[opensuse] Trying and failing to run vmware player on Leap 15.1 Beta.

23 Apr 2019

      Hi,

I have VMware-Player-12.5.9-7535481.x86_64.bundle.  I can not run a more recent version because it rejects my CPU. As is, the package fails to run and has to be patched, following the instructions here:

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1715552/comments/26>

First step is "run" the bundle to install it.

Then download and expand the patch:

wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/player-12.5.9.tar.gz
tar -xzf player-12.5.9.tar.gz
cd vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/

Elesar:~/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9 # make
make -C vmmon-only 
make[1]: Entering directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.24-obj/x86_64/default'
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/task.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
  LD [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.24-obj/x86_64/default'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[2]: Entering directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only'
make[2]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmmon-only'
make -C vmnet-only 
make[1]: Entering directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only'
Using kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/build/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.24-obj/x86_64/default'
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/driver.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/hub.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/userif.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/netif.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/bridge.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/procfs.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/smac.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
  CC [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
  LD [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-4.12.14-lp151.24-obj/x86_64/default'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[2]: Entering directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only'
make[2]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/root/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9/vmnet-only'
Elesar:~/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9 #

Elesar:~/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9 # make install
install -D -t /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/misc vmmon-only/vmmon.ko vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
strip --strip-debug /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/misc/vmmon.ko /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/misc/vmnet.ko
if test -z ""; then /sbin/depmod -a 4.12.14-lp151.24-default; fi
Elesar:~/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9 # 

Elesar:~/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9 # l /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/misc/vmmon.ko
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 166176 Apr 23 00:31 /lib/modules/4.12.14-lp151.24-default/misc/vmmon.ko*

Elesar:~/vmware/vmware-host-modules-player-12.5.9 # cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1
Elesar:/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1 # mv libz.so.1 libz.so.1.old
Elesar:/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1 # ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 .
Elesar:/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1 # depmod -a
Elesar:/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1 # /etc/init.d/vmware restart
Stopping VMware services:
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Blocking file system                                                done
Starting VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Blocking file system                                               failed
   Virtual ethernet                                                    done
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
Elesar:/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libz.so.1 #

Apparently all is well.
But it does not start:

Elesar:~ # vmplayer
Elesar:~ # 

Ideas?

Another question: should kernel-syms...rpm be installed?  I don't see errors above, anyway.

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.

  (from openSUSE, Leap 15.1 x86_64 (ssd-test))

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