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PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:05 am    Post subject: VMWare Workstation issues Reply with quote

Hello all!! I have just emerge vmware-workstation and am having a really odd issue. Sometime when I start vmware (either as root or as a normal user in the vmware group), I get the following error, and the vmware console does not come up at all:

Code:

libhal.c 767 : org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply raised
"No reply within specified time"


When this happens I cannot kill the vmware process as it seems to be locked on I/O. In fact 'lsof -c vmware' shows the following:

Code:

COMMAND PID USER   FD   TYPE     DEVICE    SIZE   NODE NAME
vmware  670 root  cwd    DIR      253,2    3240   4076 /home/root
vmware  670 root  rtd    DIR       8,17     632      2 /
vmware  670 root  txt    REG      253,0 6859416    274 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/bin/vmware
vmware  670 root  mem    REG        0,0              0 [heap] (stat: No such file or directory)
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   37688  31108 /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.0.0.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   23916 129832 /usr/lib/libhal.so.0.0.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  235908 123702 /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.0.0.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  130216 729945 /usr/lib/libglitz.so.1.0.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  181044   8145 /usr/lib/libcroco-0.6.so.3.0.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   31598 146715 /usr/lib/libXi.so.6.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   56606 135085 /usr/lib/libXext.so.6.4
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1    9946 142099 /usr/lib/libXinerama.so.1.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   31111 146751 /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1.2.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   36534 183751 /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1.0.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   13057 177856 /usr/lib/libXrandr.so.2.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   73744 147069 /usr/lib/libXft.so.2.1.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   17569 187713 /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17  105210  30603 /lib/ld-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17 1205688  31480 /lib/libc-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17  155808  31481 /lib/libm-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   12104  31482 /lib/libdl-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  803552  68126 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   60308  31434 /lib/libz.so.1.2.3
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17  115636  24873 /lib/libpthread-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  267972 178624 /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2.2.3
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  405848  39215 /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.7
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  115768  21160 /usr/lib/libexpat.so.0.5.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  134688 115518 /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.0.4
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   66288  25731 /lib/libresolv-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   76924  31495 /lib/libnsl-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   77232 144891 /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2.3.17
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   24136   7573 /usr/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  897552 473185 /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.6.22
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   56180  21144 /lib/libbz2.so.1.0.3
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   23020 729921 /usr/lib/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0.1001.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   75232 283341 /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.800.9
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  195800 514034 /usr/lib/libpango-1.0.so.0.1001.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  129524 677472 /usr/lib/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.1001.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1 2431720 178392 /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.800.9
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   87560 142098 /usr/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0.1010.3
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  448132 178645 /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.800.9
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   37756 189923 /usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so.0.1001.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   22956 188104 /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0.1001.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  142948  14537 /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so.0.1000.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   80244 106234 /usr/lib/libglade-2.0.so.0.0.7
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  167420 188111 /usr/lib/librsvg-2.so.2.9.5
