vmware workstation on ubuntu 8.04

[redgsturbo]

It installs fine... when I try to start any VM it says:

VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)
VCPU 0 RunVM failed: Operation not permitted.
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Log is attached

[trmentry]

do you have other virtualization programs on the computer?


I found this googling around.


What I found was that /var/log/messages reported that VMware couldn't
get a lock on VT because it was already in use by something else...

Solution: Uninstall all other things virtualization on the box. I still
had some KVM/QEMU components lying around.

That said, it doesn't make sense to me because I have a full KVM/QEMU
installation running on my laptop with the same F9 setup. Workstation
works there with no issues.

another thing I found was this.


This was the hint I needed: I had to disable the virtualization in the kernel itself, meaning either unloading kvm_foo or disabling it altogether in the make menuconfig.


found this nice post.
http://www.nowhere.dk/archives/2008/07/23/vmware_workstation_6_0_4_on_ubuntu_intrepid_ibex_k ernel_2_6_26/index.php?show_id=e2008-07-23T15_08_35.txt

not sure if any of this will help.. but hope so.