@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'
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jihem commented on 2020-02-10 17:29 (UTC) (edited on 2021-06-19 13:19 (UTC) by jihem)
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