Hello all VMware-Workstation-Full-8 came out this week so I downloaded an evaluation version and installed it on a fresh install of openSUSE-DVD-Build0250-x86_64 (M5 with all the updates). Once the installation of VMware-Workstation 8 finished I re booted openSUSE 12.1 and copied and unzipped a backup of an existing WinXP VMware machine I then started VMware-Workstation 8 and added the evaluation key. I then opened and started the copied WinXP VMware machine. Win XP started fine - I installed a new version of VMware tools and everything seems OK # My VMware-Workstation 8 installation notes are below M3A78:/tmp # # # START: Installing VMware-Workstation-Full bundle on openSUSE 12.1... # The user is root... # Checking to see if /tmp/VMware-Workstation-Full-8.0.0-471780.x86_64.bundle exists... /tmp/VMware-Workstation-Full-8.0.0-471780.x86_64.bundle exists... # Checking that the required packages are installed... package kernel-source is not installed kernel-desktop-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64 package kernel-desktop-devel is not installed gcc-4.6-14.3.x86_64 make-3.82-144.5.x86_64 gcc-c++-4.6-14.3.x86_64 # Do you want to install the required support packages ? Answer either 'y' or 'n'. y # Installing kernel-source... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Resolving package dependencies... The following NEW packages are going to be installed: kernel-desktop-devel kernel-devel kernel-source 3 new packages to install. Overall download size: 76.4 MiB. After the operation, additional 413.4 MiB will be used. Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y Retrieving package kernel-devel-3.0.0-4.1.noarch (1/3), 7.5 MiB (36.7 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: kernel-devel-3.0.0-4.1.noarch.rpm [done (459.0 KiB/s)] Retrieving package kernel-desktop-devel-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64 (2/3), 7.6 MiB (7.7 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: kernel-desktop-devel-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64.rpm [done (523.3 KiB/s)] Retrieving package kernel-source-3.0.0-4.1.noarch (3/3), 61.2 MiB (368.9 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: kernel-source-3.0.0-4.1.noarch.rpm [done (449.2 KiB/s)] Installing: kernel-devel-3.0.0-4.1 [done] Installing: kernel-desktop-devel-3.0.0-4.1 [done] Installing: kernel-source-3.0.0-4.1 [done] # Installing kernel-desktop... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'kernel-desktop' is already installed. No update candidate for 'kernel-desktop-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. # Installing kernel-desktop-devel... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'kernel-desktop-devel' is already installed. No update candidate for 'kernel-desktop-devel-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. # Installing gcc... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'gcc' is already installed. No update candidate for 'gcc-4.6-14.3.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. # Installing make... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'make' is already installed. No update candidate for 'make-3.82-144.5.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. # Installing gcc-c++... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'gcc-c++' is already installed. No update candidate for 'gcc-c++-4.6-14.3.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. # Installing patch... Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... 'patch' is already installed. No update candidate for 'patch-2.6.1.116-2.7.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed. Resolving package dependencies... Nothing to do. # Listing the versions of installed support packages... kernel-source-3.0.0-4.1.noarch kernel-desktop-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64 kernel-desktop-devel-3.0.0-4.1.x86_64 gcc-4.6-14.3.x86_64 make-3.82-144.5.x86_64 gcc-c++-4.6-14.3.x86_64 # Checking to see what VMware packages are installed on the system... # Making sure that the directory containing the kernel headers exists... # /lib/modules/3.0.0-4-desktop/build/include # The directory /lib/modules/3.0.0-4-desktop/build/include exists... # Doing a little kernel cleanup and prep work # before installing VMware-Workstation-*.bundle... # You are in /usr/src/linux... make clean && make mrproper && make cloneconfig... HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf Cloning configuration file /proc/config.gz # # configuration written to .config # make scripts && make prepare... scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/genksyms.o SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/lex.c SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.h SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/keywords.c HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/lex.o SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.c HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/parse.o HOSTLD scripts/genksyms/genksyms CC scripts/mod/empty.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig MKELF scripts/mod/elfconfig.h HOSTCC scripts/mod/file2alias.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/modpost.o HOSTCC scripts/mod/sumversion.o HOSTLD scripts/mod/modpost HOSTCC scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders HOSTCC scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash HOSTCC scripts/bin2c CHK include/linux/version.h UPD include/linux/version.h CHK include/generated/utsrelease.h UPD include/generated/utsrelease.h CC kernel/bounds.s GEN include/generated/bounds.h CC arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s GEN include/generated/asm-offsets.h CALL scripts/checksyscalls.sh # Installing VMware-Workstation-Full-8.0.0-471780.x86_64.bundle... Extracting VMware Installer...done. You must accept the VMware OVF Tool component for Linux End User License Agreement to continue. Press Enter to proceed. Do you agree? [yes/no]: yes Would you like to check for product updates on startup? [yes]: yes Would you like to help make VMware software better by sending anonymous system data and usage statistics to VMware? [yes]: yes Please enter the user that will initially connect to Workstation Server. Without setting this correctly, you will not be able to share VMs with other users. Additional users and administrators can be configured later in Workstation by selecting "Shared VMs" and clicking "Manage Permissions". [root]: Please choose a directory for your shared virtual machines. [/var/lib/vmware/Shared VMs]: Please enter the port to use for https access to Workstation Server. (HTTPS port:) [443]: The product is ready to be installed. Press Enter to begin installation or Ctrl-C to cancel. Installing VMware Workstation 8.0.0 Configuring... [######################################################################] 100% Installation was successful. # END: Installing VMware-Workstation-Full bundle on openSUSE 12.1... insserv: FATAL: service vmware has to be enabled to use service vmware-workstation-server insserv: exiting now! /sbin/insserv failed, exit code 1 insserv: Service localfs has to exists for service vmware-USBArbitrator insserv: Service network is missed in the runlevels 2 to use service vmware insserv: Service haldaemon has to exists for service vmware-workstation-server # Note: VMware Workstation fails to load on a Linux host after the initial installation # when restarting if you do not log in under your normal user in another shell session # and run the two commands below... chkconfig -list vmware vmware 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:offsets Note: The above output shows SysV services only and does not include native systemd services. SysV configuration data might be overridden by native systemd configuration. Hope this helps Regards James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org