[Cialug] HELP!!! VMWare server

[jrnosee at gmail.com]

Anyone trying to install VMWare Server on ubuntu 10.04 look here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Server

had to uninstall and up to 2.0.2 and follow instructions with patch.

--Justin

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>wrote:

> I'm not sure how to troubleshoot it but a udev issue perhaps?
>
> Check the vmware KB?  I don't think Google indexes it.
>
> -Nate
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
> > [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Barry Von Ahsen
> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:25 PM
> > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] HELP!!! VMWare server
> >
> > is the kernel module 'vmci' loaded?
> >
> > #lsmod | grep vmci
> >
> > if you get nothing
> >
> > #modprobe vmci
> >
> > and try again
> >
> >
> >
> > -barry
> >
> >
> >
> > jrnosee at gmail.com wrote:
> > > Please help! I recently upgraded my server @ home to Ubuntu
> > 10.04 LTS.
> > > I ran the VMWare server config and had some issues compiling one of
> > > the modules.  I got the fix for that one on the internet.  Re-ran
> > > config/install with no problems, but now when I try to
> > start up my webserver VM I get:
> > >
> > > Message from THECONSTRUCT: Failed to open device
> > "/dev/vmci": No such
> > > file or directory Please make sure that the kernel module
> > 'vmci' is loaded.
> > > Module DevicePowerOn power on failed.
> > >
> > > I can't find anything helpful on google.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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