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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

To be clear, I don't maintain the 12.x.x branch of VMware, because I cannot reliably test the both versions on my personal machine. I only put instructions to install the last version I have built and tested.

Exceptionally, I have updated the package for 12.5.8 because it's probably the last update VMware will provide for this version. But keep in mind that I won't maintain compatibility for Linux > 4.14 (which is fortunately the new LTS) or fix future bugs/incompatibilities.

So, if you don't want to stay on Linux LTS, you should switch to vmware-patch. It is not as convenient to install as this package but the current maintainer provides the compatibility with this version of VMware.

First of all, thanks for the awesome package and the dedication you put into it.

Is it possible to also get the latest 12.5.8 version since you still seem to maintain the 12.5.7 version and you pinned instructions how to get it?

That would be awesome because I have a Core2Duo which is not capable of running the latest 14.x.x version.

What I changed in the PKGBUILD to get the version is: pkgver=12.5.8_7098237

The first line in the sha256sums to '04b93507724a5d38ea154436fb5c96e85b1009955eea5bb7995c5289a5acac32'

Unfortunately, there is an error message: Hunk #1 FAILED at 77. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file vmnetInt.h.rej

Thanks in advance Michael

@Win8Error: Thanks! It's done.

Can you please add "ncurses5-compat-libs" to the dependencies list?

Without it VMware can't use the Guest-Additions-ISOs for the VMs.

@jihem i removed the /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build directory and restarted the command "dkms install -k 4.14.8-1-ARCH vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693". I get the same error

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...

Building module:

cleaning build area...

make -j4 KERNELRELEASE=4.14.8-1-ARCH KVERSION=4.14.8-1-ARCH SRCDIR=/usr/src/vmware-workstation-14.1.0_7370693....(bad exit status: 2)

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.14.8-1-ARCH (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/make.log for more information.

Try to remove /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build directory and restart the command.

@jihem i started the command "dkms install -k 4.14.8-1-ARCH vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693" and i get this

Building module: cleaning build area... make -j4 KERNELRELEASE=4.14.8-1-ARCH KVERSION=4.14.8-1-ARCH SRCDIR=/usr/src/vmware-workstation-14.1.0_7370693...(bad exit status: 2) Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.14.8-1-ARCH (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/make.log for more information.

this is the output of the "/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/make.log"

DKMS make.log for vmware-workstation-14.1.0_7370693 for kernel 4.14.8-1-ARCH (x86_64) Fri Dec 29 08:51:39 EET 2017 cp -r /usr/src/vmware-workstation-14.1.0_7370693/vmmon-only vmmon-only cp -r /usr/src/vmware-workstation-14.1.0_7370693/vmnet-only vmnet-only make KVERSION=4.14.8-1-ARCH VM_KBUILD=yes -C vmnet-only make KVERSION=4.14.8-1-ARCH VM_KBUILD=yes -C vmmon-only make[1]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only' Using kernel build system. make[1]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only' Using kernel build system. make -C /lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH/build' make -C /lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= modules make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH/build' CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:32, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:48: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined #define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140

In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:5:0, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:21, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53, from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:38, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7, from ./include/linux/preempt.h:81, from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:51, from ./include/linux/seqlock.h:36, from ./include/linux/time.h:6, from ./include/linux/ktime.h:24, from ./include/linux/timer.h:6, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/compat_timer.h:4, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:24: ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:572:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140

In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:43:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:65: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:115:0: warning: "MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES" redefined #define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x140

In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:5:0, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:21, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53, from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:38, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7, from ./include/linux/preempt.h:81, from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:51, from ./include/linux/seqlock.h:36, from ./include/linux/time.h:6, from ./include/linux/ktime.h:24, from ./include/linux/timer.h:6, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/compat_timer.h:4, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32: ./arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:572:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES 0x00000140

In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:65: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78:0: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined #define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF

In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:5:0, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53, from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:38, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7, from ./include/linux/preempt.h:81, from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:51, from ./include/linux/seqlock.h:36, from ./include/linux/time.h:6, from ./include/linux/ktime.h:24, from ./include/linux/timer.h:6, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/compat_timer.h:4, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:32: ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:39:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull

In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:41:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:40, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:46, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:50: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/x86_basic_defs.h:78:0: warning: "CR3_PCID_MASK" redefined #define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFF

In file included from ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:5:0, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h:5, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:53, from ./include/linux/thread_info.h:38, from ./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:7, from ./include/linux/preempt.h:81, from ./include/linux/spinlock.h:51, from ./include/linux/seqlock.h:36, from ./include/linux/time.h:6, from ./include/linux/ktime.h:24, from ./include/linux/timer.h:6, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/./include/compat_timer.h:4, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:24: ./arch/x86/include/asm/processor-flags.h:39:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define CR3_PCID_MASK 0xFFFull

/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c: In function 'HostIF_EstimateLockedPageLimit': /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:1536:19: error: implicit declaration of function 'global_page_state'; did you mean 'global_numa_state'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] lockedPages += global_page_state(NR_PAGETABLE); ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ global_numa_state CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[3]: [scripts/Makefile.build:315: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o] Error 1 make[3]: Waiting for unfinished jobs.... CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/bridge.o make[2]: [Makefile:1504: module/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH/build' make[1]: [Makefile:114: vmmon.ko] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmmon-only' make: [Makefile:13: vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Waiting for unfinished jobs.... CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/procfs.o In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:37:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/netif.c:43: ./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2261:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15ad

In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/netif.c:42: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:57:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE 0x15AD

In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:37:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/netif.c:43: ./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2262:0: warning: "PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3" redefined #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07b0

In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/netif.c:42: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:75:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07B0

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/smac.o In file included from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/bridge.c:53: /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:75:0: warning: "PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3" redefined #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07B0

In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:37:0, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27, from /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52: ./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2262:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_VMWARE_VMXNET3 0x07b0

CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o LD [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vmnet.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH/build' make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \ MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild make[2]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only' make[2]: 'postbuild' is up to date. make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o make[1]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693/build/vmnet-only'

@zigo: start the command (with root privileges) "dkms install -k 4.14.8-1-ARCH vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693". If it doesn't fail, start "modprobe -a vmw_vmci vmmon" and it should work.

@jihem i have linux and linux headers version is 4.14.8-1

when i started any vm by vmware i get this error message

Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory. Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.

and when i execute the command modprobe -a vmmon i get this error

"modprobe: WARNING: Module vmmon not found in directory /lib/modules/4.14.8-1-ARCH"

@zigo: I'm not sure, but I guess you don't have the same version of linux and linux-headers packages (one is 4.14.5 and the other is 4.14.8). Please update your system (pacman -Syu) before trying to reinstall the package.