Yes, I know: Move to VirtualBox. I have for most things, but I have an appliance that is only made available by the publisher for VMWare. So I installed VMWare Workstation 11 on fully updated 16.04, install goes fine, I have an actual serial, I click the icon and get: "Before you can run VMWare, several modules must be compiled and loaded into the running kernel." So I click "Install", enter the sudo password, it does it's thing, and then fails and pipes the details to a log file as follows:
I have searched and searched and I keep seeing, "Yeah, this is why I switched to VirtualBox ..." type threads which, yes, I get that. However, I need to try and support this other appliance if at all possible.
Any ideas? I keep seeing it reference stuff like "vmmon" above where it finds the tarball, successfully extracts the source, starts building the module and then dies ...?
Thank you!
Code:
2017-07-17T09:27:42.092-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid=8542 version=11.1.4 build=build-3848939 option=Release
2017-07-17T09:27:42.092-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The process is 64-bit.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.092-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2017-07-17T09:27:42.092-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Host is Linux 4.8.0-58-generic Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Msg_Reset:
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: ----------------------------------------
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Msg_Reset:
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: ----------------------------------------
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /root/.vmware/config. Using default values.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: PREF Unable to check permissions for preferences file.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Msg_Reset:
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: ----------------------------------------
2017-07-17T09:27:42.091-07:00| vthread-4| I120: PREF Failed to load user preferences.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.167-07:00| vthread-4| W110: Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-8542.log
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Created new pathsHash.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 4.8.0-58-generic to "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for kernel release "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.196-07:00| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2017-07-17T09:27:42.205-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.205-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for the kernel "4.8.0-58-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2017-07-17T09:27:42.456-07:00| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/Module.symvers
2017-07-17T09:27:42.456-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.492-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Read 20879 symbol versions
2017-07-17T09:27:42.492-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.492-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.493-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmblock module.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.493-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmci module.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.493-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vsock module.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.493-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.493-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.495-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.495-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.497-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.497-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmblock".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.499-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.499-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.501-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.501-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.503-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.525-07:00| vthread-4| I120: to be installed: vmmon status: 0
2017-07-17T09:27:42.525-07:00| vthread-4| I120: to be installed: vmnet status: 0
2017-07-17T09:27:42.552-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.552-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 4.8.0-58-generic to "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.552-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for kernel release "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.552-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2017-07-17T09:27:42.552-07:00| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.552-07:00| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2017-07-17T09:27:42.560-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.560-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for the kernel "4.8.0-58-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2017-07-17T09:27:42.807-07:00| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/Module.symvers
2017-07-17T09:27:42.807-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.842-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Read 20879 symbol versions
2017-07-17T09:27:42.843-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include
2017-07-17T09:27:42.843-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include
2017-07-17T09:27:42.843-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for kernel release "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.843-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2017-07-17T09:27:42.843-07:00| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.843-07:00| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2017-07-17T09:27:42.851-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.851-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for the kernel "4.8.0-58-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2017-07-17T09:27:42.853-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Found compiler at "/usr/bin/gcc"
2017-07-17T09:27:42.856-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Got gcc version "5.4.0".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.856-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.856-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Using user supplied compiler "/usr/bin/gcc".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.859-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Got gcc version "5.4.0".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.859-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: No matching PBM set was found for kernel "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for kernel release "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.865-07:00| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2017-07-17T09:27:42.872-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.872-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for the kernel "4.8.0-58-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2017-07-17T09:27:42.874-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.874-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for kernel release "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.874-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2017-07-17T09:27:42.874-07:00| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.874-07:00| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2017-07-17T09:27:42.881-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.881-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for the kernel "4.8.0-58-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2017-07-17T09:27:42.881-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Using temp dir "/tmp".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.882-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.883-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 4.8.0-58-generic to "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.883-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for kernel release "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.883-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2017-07-17T09:27:42.883-07:00| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2017-07-17T09:27:42.883-07:00| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2017-07-17T09:27:42.890-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "4.8.0-58-generic".
2017-07-17T09:27:42.890-07:00| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include" for the kernel "4.8.0-58-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2017-07-17T09:27:43.137-07:00| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/Module.symvers
2017-07-17T09:27:43.137-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2017-07-17T09:27:43.172-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Read 20879 symbol versions
2017-07-17T09:27:43.172-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2017-07-17T09:27:43.175-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2017-07-17T09:27:43.175-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2017-07-17T09:27:43.178-07:00| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2017-07-17T09:27:43.616-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Setting destination path for vmmon to "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/misc/vmmon.ko".
2017-07-17T09:27:43.617-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Extracting the vmmon source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar".
2017-07-17T09:27:43.625-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Successfully extracted the vmmon source.
2017-07-17T09:27:43.625-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j4 -C /tmp/modconfig-UEF0Cw/vmmon-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2017-07-17T09:27:45.365-07:00| vthread-4| W110: Failed to build vmmon. Failed to execute the build command.
2017-07-17T09:27:45.367-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Setting destination path for vmnet to "/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/misc/vmnet.ko".
2017-07-17T09:27:45.367-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Extracting the vmnet source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar".
2017-07-17T09:27:45.373-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Successfully extracted the vmnet source.
2017-07-17T09:27:45.373-07:00| vthread-4| I120: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j4 -C /tmp/modconfig-UEF0Cw/vmnet-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/4.8.0-58-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2017-07-17T09:27:47.036-07:00| vthread-4| W110: Failed to build vmnet. Failed to execute the build command.Any ideas? I keep seeing it reference stuff like "vmmon" above where it finds the tarball, successfully extracts the source, starts building the module and then dies ...?
Thank you!