HowTo: Windows (XP) on Ubuntu with VMWare Server

[Hanzerik]

Don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but you can just use VMWare Player and qemu to install Windows on the same machine, without having to install and configure the VMWare Server package.

[Doug11]

I keep getting this error when I try to do the config after a kernel upgrade,,


Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.19.1/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config9/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to remove
it. Somebody else apparently did it already.

You have already setup networking.

Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]

Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.

Building the vmnet module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/userif.o
/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function ‘VNetCopyDatagramToUser’:
/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: ‘CHECKSUM_HW’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config9/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet module.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".

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Anyone know how I can get past this?

[Doug11]

Tokes-

Not sure why it would ignore CC. Only other suggestion is to link /usr/bin/gcc to /usr/bin/gcc-4.0

ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 /usr/bin/gcc

Make sure to remember where gcc points to first so you can reset it afterward

ls -als /usr/bin/gcc*

I found this reply to someone that was having a smiliar prob,,,I dont understand how to link these in the way they are talking about though. Can someone shed a little light/

[YaseenKriel]

http://searchopensource.techtarget.c...238129,00.html

found this interesting article on how to publish windows apps in linux. got most of the software install but when i use the command to publish I get the windows desktop and not the app.

[Doug11]

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc-4.1". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.19.1/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

You have already setup networking.

Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]

Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.

Building the vmnet module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19.1/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/userif.o
/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function ‘VNetCopyDatagramToUser’:
/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: ‘CHECKSUM_HW’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet module.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".

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OK,,alot of people say to use gcc-4,,,and this problem would be solved. Well, as you can see in the very first line that it is using gcc 4.1,,which is the one that compiled the kernel, and it's still giving me the same error. Even if I try to install vmware-player. Its the smae thing. I'm at a loss of what else to try. Any suggestions?

[PartisanEntity]

I just tried following the instructions to install vmware, however I had tried installing it through automatix2 some time ago (which didnt work) and now when I try to launch the install script

sudo ./vmware-install.pl

I get this error:

A previous installation of VMware software has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 3).

Keeping the tar3 installer database format.

Error: Unable to execute "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl.

Failure

Execution aborted.

What files and folders do I need to delete to remove any instances of the previous installation attempt through automatix2?

Thanks in advance!

p.s. I did read through the forum that one should remove (uninstall) any old installation, I did deinstall the older vmware installation through automatix2 at the time, but it seems that certain parts of that installation still reside somewhere in the filesystem?

[Bossieman]

I get this error message as so many before me in this thread.

/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)

Suggestions to solve this? CPU goes up to 100% and nothing more happens.

[yabbadabbadont]

I just tried following the instructions to install vmware, however I had tried installing it through automatix2 some time ago (which didnt work) and now when I try to launch the install script

sudo ./vmware-install.pl

I get this error:

A previous installation of VMware software has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 3).

Keeping the tar3 installer database format.

Error: Unable to execute "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl.

Failure

Execution aborted.

What files and folders do I need to delete to remove any instances of the previous installation attempt through automatix2?

Thanks in advance!

p.s. I did read through the forum that one should remove (uninstall) any old installation, I did deinstall the older vmware installation through automatix2 at the time, but it seems that certain parts of that installation still reside somewhere in the filesystem?

You probably need to remove the /etc/vmware directory. It usually gets left behind for some reason.

[DX 00]

Thanks for the great How-To BTW!

I got the VMWare server installed in Ubuntu 6.10 and the first time I run it it worked great. I was able to install WinXP with no problem. I then installed VMware Player through Automatix2 and it worked flawlessly. Then I restarted my machine .

After I restarted, the server wouldn't start anymore. When I run (all under root) vmware this is what I get.

root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# vmware
vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

Then when I run vmware-config.pl I get:

root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# vmware-config.pl 
Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                                   done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1                                 done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8                                 done
   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed
Unable to stop services for VMware Server

Execution aborted.

I've tried killing the process but it will still be there:

root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# ps
  PID TTY          TIME CMD
13203 pts/0    00:00:00 su
13204 pts/0    00:00:00 bash
13868 pts/0    00:00:01 vmware-serverd
14838 pts/0    00:00:00 du
16676 pts/0    00:00:00 ps
root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# kill 13868
root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# kill 13868
root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# kill 13868
root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# ps
  PID TTY          TIME CMD
13203 pts/0    00:00:00 su
13204 pts/0    00:00:00 bash
13868 pts/0    00:00:01 vmware-serverd
14838 pts/0    00:00:00 du
16686 pts/0    00:00:00 ps

I even tried stopping the service like this:

root@APANB102:/tmp/vmware-server-distrib# /etc/init.d/vmware stop
Stopping VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                                   done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1                                 done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8                                 done
   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed

I've also tried running vmware-uninstall.pl and then reinstalling the server but I still get the same error. Anybody have an idea of how I can fix this or stop the server?

Thanks in advanced.

[DX 00]

Hi there,

Everytime I reboot, Vmware stops working.
It gives me the following error :

vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

Then...when I run that command stated above in the error, I get the following :

Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                                   done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1                                 done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8                                 done
   Virtual ethernet                                                   failed
Unable to stop services for VMware Server

Execution aborted.

...and then I can't do anything.
What should I do to prevent this?

Thanks for any help available.

Dude, if you find a solution let me know. I think this has to do with the VMware Playere installation. I read a hint in here.
http://www.debuntu.org/vmware-server...g-after-reboot