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cfgauss
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 Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:52 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] vmware-modules-16.2.3 fails with kernel 5.17 |
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Here are the errors with kernel 5.17.1-r1 but I get the same errors with kernel 5.17.0.
Here is emerge --info =app-emulation/vmware-modules-16.2.3::stefantalpalaru
| Code: | $ emerge -pqv =app-emulation/vmware-modules-16.2.3::stefantalpalaru
[ebuild R ] app-emulation/vmware-modules-16.2.3 USE="-dist-kernel" |
Here is the complete build log.
This page suggests that patches are available for kernel 5.17 but
| Code: | | $ wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/w16.2.3-k5.17.zip |
returns ERROR 404: Not Found while
| Code: | | $ wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/w16.2.3-k5.16.zip |
returns a file.
Debugging hints will be gratefully received.
[SOLVED] This is more of a workaround rather than a solution. I manually installed the modules by following these instructions. The Makefile needed one change only: MODINFO = /bin/modinfo. [/SOLVED]
Last edited by cfgauss on Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:03 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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grknight
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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I would argue that vmware-modules may not be necessary.
All the kernel bits are in the kernel directly and app-emulation/open-vm-tools covers the rest.
I run VMWare Workstation 16 Player for testing things in Gentoo and just use those. (note I only ssh in, but vmwgfx is installed as a DRM framebuffer)
fbcon: svgadrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Important bits from 'lspci -nnk':
| Code: | 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge [8086:7190] (rev 01)
Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge [8086:7191] (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA [8086:7110] (rev 08)
Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
00:07.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE [8086:7111] (rev 01)
Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:07.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI [8086:7113] (rev 08)
Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
00:07.7 System peripheral [0880]: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface [15ad:0740] (rev 10)
Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface [15ad:0740]
Kernel driver in use: vmw_vmci
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
Kernel driver in use: vmwgfx
Kernel modules: vmwgfx
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller [0100]: Broadcom / LSI 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI [1000:0030] (rev 01)
Subsystem: VMware LSI Logic Parallel SCSI Controller [15ad:1976]
Kernel driver in use: mptspi
00:11.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI bridge [15ad:0790] (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: VMware USB1.1 UHCI Controller [15ad:0774]
DeviceName: usb
Subsystem: VMware USB1.1 UHCI Controller [15ad:1976]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) [8086:100f] (rev 01)
DeviceName: Ethernet0
Subsystem: VMware PRO/1000 MT Single Port Adapter [15ad:0750]
Kernel driver in use: e1000
Kernel modules: e1000
02:02.0 USB controller [0c03]: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller [15ad:0770]
DeviceName: ehci
Subsystem: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller [15ad:0770]
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
03:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: VMware USB3 xHCI 1.0 Controller [15ad:0779]
DeviceName: usb_xhci
Subsystem: VMware USB3 xHCI 1.0 Controller [15ad:0779]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd |
Edit: But if you still want it, that post seems to be referring to the head of a certain branch not yet tagged. |
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