@timofonic: I use linux-zen as default kernel and I don't have your problem.
Firstly, try to uninstall modules (dkms remove -k 4.14.8-1-zen vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693) before reinstall them (dkms install -k 4.14.8-1-zen vmware-workstation/14.1.0_7370693).
Now, when you start command "dkms status" on a terminal, do you see the line "vmware-workstation, 14.1.0_7370693, 4.14.8-1-zen, x86_64: installed"? Does the module files exist (/usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-zen/kernel/drivers/misc/vmmon.ko and /usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-zen/kernel/drivers/net/vmnet.ko)?
If you used bundle installation before trying this package, maybe some modules are still installed and cause conflicts. On /usr/lib/modules/4.14.8-1-zen directory, search and remove following files: vmmon.ko, vmci.ko, vmnet.ko, vmblock.ko and vsock.ko (but don't touch those have extension .gz or .xz). And retry the dkms command to install modules.
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JulianXhokaxhiu commented on 2025-06-17 22:15 (UTC) (edited on 2025-06-17 22:16 (UTC) by JulianXhokaxhiu)
New package version released: 17.6.3-8
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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