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  134624 122641 /usr/lib/libgsf-1.so.1.12.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1    6489 177884 /usr/lib/X11/locale/lib/common/xlcUTF8Load.so.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  208464 703083 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_CTYPE
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  107258 698082 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_COLLATE
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   35288  29070 /lib/libnss_files-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1    9720 238853 /usr/lib/gconv/ISO8859-1.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1      54 682546 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_NUMERIC
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1    2451 607363 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_TIME
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1     286 703085 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_MONETARY
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1      54 683797 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1      34 703084 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_PAPER
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1      62 238926 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_NAME
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1     127 644899 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_ADDRESS
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1      51 642784 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1      23 682538 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1     345 684246 /usr/lib/locale/en_CA.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  186048    342 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0   62372    354 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libsexymm.so.1/libsexymm.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0   39752    320 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libsexy.so.1/libsexy.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  390100    344 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libview.so.2/libview.so.2
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  267380    360 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libgnomecanvasmm-2.6.so.1/libgnomecanvasmm-2.6.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0 2640744    328 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1/libgtkmm-2.4.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  265524    334 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  144480    340 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libpangomm-1.4.so.1/libpangomm-1.4.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  267752    326 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libatkmm-1.6.so.1/libatkmm-1.6.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0   16272    352 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.4.so.1/libglibmm_generate_extra_defs-2.4.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  286008    301 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libglibmm-2.4.so.1/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0   21700    332 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libsigc-2.0.so.0/libsigc-2.0.so.0
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0  733736    318 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libstdc++.so.5/libstdc++.so.5
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,0   32788    309 /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  189140  61072 /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0.800.4
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1    9128  61074 /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0.800.4
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1  461228   7042 /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0.800.4
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   18308  25282 /lib/libnss_dns-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   35468  29024 /lib/libnss_nis-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG       8,17   30952  31503 /lib/libnss_compat-2.3.5.so
vmware  670 root  mem    REG      253,1   21544 458580 /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
vmware  670 root    0u   CHR      136,1              3 /dev/pts/1
vmware  670 root    1u   CHR      136,1              3 /dev/pts/1
vmware  670 root    2w  FIFO        0,5         607105 pipe
vmware  670 root    3u   CHR      136,1              3 /dev/pts/1
vmware  670 root    4r  FIFO        0,5         607106 pipe
vmware  670 root    5w  FIFO        0,5         607106 pipe
vmware  670 root    6u   REG      253,4     449 441297 /tmp/vmware-root/ui-670.log
vmware  670 root    7u  unix 0xe3fa5a00         607120 socket
vmware  670 root    8r  FIFO        0,5         607122 pipe
vmware  670 root    9w  FIFO        0,5         607122 pipe
vmware  670 root   10r  FIFO        0,5         607123 pipe
vmware  670 root   11w  FIFO        0,5         607123 pipe
vmware  670 root   12r  FIFO        0,5         607124 pipe
vmware  670 root   13w  FIFO        0,5         607124 pipe
vmware  670 root   14r  FIFO        0,5         607125 pipe
vmware  670 root   15w  FIFO        0,5         607125 pipe
vmware  670 root   16r  FIFO        0,5         607126 pipe
vmware  670 root   17w  FIFO        0,5         607126 pipe
vmware  670 root   18r  FIFO        0,5         607126 pipe
vmware  670 root   19r  FIFO        0,5         607351 pipe
vmware  670 root   20w  FIFO        0,5         607351 pipe
vmware  670 root   21r  FIFO        0,5         607352 pipe
vmware  670 root   22w  FIFO        0,5         607352 pipe

