VMWare Workstation kernel modules on F15

androd94 · #1 11th September 2011, 05:20 PM

I am using Fedora 15 with the 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64 kernel and am trying to install VMWare Workstation 7.1.4 and as soon as i start it, it attempts to build its modules, then fails, and this is the entire log of the error:

Code:

Sep 11 12:04:35.157: app-139798719842080| Log for VMware Workstation pid=2013 version=7.1.4 build=build-385536 option=Release
Sep 11 12:04:35.157: app-139798719842080| The process is 64-bit.
Sep 11 12:04:35.157: app-139798719842080| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Sep 11 12:04:35.157: app-139798719842080| Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-2013.log
Sep 11 12:04:35.429: app-139798719842080| modconf query interface initialized
Sep 11 12:04:35.430: app-139798719842080| modconf library initialized
Sep 11 12:04:35.492: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.506: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.526: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.549: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.567: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.636: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.641: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.646: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.651: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.656: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.698: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.702: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.707: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.712: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.717: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.726: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.743: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.911: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.916: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.921: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.925: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.930: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:35.939: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:35.958: app-139798719842080| Your GCC version: 4.6
Sep 11 12:04:36.055: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:36.060: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:36.065: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:36.070: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:36.075: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:36.201: app-139798719842080| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64.
Sep 11 12:04:36.203: app-139798719842080| Building module vmmon.
Sep 11 12:04:36.219: app-139798719842080| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Sep 11 12:04:36.481: app-139798719842080| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.6.0
Sep 11 12:04:43.085: app-139798719842080| Failed to compile module vmmon!

If anyone could offer help, it would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

supperpig · #2 12th September 2011, 08:35 PM

Hey , I just met the same error like yours.
I tried the following works , and it works!
We need vmware2_6_39patchv3.tar.bz2 .

links:http://www.zorzorz.net/2011/01/25/vm...-on-fedora-14/