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Re: kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:06 pm
by GuiGuy
Update:-
Vmware's latest offering (16) installed and running on MX19.3 here now, but it behaves just like v15 on MX18: will not run a guest because "....vmmon missing*.
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System: Host: <filter> Kernel: 4.19.0-13-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-13-amd64
root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0
Distro: MX-19.3_x64 patito feo May 31 2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: LENOVO product: 90BX001HUK v: Lenovo E50-00 serial: <filter>
Chassis: type: 3 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: Aptio CRB v: 31900056 WIN serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO
v: O07KT44AUS date: 08/29/2014
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Pentium J2900 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Silvermont
family: 6 model-id: 37 (55) stepping: 8 microcode: 838 L2 cache: 1024 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19325
Speed: 1333 MHz min/max: 1333/2666 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1333 2: 1333 3: 1333
4: 1333
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display vendor: Lenovo
driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0f31
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1600x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Bay Trail v: 4.2 Mesa 18.3.6 compat-v: 3.0
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio
vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:0f04
Device-2: Generalplus 808 Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
bus ID: 1-3.3:3 chip ID: 1b3f:2002
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-13-amd64
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 223.58 GiB used: 29.00 GiB (13.0%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: SSD PLUS 240GB size: 223.58 GiB block size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 00RL scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 122.44 GiB size: 120.01 GiB (98.02%) used: 29.00 GiB (24.2%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list
Info: Processes: 190 Uptime: 5m Memory: 3.75 GiB used: 827.8 MiB (21.6%) Init: SysVinit
v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in
running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36
Re: kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:40 pm
by GuiGuy
Behaviour of Vmware is different now: when trying to start the guest no mention of vmmon; instead the popup says "The virtual machine is powered off or suspended"
Re: kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:19 pm
by JayM
GuiGuy wrote: Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:06 pm
Update:-
Vmware's latest offering (16) installed and running on MX19.3 here now, but it behaves just like v15 on MX18: will not run a guest because "....vmmon missing*.
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMwar ... -p/1863965
Re: kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 7:22 pm
by JayM
GuiGuy wrote: Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:40 pm
Behaviour of Vmware is different now: when trying to start the guest no mention of vmmon; instead the popup says "The virtual machine is powered off or suspended"
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1004606
You should search the web and/or take this to VMWare's own support forum.
Re: kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2020 9:05 am
by GuiGuy
Re: [RESOLVED(MX blameless)]kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:57 pm
by GuiGuy
Sorry to revive this old thread but I am still experiencing this problem:-
Vmware player runs fine with systemd but not with sysvinit.
Could systemd-shim be improved to make vmware work with sysvinit?
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System: Host: <filter> Kernel: 4.19.0-14-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-14-amd64
root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0
Distro: MX-19.3_x64 patito feo May 31 2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine: Type: Desktop System: LENOVO product: 90BX001HUK v: Lenovo E50-00 serial: <filter>
Chassis: type: 3 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: Aptio CRB v: 31900056 WIN serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO
v: O07KT44AUS date: 08/29/2014
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Pentium J2900 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Silvermont
family: 6 model-id: 37 (55) stepping: 8 microcode: 838 L2 cache: 1024 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19325
Speed: 2090 MHz min/max: 1333/2666 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2227 2: 2354 3: 1644
4: 1724
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW,
STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display vendor: Lenovo
driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:0f31
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1600x1200~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Bay Trail v: 4.2 Mesa 18.3.6 compat-v: 3.0
direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio
vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:0f04
Device-2: Generalplus 808 Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
bus ID: 1-3.3:4 chip ID: 1b3f:2002
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-14-amd64
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 223.58 GiB used: 70.69 GiB (31.6%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: SSD PLUS 240GB size: 223.58 GiB block size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 00RL scheme: MBR
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 122.44 GiB size: 120.01 GiB (98.02%) used: 70.69 GiB (58.9%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 36.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/mxlinux/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
1: deb https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable/ stable non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb/ stable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list
1: deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free
Info: Processes: 192 Uptime: 21m Memory: 3.75 GiB used: 936.7 MiB (24.4%) Init: SysVinit
v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in
running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36
Re: [RESOLVED(MX blameless)]kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:18 pm
by dolphin_oracle
its not systemd-shim, systemd-shim loads neither kernel modules nor starts services. its the fact that I'm pretty sure vmmware needs an init script that works with sysVinit.
Re: [RESOLVED(MX blameless)]kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:45 pm
by GuiGuy
dolphin_oracle wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:18 pm
its not systemd-shim, systemd-shim loads neither kernel modules nor starts services. its the fact that I'm pretty sure vmmware needs an init script that works with sysVinit.
Thanks D_O.
So I really have to continue using systemd
for vmware: sysvinit works fine for everything else I need.
Stay safe,
David.
Re: [RESOLVED(MX blameless)]kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:50 pm
by dolphin_oracle
Possibly. Or possibly an init script could be written if the systemd stuff is just launching a service or something.
Re: [RESOLVED(MX blameless)]kernel module vmmon missing?
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:36 pm
by David P
I recently installed VMWare Player, and I ran into the same problem. I resolved it by adding the following line to /etc/rc.local:
/etc/init.d/vmware start
See the topic:
viewtopic.php?f=108&t=46118