For quite a while, VMware Player (5.0.2) has been popping up error boxes on my Ubuntu host. The box would prompt me to install modules into the kernel. When I clicked 'Agree', VMware would attempt to install the modules and fail. That was okay, though, because the guest OS would continue to boot and everything was fine.
Now, however, VMwawre Player displays a box prior to launching the application, again asking me to compile and load modules "into the running kernel". When I click, "Install", the box vanishes and the program crashes.
Any idea what's up?
David
Here's the log:
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid=4433 version=9.0.2 build=build-1031769 option=Release
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The process is 64-bit.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Host is Linux 3.8.0-21-generic Ubuntu 13.04
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/home/dsilver/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/dsilver/.vmware/config. Using default values.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.801-08:00| vthread-3| W110: Logging to /tmp/vmware-dsilver/vmware-modconfig-4433.log
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmblock module.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmci module.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vsock module.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Created new pathsHash.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.811-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.815-08:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.815-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.819-08:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.819-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmblock".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.822-08:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.822-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.826-08:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.827-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.831-08:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.853-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.853-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting header path for 3.8.0-21-generic to "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.853-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.853-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2013-05-16T16:50:28.853-08:00| vthread-3| I120: /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.869-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.869-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.8.0-21-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2013-05-16T16:50:28.978-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include
2013-05-16T16:50:28.978-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include
2013-05-16T16:50:28.978-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.978-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2013-05-16T16:50:28.978-08:00| vthread-3| I120: /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2013-05-16T16:50:28.993-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:28.993-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.8.0-21-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2013-05-16T16:50:28.995-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Found compiler at "/usr/bin/gcc"
2013-05-16T16:50:29.002-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Got gcc version "4.7".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.002-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2013-05-16T16:50:29.002-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Using user supplied compiler "/usr/bin/gcc".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.008-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Got gcc version "4.7".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.008-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2013-05-16T16:50:29.017-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.017-08:00| vthread-3| I120: No matching PBM set was found for kernel "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.018-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.018-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2013-05-16T16:50:29.018-08:00| vthread-3| I120: /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2013-05-16T16:50:29.032-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:29.032-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.8.0-21-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2013-05-16T16:50:29.032-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2013-05-16T16:50:30.356-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:30.356-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2013-05-16T16:50:30.356-08:00| vthread-3| I120: /lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2013-05-16T16:50:30.373-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.8.0-21-generic".
2013-05-16T16:50:30.373-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.8.0-21-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.8.0-21-generic" is valid. Whoohoo!
2013-05-16T16:50:30.373-08:00| vthread-3| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2013-05-16T16:50:30.373-08:00| vthread-3| I120: Relaunching with /usr/bin/vmware-gksu '/usr/bin/vmware-modconfig' --icon='vmware-player' --appname='VMware'