Solved: can not start a virtual machine on my mint 19 tera...

carot · ‎08-31-2018

Hi, experts,

i had a fresh installed linux mint 19 tera. with kernel (4.15.0-33-generic).

and i had installed VMware-Player-14.1.3-9474260.x86_64.bundle

some messages on my console when install process.

(

Extracting VMware Installer...done.

(vmware-installer.py:19039): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",

/usr/share/themes/Mint-Y/gtk-2.0/main.rc:1085: error: unexpected identifier `direction', expected character `}'

(vmware-installer.py:19039): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

)

although these warning messages happened, it can be installed and i would start it

but i cant start an existed virtual machine image *.vmx .

even i create a whole new virtual machine, i cant start it still.

and i got some log messages in /var/log/vmware/vmware-usbarb-31130.log

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2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: Log for VMware USB Arbitration Service pid=31130 version=14.1.2 build=build-8975662 option=Release

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: The process is 64-bit.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: Host is Linux 4.15.0-33-generic Linux Mint 19 Tara

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: VTHREAD initialize main thread 1 "usbArb" tid 31130

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/config": No such file or directory.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/config": No such file or directory.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.573+08:00| usbArb| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/config. Using default values.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT --- GLOBAL SETTINGS /usr/lib/vmware/settings

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT --- NON PERSISTENT (null)

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS /etc/vmware/config

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT installerDefaults.componentDownloadEnabled = "yes"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT installerDefaults.autoSoftwareUpdateEnabled.epoch = "9123975771"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT installerDefaults.dataCollectionEnabled.epoch = "3180258652"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT installerDefaults.dataCollectionEnabled = "no"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT installerDefaults.transferVersion = "1"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT installerDefaults.autoSoftwareUpdateEnabled = "yes"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT VMCI_CONFED = "yes"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT NETWORKING = "yes"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT initscriptdir = "/etc/init.d"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT VMBLOCK_CONFED = "yes"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT authd.fullpath = "/usr/sbin/vmware-authd"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT gksu.rootMethod = "sudo"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT VSOCK_CONFED = "yes"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT libdir = "/usr/lib/vmware"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT bindir = "/usr/bin"

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS /usr/lib/vmware/config

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArbRuleStore: Loading device rules from '/etc/vmware/usbarb.rules'.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: VMware USB Arbitration Service Version 17.1.5

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBGL: USB Sysfs found at /dev/bus/usb

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Attempting to connect to existing arbitrator on /var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket.

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: SOCKET creating new socket, connecting to /var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: SOCKET connect failed, error 2: No such file or directory

2018-08-31T15:39:30.607+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Failed to connect to the existing arbitrator.

2018-08-31T15:42:19.709+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: UsbArbPipeConnected: Connected to client, socket:4

2018-08-31T15:42:22.090+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Client 31641 connected (version: 7)

2018-08-31T15:43:43.402+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Closing client, error:11

2018-08-31T15:43:43.402+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Client 31641 disconnected

2018-08-31T15:59:29.422+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: UsbArbPipeConnected: Connected to client, socket:4

2018-08-31T15:59:32.931+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Client 9477 connected (version: 7)

2018-08-31T16:01:03.369+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Closing client, error:11

2018-08-31T16:01:03.369+08:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Client 9477 disconnected

)

i tried mint 18.3 or VMware-Player-14.0.0 on mint 19.

i cant ignore the problem. (old version, 14.0.0 cant be installed successfully or can not start vmware application)

any body can help this issue?

PS:

and,

"/usr/lib/vmware/config": No such file or directory. ====> actually, my mint 19 platform has the file.

$ ll /usr/lib/vmware/config

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 615 8 31 15:39 /usr/lib/vmware/config ===> it exists.

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-03-2018

No, it is not a configuration in Player. It is a configuration in your Mint host. I know Ubuntu has such a setting (Settings > Privacy > Usage & History), not sure if Mint has a similar one? If it is enabled, your host system will save recently-used-files.

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carot · ‎09-02-2018

any suggestion or any information is needed?

any experts here?

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-02-2018

When you power on VM, what error does Workstation report?

carot · ‎09-03-2018

figure 1. you can see i click the [open virtual machine] button, and direct to its folder, and the left window is its folder.

figure 2, after i click the [open] button in the dialog, vmware app window does NOT show that item.

and the left window add a new folder named "xxxxxxxxxxx.vmx.lck". (something about lock.)

and then, there is no other thing happened.

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and , if i close the vmware app window, the folder "xxxxxxxxxxx.vmx.lck" will be deleted automatically.

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thx for ur response.

if any clue is helpful, i would post it here.

carot · ‎09-03-2018

PS: if i create a whole new image (not open the existed one), the result is the same.

PS: is this related to display card?

i dont have display card installed. the motherboard has display chip with hdmi output.

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-03-2018

Can you check if Settings-> Privacy-> Usage & History is enabled? Please enable it and try again.

carot · ‎09-03-2018

.... i dont have Settings-> Privacy-> Usage & History, and as the picture,

[Virtual Machine Settings] is dark because there is no any vm item is choosed.

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-03-2018

Please check your host settings, not the VM 's 🙂

carot · ‎09-03-2018

how to check that?

i only have this

[Player Preference], there is no the [Usage&History] you mentioned.

PS: i used free-version vmware player, not workstation pro.

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-03-2018

No, it is not a configuration in Player. It is a configuration in your Mint host. I know Ubuntu has such a setting (Settings > Privacy > Usage & History), not sure if Mint has a similar one? If it is enabled, your host system will save recently-used-files.

carot · ‎09-03-2018

..... it does work....

but, why are they related?

vmware app read [Settings > Privacy > Usage & History] content to show its vm item?

anyway, many thank ur kindly response.

i need take note for the trick......= =!

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-03-2018

Vmware Player uses host system 's recently-used-files mechanism (Usage & History) to preserve the inventory list in "~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel". If you disable that, Player cannot reserve recently opened VMs.

carot · ‎09-03-2018

thank you, expert.

thats really a trick.

i'll take note...... = =!

carot · ‎09-03-2018

but, if so, that mean system setting (Usage & History) can not be turn off.

that impact is system-wide.

does this make sense?

bonnie201110141 · ‎09-03-2018

We are aware of this issue and we are currently working on a better solution.

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can not start a virtual machine on my mint 19 tera.