |
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> >> >> >>> running 2.6.26 on my desktop. |
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> >> >> >> |
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> >> >> >> I'm running 2.6.25-r8. I probably have updated since the last |
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> >> >> >> time I ran VMware. |
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> >> >> >> But I thought the above steps took care of that. I guess not. |
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> >> >> >> |
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> >> >> >> So what do I do now? |
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> >> >> > |
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> >> >> > From what I've experienced, the order you emerge vmware-workstation |
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> >> >> > and vmware-modules is important. When getting the error you |
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> >> >> > mention, a simple re-emerge of vmware-modules did the job. |
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> >> >> |
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> >> >> This did not help. |
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> >> >> |
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> >> >> I tried downloading VMWare-workstation, but the emerge fails on fetch |
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> >> >> restrictions, |
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> >> >> and the message points to a file on a server that denies it has such |
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> >> >> a file. |
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> >> >> |
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> >> >> The workstation bundle runs an installer that wants a runlevel |
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> >> >> directory, but rejects |
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> >> >> the /etc/runlevels directory and subdirectories. I'm guessing it |
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> >> >> wants something |
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> >> >> more like SYSV. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > In your /etc dir, link rc{0-6}.d and rcS.d to /etc/init.d . |
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> >> > |
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> >> > Also ensure vmware-modules is *not* installed before running the |
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> >> > installer bundle. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > Can't remember if I did anythig else tricky, but its workig |
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> >> > beautifully here. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > - Noven |
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> >> |
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> >> Okay, now it installs okay, and I can modprobe vmmon. |
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> >> |
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> >> However, "vmware" gives me: |
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> >> |
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> >> kevin@treat ~ $ vmware |
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> >> /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-modconfig: symbol lookup error: |
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> >> /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libview.so.2/libview.so.2: undefined symbol: |
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> >> _ZThn8_N3Gtk4HBoxD1Ev |
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> >> kevin@treat ~ $ |
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> >> And I have absolutely no clue what that's about. |
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> >> |
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> >> ++ kevin |
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> > Did you re-run vmware-config.pl? That will recompile modules for your |
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> > system.You have unmerged vmware-modules before doing this? |
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> Now that I've unmerged everything, where would that be? |
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> Self-installed software can be so wierd. |
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> > On mine, K08vmware and S19vmware are links to /etc/init.d/vmware. |
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> Here, they are links to ../vmware, which is /etc/vmware, and contains |
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> a bunch of things. |
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> > I recall I pinched the vmware init script out of |
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> > portage - |
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> > /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation/files/vmware-workstation.rc |
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> > move it to /etc/init.d, rename it vmware and make it executable. start as |
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> > normal. |
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> It's not quite working. I tried a restart, and it failed on link 84 which |
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> is: /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop | vmware_prettify stop |
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> but there's no such file: as /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware. There are |
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> rc?.d entries there. |
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> These contain symlinks which are broken, pointing to the same non-existent |
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> file. Sigh. |
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> > - Noven |
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Remove everything and follow this guide: |
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http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-711726-highlight-vmware+bundle.html |
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- Noven |