15.04 VMWare Player "unable to start services" error

Question

I recently did a fresh install to 15.04. I downloaded and installed vmware player, but when I go to launch it, I receive a message saying "vmware workstation several modules must be compiled and loaded into the kernel."

I click install so that it can proceed, but then I get an error saying that it is "unable to start services."

Any ideas of how I can get it to work again?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 28 '19 at 06:16

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found here https://communities.vmware.com/thread/509225

This can be fixed by running the following steps as Root (in a terminal):

log in as root (e.g. sudo -i)
Enter your Root password.

Enter these commands:

curl https://pastebin.com/raw/Z1ihzbcE -o /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
tar -xf vmnet.tar
cd vmnet-only
patch -p0 -i /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch
mv vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.SAVED
tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
rm -r vmnet-only
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

VMware will now compile the vmnet module for Kernel 3.19. (please make sure you have DKMS installed)

edited Mar 28 '19 at 06:16

Airee

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answered May 04 '15 at 05:13

Stefan Wuthrich - Altafino

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The link http://pastie.org/pastes/9934018/download seems to be broken. – student May 09 '15 at 12:14
work's here. downloaded now try this url for the curl : http://pastebin.com/download.php?i=Z1ihzbcE – Stefan Wuthrich - Altafino May 09 '15 at 12:30
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In the step patch -p0 -i /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch I got the message: patch: **** Only garbage was found in the patch input. – Carlos H. Mendoza-Cardenas Sep 30 '16 at 20:16
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@student did you find any solution? – Aman Grover May 13 '17 at 05:16
A pastebin patch!? I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. – downbeat Aug 11 '21 at 12:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 27 '15 at 17:13

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Make sure to upgrade to the latest version of VMware player before trying the patch. While I was on VMware Player 6.x the patch didn't work, but on 7.1.x it worked.

answered Apr 27 '15 at 17:13

user402425

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Thanks! I reinstalled VMware player, and then applied the patch. Worked perfectly :) – James Ringstaff Apr 28 '15 at 00:43
Care to link to the patch you're referring to? I've just updated to Ubuntu 15.04, installed Vmware Player 7.1.0-2496824.x86_64 and I have a "Failed to build vmnet" error as well – naisanza Apr 30 '15 at 15:19
Second naisanza: What patch are you referring to? Thanks. – Ethan Brown May 01 '15 at 18:19
I found this page, and it worked: http://askubuntu.com/questions/613187/vmware-player-and-ubuntu-15-04-net-driver-does-not-compile-anymore-how-to-fix – Ethan Brown May 01 '15 at 18:26

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '15 at 12:34

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This worked well for me:

For the newbies out there, This is what the commands will do by running it in terminal:

In the folder /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source, you have to extract the vmnet-only file from vmnet.tar and make a backup of the .tar-file.
Run the patch you downloaded from http://pastie.org/pastes/9934018/download before making a new vmnet.tar from the vmnet-only folder
Delete the vmnet-only folder and do the compiling

edited May 23 '15 at 12:34

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answered May 23 '15 at 12:28

GjB

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Can you explain it better? Not for me, but I think that the most of newbies will not understand. You can explain how to use a patch etc. – 0x2b3bfa0 May 23 '15 at 12:36
Please explain your process more. a step by step process with command line how you finally got yours to work. Thanks for your effort so far – FirmTech Aug 20 '15 at 09:29

15.04 VMWare Player "unable to start services" error

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