And I need to reboot in order for the vmware processes to be closed.


The contents of /tmp/vmware-<user>/ui-<pid>.log is this:
Code:

Jan 16 17:46:38: vmui| Log for VMware Workstation pid=670 version=5.5.1 build=build-19175 option=Release
Jan 16 17:46:38: vmui| Using log file /tmp/vmware-root/ui-670.log
Jan 16 17:47:03: vmui| HAL04ClassifyAllDevices: Problem classifying devices. No devices detected.
Jan 16 17:47:03: vmui| HAL04Init: HAL loaded succesfully, but not functioning, hald may not be running.
Jan 16 17:47:03: vmui| HAL05LoadHALLibraries: Could not dlopen libhal.so.1.


I think the last line of this file points to at least part of the problem, as I find no libhal.so.1 in my /usr/lib directory.

Does anyone know what version of HAL/DBUS should be used for vmware 5.5.1??

The versions of everything I am using are:
Code:

# equery l hal
[ Searching for package 'hal' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] sys-apps/hal-0.4.8 (0)

# equery l dbus
[ Searching for package 'dbus' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] sys-apps/dbus-0.23.4-r1 (0)

# equery l vmware-workstation
[ Searching for package 'vmware-workstation' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.1.19175 (0)

# equery l baselayout
[ Searching for package 'baselayout' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.13-r1 (0)



I am on x86 architecture with 1GB of RAM. I have ran vmware-configure and the output of lsmod is:
Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
fglrx                 440032  7
vmnet                  39076  9
parport_pc             41412  0
parport                37704  1 parport_pc
vmmon                 113324  0
it87                   21600  0
hwmon_vid               2624  1 it87
eeprom                  7312  0
i2c_isa                 4864  1 it87
i2c_nforce2             6976  0
i2c_core               22544  4 it87,eeprom,i2c_isa,i2c_nforce2
ndiswrapper           175636  0


Any one have any ideas??
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's an issue with HAL, that might be a larger part of compatibility with your current hardware in your system. You may want to talk to the vmware folks about this.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, that much i figured, and I have not been in touch with the vmware people, as I don't want them hassling me to purchase the product if I ever get it fixed. At this point, I am just wanting to try out VMWare to see if it fits with my needs.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi, i have a problem with HAL/DBUS too ..

Jan 25 16:49:03: vmui| Log for VMware Workstation pid=23490 version=5.5.1 build=build-19175 option=Release
led 25 16:49:03: vmui| Using log file /tmp/vmware-cyanid/ui-23490.log
led 25 16:49:03: vmui| HAL04LoadHALLibraries: Could not dlopen libhal.so.0.
led 25 16:49:03: vmui| HAL05LoadHALLibraries: Could not dlopen libdbus-1.so.1.
led 25 16:49:04: vmui| SMBIOS: can't open /dev/mem
led 25 16:49:04: vmui| VmhsHostInfoPopulateSystem: Could not get information from smbios to populate VMDB.
led 25 16:49:04: vmui| HOSTINFO: Seeing Intel CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1 numThreadsPerCore 1.
led 25 16:49:04: vmui| HOSTINFO: This machine has 2 physical CPUS, 2 total cores, and 2 logical CPUs.
led 25 16:49:05: vmui| Using system libcrypto, version 90705F
led 25 16:49:06: vmui| VmdbVmCfg_UpdateFile: Could not load dictionary file /home/cyanid/.vmware/preferences: Unable to get information about file "/home/cyanid/.vmware/preferences": není souborem ani adresáøem.
led 25 16:49:06: vmui|
led 25 16:49:23: vmui| VSlot_Call: object 0x91bc030 has already been destroyed
led 25 16:49:28: vmui| VMNetCtlConstruct: no Network Names to list
led 25 16:49:28: vmui| VMUIGtkVmdb_LoadDevice: unhandled device class scsiCtlr
led 25 16:49:35: vmui| VMNetCtlConstruct: no Network Names to list
led 25 16:49:35: vmui| VMUIGtkVmdb_LoadDevice: unhandled device class scsiCtlr
led 25 16:50:59: vmui| VMNetCtlConstruct: no Network Names to list
led 25 16:50:59: vmui| VMUIGtkVmdb_LoadDevice: unhandled device class scsiCtlr

sys-apps/hal-0.5.5.1-r3
sys-apps/dbus-0.60-r3


Did anybody solve this problem?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I still haven't resolved my problems, but i do remember getting the errors you are receiving. I assume you are running an x86 (likely a P4). So I have a question for you...what version of Hal and DBUS are you running??

That was my problems when I got this error...I was either running too old of a version, or I had the bleeding edge unmasked. If you have the Bleeding edge unmasked, mask it and re-emerge, otherwise do the opposite. This seemed to fix my problems.

OTOH, my HALD and/or DBUS seemed to be royall screwy....nothing with HALD is working as it should any more. Can someone running x86 and not having problems with KDE's HALD integration or other HALD applications please tell me which versions of DBUS and HALD you are using?? kernel version would be useful as well.

Thanks in advance...
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

read above ...

sys-apps/hal-0.5.5.1-r3
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