Since installing Fedora 14, I have found that everytime I run Vmware player it goes through the compile sequence. It works fine after that. It should only compile if the kernel has changed.
Anyone else with this problem? Any ideas what is wrong?
Since installing Fedora 14, I have found that everytime I run Vmware player it goes through the compile sequence. It works fine after that. It should only compile if the kernel has changed.
Anyone else with this problem? Any ideas what is wrong?
Hrrm, no, haven't had the issue. I'm assuming you haven't had a kernel update each time you run it.
Have you tried, just for fun, something like
vmplayer vmware/Guestsystem/Guestsystem.vmx
Note that in my case, I installed F14, then installed VMware-player. From your post, not sure if you had it installed then upgraded from F13 to F14. If so, maybe that has something (though I haven't any idea what), to do with it?
Sorry to be of little help--I get a lot of those Just Me(TM) issues.
Thanks for the reply, I tried running from a terminal, but still had to recompile. Hadn't even logged out since I last ran it.
I did a fresh install of Fedora 14, just retained my home partition and made a copy of /etc for reference.
Probably a just me .
Have posted the session below in case there are any clues I've not spotted.
Thanks again
Code:[phil@marvin ~]$ vmplayer vmware/Ubuntu\ 10.4/Ubuntu\ 10.4.vmx Logging to /tmp/vmware-phil/setup-3723.log filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock a2468719ba77705ff2 Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-3824.log filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI).
Code:author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmnet.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Networking Driver. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: BFFA2F36690BB84A717DE24 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmblock.ko supported: external version: 1.1.2.0 license: GPL v2 description: VMware Blocking File System author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 32D4D04CC86086C18C220C8 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 parm: root:The directory the file system redirects to. (charp) filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmci.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI). author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: D62846BED6CFAD9F6E49CF5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686 ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vsock Stopping VMware services: VMware USB Arbitrator [ OK ] VM communication interface socket family [ OK ] Virtual machine communication interface [ OK ] Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] Blocking file system [ OK ] Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.o /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c: In function ‘IOMMU_SetupMMU’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c:103:28: warning: cast from pointer to integer of different size /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c:113:17: warning: format ‘%lx’ expects type ‘long unsigned int’, but argument 3 has type ‘long long unsigned int’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c:117:35: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c:120:20: warning: format ‘%lu’ expects type ‘long unsigned int’, but argument 3 has type ‘uint64’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c: In function ‘IOMMUUnregisterDeviceInt’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/iommu.c:216:17: warning: ignoring return value of ‘device_attach’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function ‘HostIFReadUptimeWork’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:1944:37: warning: ‘newUpBase’ may be used uninitialized in this function CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/task.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/comport.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only' make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only' cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only' Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/procfs.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
Code:MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only' make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only' Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/filesystem.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dbllnklst.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/file.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/block.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/inode.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/super.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/module.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/stubs.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only' make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only' cp -f vmblock.ko ./../vmblock.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only' Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driverLog.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciProcess.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciDriver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciDs.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciContext.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciDatagram.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciHashtable.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciEvent.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciQueuePair.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciGroup.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciResource.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' cp -f vmci.ko ./../vmci.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date. make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' cp -f vmci.ko ./../vmci.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only' Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.o /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:312:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:359:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c: In function ‘VSockVmciStreamConnect’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3163:4: warning: case value ‘255’ not in enumerated type ‘socket_state’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3224:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3247:7: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3259:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c: In function ‘VSockVmciAccept’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3319:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3335:7: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3369:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c: In function ‘VSockVmciPoll’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:3467:22: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c: In function ‘VSockVmciStreamSendmsg’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:4107:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:4144:10: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:4197:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c: In function ‘VSockVmciStreamRecvmsg’: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:4431:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:4471:7: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:4537:4: error: ‘struct sock’ has no member named ‘sk_sleep’ make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686' make: *** [vsock.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vsock-only' Starting VMware services: VMware USB Arbitrator [ OK ] Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] Virtual machine communication interface [ OK ] VM communication interface socket family [FAILED] Blocking file system [ OK ] Virtual ethernet [ OK ] Shared Memory Available [ OK ] filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686/misc/vmmon.ko supported: external license: GPL v2 description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor. author: VMware, Inc. srcversion: 0A4C2E243FF3517BD9A19E5 depends: vermagic: 2.6.35.9-64.fc14.i686 SMP mod_unload 686
Hrrm, that does seem odd. Maybe it's because of the errors, (I'm not a coder, so I'm just guessing, not giving educated information). Perhaps they keep it from completely running vmware-config.pl or whichever, which is why it runs it each time. (And, again, only guessing, maybe enough of it does work without errors so that you can run it.)
Hopefully, someone with more knowledge will come across this and be able to give a more helpful answer.