Bug 9739 - vmware modules will not compile
Summary: vmware modules will not compile
Status: RESOLVED OLD
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Release (media or process) (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2013-04-15 12:29 CEST by Alan Secker
Modified: 2015-05-17 20:13 CEST (History)
5 users (show)

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Source RPM: vmware
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Description Alan Secker 2013-04-15 12:29:19 CEST
Description of problem:

The error message returned from vmware';s module compile process is:

PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-1031769/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330

This showed up under all kernel builds up to and including 3.8.7-desktop-1.mga3

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download vmware-player 5.0.2 for Linux 64 bit (VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.x86_64.bundle)
2. Make it executable and run it.
3. From terminal execute:   /usr/bin/vmplayer
Everything will be completed until the PANIC line appears.





Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
Comment 1 Adrien D 2013-04-21 23:59:10 CEST
Hi,

Same problem with Workstation 9.0.2:


3 [23:58:56] adrien@superlinux: ~  $ vmware
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Logging to /tmp/vmware-adrien/vmware-modconfig-18988.log
filename:       /lib/modules/3.8.8-desktop-2.mga3/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     720B99362854B538D7E9A9A
depends:        
vermagic:       3.8.8-desktop-2.mga3 SMP mod_unload modversions 
PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-1031769/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330
Abandon

CC: (none) => adrien_d

Bert Aerts 2013-04-22 17:32:30 CEST

CC: (none) => bert.ram.aerts

Comment 2 Bert Aerts 2013-04-22 17:58:52 CEST
Please install :
  lib64canberra-gtk0-0.30-2.mga3.x86_64.rpm
  lib64canberra0-0.30-2.mga3.x86_64.rpm

I have the same problem:
PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-1031769/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330

But I have the canberra's installed and do not see your Gtk-Message.

Topic is also discussed in
https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4643
Comment 3 Adrien D 2013-04-23 18:29:58 CEST
Source : http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-15070.php


I have do:

su -
ln -s /usr/src/linux-$(uname -r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-$(uname -r)/include/linux/version.h
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
tar -xf vmci.tar
cd vmci-only/
wget http://www.mageialinux-online.org/upload/linux_3_8_vmci_pci_hotplug_struct_patch.txt
mv linux_3_8_vmci_pci_hotplug_struct_patch.txt linux_3_8_vmci_pci_hotplug_struct_patch
patch -p1 <  linux_3_8_vmci_pci_hotplug_struct_patch
cd ..
tar -cf vmci.tar vmci-only/

Restart VMWare but:

3 [18:22:30] adrien@superlinux: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source  $ vmware
Logging to /tmp/vmware-adrien/vmware-modconfig-17256.log
filename:       /lib/modules/3.8.8-desktop-2.mga3/--appname=VMware/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     C12C4F5905A3F64395D767D
depends:        
vermagic:       3.8.8-desktop-2.mga3 SMP mod_unload modversions 
PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-894247/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330
Abandon
Comment 4 Bert Aerts 2013-05-07 21:28:49 CEST
A logfile in /tmp/vmware-<user>/ contains in Mageia 2 x86_64

    2013-05-02T21:47:25.931+01:00| vmui| I120: UUID: Unable to open /dev/mem: Permission denied
    2013-05-02T21:47:25.931+01:00| vmui| I120: UUID: Invalid gethostid routine. Value = 7F0100.
    2013-05-02T21:47:25.931+01:00| vmui| I120: vmxFilePath="/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx"



While in Mageia 3 x86_64 there is an error and PANIC:

    2013-05-02T20:47:42.773+01:00| vmui| I120: UUID: Unable to open /dev/mem: Permission denied
    2013-05-02T20:47:42.774+01:00| vmui| I120: UUID: Invalid gethostid routine. Value = 7F0100.
    2013-05-02T20:47:42.774+01:00| vmui| I120: Unicode_AllocWithLength: Couldn't convert invalid buffer [Dell7720] from ASCII to Unicode.
    2013-05-02T20:47:42.774+01:00| vmui| I120: PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-1031769/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330



Why does conversion from ASCII to Unicode fail on Mageia 3 while not on Mageia 2?
Am I missing a library?
Is there a library too new for this conversion?
Comment 5 Alain Hutié 2013-05-14 09:18:31 CEST
Hi,

Nearly same problem here. Installation works fine, but when I run vmware (it's the same with player) I obtain the following message : 

filename:       /lib/modules/3.8.12-desktop-2.mga3/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     EA50A720BAE15C9881C1AD2
depends:        
vermagic:       3.8.12-desktop-2.mga3 SMP mod_unload modversions 
PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-1031769/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330
Abandon


Vmware is 9.0.2 and Mageia is RC with last updates.

Thanks for your help.

CC: (none) => alain.hutie

Comment 6 Oden Eriksson 2013-05-26 10:29:00 CEST
(In reply to Alain Hutié from comment #5)
> Hi,
> 
> Nearly same problem here. Installation works fine, but when I run vmware
> (it's the same with player) I obtain the following message : 
> 
> filename:       /lib/modules/3.8.12-desktop-2.mga3/misc/vmmon.ko
> supported:      external
> license:        GPL v2
> description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
> author:         VMware, Inc.
> srcversion:     EA50A720BAE15C9881C1AD2
> depends:        
> vermagic:       3.8.12-desktop-2.mga3 SMP mod_unload modversions 
> PANIC /build/mts/release/bora-1031769/bora/lib/unicode/unicodeCommon.c:330
> Abandon
> 
> 
> Vmware is 9.0.2 and Mageia is RC with last updates.
> 
> Thanks for your help.

Having this problem as well.

CC: (none) => oe

Comment 7 Oden Eriksson 2013-05-26 10:29:37 CEST
Oh, this is mga3 final and Vmware is 9.0.2
Comment 8 Oden Eriksson 2013-05-26 10:42:22 CEST
Fixed. As root do:

mv /etc/vmware/icu/icudt44l.dat /etc/vmware/icu/icudt44l.dat.bak
Comment 9 Adrien D 2013-05-26 11:58:57 CEST
(In reply to Oden Eriksson from comment #8)
> Fixed. As root do:
> 
> mv /etc/vmware/icu/icudt44l.dat /etc/vmware/icu/icudt44l.dat.bak

It works ! Thanks !
Comment 10 Bert Aerts 2013-05-26 16:30:31 CEST
Super !! Works great !!

How did you figure out this workaround?
Manuel Hiebel 2013-05-26 16:31:57 CEST

Summary: vmware modules will not compile under Mageia 3 beta 4 => vmware modules will not compile
Source RPM: unknown => vmware

Comment 11 Oden Eriksson 2013-05-26 17:28:54 CEST
(In reply to Bert Aerts from comment #10)
> Super !! Works great !!
> 
> How did you figure out this workaround?

Educated guessworking after skimming the net for similar issues.
Comment 12 Alain Hutié 2013-05-27 08:45:22 CEST
Thanks a lot, it works great !
Comment 13 Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-17 20:13:14 CEST
Closing as OLD. Please reopen if valid in Mageia 4 & 5 (although I'm not sure our bugzilla is meant to handle bug reports about VMWare's build)

Resolution: (none) => OLD
Status: NEW => RESOLVED


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