Hello everybody,
For information:
VMware Workstation for Linux v12.5.7-5813279 don't install on RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Beta1 ( kernel: 3.10.0-663.el7 )
During installation process, when VMware's kernel modules are compiling, is error, and installation process is break.
Informations from console:
...
make[1]: Opuszczenie katalogu `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64'
/usr/bin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Wejście do katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmmon-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' jest aktualne.
make[1]: Opuszczenie katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Opuszczenie katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
make: Wejście do katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Wejście do katalogu `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64'
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.o
In file included from include/linux/pci.h:35:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:
include/linux/pci_ids.h:2251:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined [enabled by default]
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad
^
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:
/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD
^
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:0:
/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c: In function ‘VNetNetifStartXmit’:
/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:343:46: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘trans_start’
#define compat_netif_trans_update(d) do { (d)->trans_start = jiffies; } while (0)
^
/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.c:468:4: note: in expansion of macro ‘compat_netif_trans_update’
compat_netif_trans_update(dev);
^
make[2]: *** [/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only/netif.o] Błąd 1
make[2]: *** Oczekiwanie na niezakończone zadania....
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only] Błąd 2
make[1]: Opuszczenie katalogu `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-663.el7.x86_64'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Błąd 2
make: Opuszczenie katalogu `/tmp/modconfig-eNBseL/vmnet-only'
Log from /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-31688.log as attach file.
Regards
Greg
Hi Greg,
It looks like Red Hat linux folks have made an incompatible change in the kernel. I've attached a patch to this post which should fix the issue. To apply the patch, you'll need to:
It'll look something like this:
mkdir ~/vmnet-fix
cd ~/vmnet-fix
cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar
tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar
patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch
tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
sudo cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Hopefully you'll then be able to launch VMware Workstation on RHEL 7.4 Beta1 and newer.
Please let us know if that resolves the problem for you!
Thanks,
--
Darius
Hi Greg,
It looks like Red Hat linux folks have made an incompatible change in the kernel. I've attached a patch to this post which should fix the issue. To apply the patch, you'll need to:
It'll look something like this:
mkdir ~/vmnet-fix
cd ~/vmnet-fix
cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar
tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar
patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch
tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
sudo cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Hopefully you'll then be able to launch VMware Workstation on RHEL 7.4 Beta1 and newer.
Please let us know if that resolves the problem for you!
Thanks,
--
Darius
Hello Darius
Your patch works great. Vmnet compilation was made correct and vmware workstation works great..
Your instruction is also very good
Regards.
Greg
Your solution works well. Thank you dariusd
Thanks. Works on Centos 7 too (3.10.0-693)
Best regards
Do you know if you or vmware can create a patch for kernel 3.10.0-693.2.1.el7.x86_64? Workstation is unusable at this point.
It works like a charm.
Thanks for your help!
Runs for me also fine,
many thanks!
Holger
Had this issue with Centos 7.4 and the patch worked (of course).
Thank you Darius!
Darius,
If all solutions could be documented as well as this, the world would be a better place!
Thanks!
Thank you very much for the patch.
This harkens back to the bad old days when we had to run a thrid-party perl script against VMware Workstation every time RHEL was updated.
And the reason VMware didn't catch this before shipping 12.5.7 is????? RHEL 7.4 went beta a month before 12.5.7 shipped.
I did run into the same issue with Centos 7.4 - this fix corrected the issue.
Awesome
Mike
Darius, thanks a lot. You saved the day. The problem popped up today when my RHEL Workstation 7.3 updated to the 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64 kernel. I am running Workstation 12.5.7.
Have tried the suggested fix on a new install of Centos 7.4 but fail at the final hurdle:
mkdir ~/vmnet-fix
cd ~/vmnet-fix
cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar
tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar
patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch
tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
sudo cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
when running sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all I receive 'Failed to setup build environment'
any suggestions?
avery good desription it works also for 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64
Try the steps on this site to "jump the hurdle"... Gab Knowledge Base: Installing VMware tools in Centos 7
This is also affecting earlier Workstation versions. I'm having the problem with 10.0.6.
Will this patch also work for earlier Workstation versions?
Definitely thanks for this fix, my Workstation has turned into a pumpkin without it.
Now what was beta became Linux production kernel, I've updated one of my VM hosts to the latest package manager provided kernel 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7.x86_64, I was unable to start Workstation 11 anymore because of this error.
The patch didn't work on Workstation 11 vmnet.tar and I didn't want to drill down too deep on my Saturday night maintenance window as all this thing was very unplanned.
I had an unused 12 license and was able to apply the patch to the latest freshly downloaded Workstation package - it was also failing to start without it, fresh downloaded after clean install.
Is it a time to incorporate it into Workstation 11 and 12 so the users won't have to go through this hassle?
I'll appreciate same fix for the latest 11.
Thank you!
darius Great patch and instructions!
Finding myself in this particular scenario:
- This was a remote build workstation for me ( no browser download directory for the patch to download )
- But mainly, I forgot that the libdir for my current install wasn't in /usr/lib/vmware ( see your /etc/vmware/config file ).
So don't miss out on @darius's great patch for this here, if this more specific libdir scenario applies to you. This slight adjustment helped:
vmware_libdir=$(awk '$1~/^libdir/{print $3}' /etc/vmware/config | xargs echo)
if test -f ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar
then
mkdir ~/vmnet-fix
cd ~/vmnet-fix
cp ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar
tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar
patch -p0 < ~/vmnet-fix/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch
tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
sudo cp vmnet.tar ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
else
echo vmware_libdir evaluated to \"${vmware_libdir}\" and ${vmware_libdir}/modules/source/vmnet.tar does not exist
fi
Hello Darius,
can you please adapt the patch to vmware 14? and to the new Kernel of CentOS/RH
I tried to use it, but I get:
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch
patching file vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h
Hunk #1 FAILED at 337.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h.rej
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#
After that, I tried to install workstation pro 12 ,
but I also had had no success in patching it:
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar ./vmnet-12.5.7.tar
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# tar xf vmnet-12.5.7.tar
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/VMware-Workstation-12.5.7-vmnet-RHEL74.patch
patching file vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
cp: overwrite ‘/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar’? y
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Stopping vmware (via systemctl): [ OK ]
Using kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmmon-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'
arch/x86/Makefile:166: *** CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, but not supported by the compiler. Toolchain update recommended.. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmnet-only'
/usr/bin/make -C /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'
arch/x86/Makefile:166: *** CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, but not supported by the compiler. Toolchain update recommended.. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-693.21.1.el7.x86_64'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/modconfig-sS7npk/vmnet-only'
Unable to install all modules. See log for details.
[root@localhost vmnet-fix]#
Greetings, Holger