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After the first installation, please:

1) install the appropriate headers package(s) for your installed kernel(s): linux-headers for default kernel, linux-lts-headers for LTS kernel...

2) reboot or load vmw_vmci and vmmon kernel modules (modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon)

3) Enable the services you need (using .service units to activate them during boot or .path units to activate them when a VM is started) :

• vmware-networks: to have network access inside VMs

• vmware-usbarbitrator: to connect USB devices inside VMs

1)Download bundle file from https://support.broadcom.com/ 2)rename VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle to VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle 3)tar it to VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar and get sha256sum 4)Replace sha256sum in PKGBUILD remove vmware-tools related download and iso installation operations 5)makepkg and install

上面方法报错

==> 正在释放源码... -> 正在解压缩 VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar，使用 bsdtar ==> 正在开始 prepare()... Extracting VMware Installer...done. vmware-tools-linux-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component is not a component ==> 错误： 在 prepare() 中发生一个错误。 正在放弃...

Is this going to cause problems with package avilability?

https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/03/24/download-changes-vmware-software-binaries/

What’s Changing? Starting March 24, 2025, we’ll be transitioning from our current binary download process to a new method. This change will:

Centralize to a Single Download Site: Software binaries will be downloaded from a single download site vs several different download sites. This is available for both online and air-gapped environments. Introduce Download Verification: Downloads will be authorized through a unique token. The new URLs are embedded with the token to verify that you, as an authorized user/party, are the one downloading the file.

Seems like the broadcom server is temporarily shutdown and the vmware core/tools componenats failed to download. The tar file is a html file which pops up some warning:
Please be advised that the Broadcom ERP system will be undergoing maintenance between March 28 7pm PST - Apr 1 7pm PST which will impact all new customer accounts created during this time. Click HERE to learn more.

An alternative solution:

1)Download bundle file from https://support.broadcom.com/
2)rename VMware-Workstation-Full-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle to VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle
3)tar it to VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar and get sha256sum
4)Replace sha256sum in PKGBUILD
remove vmware-tools related download and iso installation operations
5)makepkg and install

==> 正在验证 source 文件，使用sha256sums... VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-linux-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-linuxPreGlibc25-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-netware-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-solaris-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-windows-12.5.0-24276846-17.6.3.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-winPre2k-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-tools-winPreVista-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... 失败 vmware-bootstrap ... 通过 vmware-vix-bootstrap ... 通过 config ... 通过 configure-initscript.sh ... 通过 vmware-environment.sh ... 通过 vmware-networks-configuration.service ... 通过 vmware-networks.service ... 通过 vmware-usbarbitrator.service ... 通过 vmware-networks.path ... 通过 vmware-usbarbitrator.path ... 通过 dkms.conf.in ... 通过 Makefile ... 通过 vmmon.patch ... 通过 vmnet.patch ... 通过 ==> 错误： 一个或多个文件没有通过有效性检查！

I am receiving file validation errors when trying to install.

==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    VMware-Workstation-17.6.3-24583834.x86_64.bundle.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-linux-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-linuxPreGlibc25-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-netware-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-solaris-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-windows-12.5.0-24276846-17.6.3.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-winPre2k-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-tools-winPreVista-12.4.0-23259341.x86_64.component.tar ... FAILED
    vmware-bootstrap ... Passed
    vmware-vix-bootstrap ... Passed
    config ... Passed
    configure-initscript.sh ... Passed
    vmware-environment.sh ... Passed
    vmware-networks-configuration.service ... Passed
    vmware-networks.service ... Passed
    vmware-usbarbitrator.service ... Passed
    vmware-networks.path ... Passed
    vmware-usbarbitrator.path ... Passed
    dkms.conf.in ... Passed
    Makefile ... Passed
    vmmon.patch ... Passed
    vmnet.patch ... Passed
==> ERROR: One or more files did not pass the validity check!
 -> error making: vmware-workstation-exit status 1
 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
vmware-workstation - exit status 1
 

As @NIICKTCHUNS mentioned, if "vmware-keymaps" is not installed first, there is an error when compiling (I install using yay on fresh new arch system that don't have "vmware-keymaps" installed). Should we add "vmware-keymaps" as a dependency of this package?

If anyone here is having a error about compiling, first install the package "vmware-keymaps" from the AUR, this is a dependency that shows on the error log if you fail to install, although this already should be installed on your system.

Thanks. This builds just fine now.

Sorry I messed up when updating the package, shall be fixed now. Please use the latest -2 revision, thank you!