VMWare 9.0.0 for Linux & Fedora17
Hello~ These days,I tried vmware7.1.5;vmware9.0.0,and even now I can't use it. First,the VMware Player missing the header, after copy the version.h file it was solved.
Now,The VMware Player can't install VMware Kernel Module Updater.
vthread-3| I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid=12013 version=9.0.0 build=build-812388 option=Release
vthread-3| I120: The process is 64-bit.
vthread-3| I120: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
vthread-3| I120: Host is Linux 3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64 Fedora release 17 (Beefy Miracle)
| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
| vthread-3| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/home/bbfish/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
| vthread-3| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/bbfish/.vmware/config. Using default values.
| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/home/bbfish/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
| vthread-3| I120: PREF Failed to load user preferences.
| vthread-3| W110: Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-modconfig-12013.log
| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmblock module.
| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmci module.
| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vsock module.
| vthread-3| I120: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
| vthread-3| I120: Created new pathsHash.
| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmblock".
| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
| vthread-3| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
| vthread-3| I120: Setting header path for 3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64 to "/lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include".
| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64".
| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64".
| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64" is valid. Whoohoo!
| vthread-3| I120: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include
| vthread-3| I120: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include
| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64".
| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64".
| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.8.12-100.fc17.x86_64/build/include ...
Calvin, do you have to use VMware, or do you have to virtualize? Fedora has excellent virtualization support built right in that might suit your needs.