Package Details: vmware-workstation12 12.5.9-37

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-workstation12.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: vmware-workstation12
Description: The industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines on a single Linux PC.
Upstream URL: https://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-for-linux.html
Keywords: 12 dkms ovftool player vmplayer vmware workstation
Licenses: custom
Conflicts: vmware-modules-dkms, vmware-ovftool, vmware-patch, vmware-systemd-services, vmware-workstation
Provides: vmware-ovftool, vmware-workstation
Submitter: jihem
Maintainer: None
Last Packager: jihem
Votes: 11
Popularity: 0.000672
First Submitted: 2018-01-11 17:35 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-10-13 18:39 (UTC)

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jihem commented on 2018-01-11 17:39 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-10 17:25 (UTC) by jihem)

After the first installation, please:

1) install the appropriate headers package(s) for your installed kernel(s): linux-headers for default kernel, linux-lts-headers for LTS kernel...

2) reboot or load vmw_vmci and vmmon kernel modules (modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon)

3) Enable the services you need:

  • vmware-networks.service: to have network access inside VMs

  • vmware-usbarbitrator.service: to connect USB devices inside VMs

  • vmware-hostd.service: to share VMs on the network

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jihem commented on 2018-02-03 08:38 (UTC)

I have just tested on Linux 4.4.114 (compiled from linux-lts44 AUR package). I have no error when loading modules and I can start a VM without problem.

If you installed VMware manually from bundle before using this package, check if there is remaining modules files and delete them (from /usr/lib/modules/4.4.113-1-lts44/misc, delete vmmon.ko, vmnet.ko, vmci.ko, vmblock.ko and vsock.ko when they exist). Then, reboot and test to load vmmon again.

If it still doesn't work, you can try to update to Linux 4.4.114 or a newer version (4.9 or 4.14) if you can (I don't know why you stay on an old kernel version).

elfroggio commented on 2018-02-02 22:07 (UTC)

Installed under 4.4.113 and it doesn't work. I get:

modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon

modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vmmon': Exec format error

I've been googling and not found a solution.

Thanks

Syv

teacher4711 commented on 2018-01-11 19:16 (UTC)

Awesome! Thank you so much for maintaining this package!

jihem commented on 2018-01-11 17:39 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-10 17:25 (UTC) by jihem)

After the first installation, please:

1) install the appropriate headers package(s) for your installed kernel(s): linux-headers for default kernel, linux-lts-headers for LTS kernel...

2) reboot or load vmw_vmci and vmmon kernel modules (modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon)

3) Enable the services you need:

  • vmware-networks.service: to have network access inside VMs

  • vmware-usbarbitrator.service: to connect USB devices inside VMs

  • vmware-hostd.service: to share VMs on the network

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