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Bug vmware

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:16 pm
by Thomas T
I am new to LinuxMX
I use LinuxMINT normally
Since I use Windows programs on a daily basis, I install Vmware.
Once installed, Vmware starts up.
Vmware cannot be restarted after shutting down the computer.
I get the message "Could not open / dev / vmmon:"
To run Vmware you need to run "sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all" in the terminal
This is LinuxMX's fault.
I checked on a new LinuxMint installation and everything is fine.
I think this is a bug in LinuxMx and expect some help


Title edited by mod, please don't shout

Re: BUG VMWARE

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:53 pm
by dolphin_oracle
Thomas T wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:16 pm I am new to LinuxMX
I use LinuxMINT normally
Since I use Windows programs on a daily basis, I install Vmware.
Once installed, Vmware starts up.
Vmware cannot be restarted after shutting down the computer.
I get the message "Could not open / dev / vmmon:"
To run Vmware you need to run "sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all" in the terminal
This is LinuxMX's fault.
I checked on a new LinuxMint installation and everything is fine.
I think this is a bug in LinuxMx and expect some help
boot in systemd mode if you want to use vmware

Re: Bug vmware

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:33 pm
by Thomas T
How to do it?

Re: Bug vmware

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:36 pm
by Thomas T
How to do it?
I start Linux Mint normally
I don't know what is "systemd mode"

Re: Bug vmware

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:44 pm
by dolphin_oracle
Thomas T wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:36 pm How to do it?
I start Linux Mint normally
I don't know what is "systemd mode"
on the grub boot menu, under "advanced options for MX Linux" there is an entry for systemd.

Re: Bug vmware

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:48 pm
by j2mcgreg
Launch MX Tools --> click on Boot Options --> from the drop down menu select MX 19.2 patiteo feo.....(system D).

Re: Bug vmware

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:01 pm
by Thomas T
Thank you very much works ok
Can anyone explain what "systemd" is attached?
Why you don't have to run this in Linux Mint?

Re: Bug vmware

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:44 pm
by dolphin_oracle
Thomas T wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:01 pm Thank you very much works ok
Can anyone explain what "systemd" is attached?
Why you don't have to run this in Linux Mint?
basically Mint boots with systemd by default and we use a different initialization system calld sysVinit because it works better with our live system, among other reasons.

More or less the user never needs to worry about how their system boots up, but some software makers, particularly proprietary software makers, no longer provide the scripts needed to start their services under sysVinit.