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open-vm-tools package

Error! Build of vmblock.ko failed for: 3.8.0-30-generic (x86_64)

Bug #1224910 reported by sybind on 2013-09-13

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1083719: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘d_alloc_root’]. Edit Remove

This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

On a fresh install, after installed the kernel headers and build-essential packages, I attempt to install open-vm-tools. I then receive the error:

First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.8.0-30-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.8.0-30-generic
Error! Build of vmblock.ko failed for: 3.8.0-30-generic (x86_64)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.12.20/build/ for more information.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44~precise1-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-30-generic
Date: Fri Sep 13 04:06:34 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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sybind (lacnchpad) wrote on 2013-09-13:

DKMSBuildLog.txt Edit (17.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (861 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (17.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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sybind (lacnchpad) wrote on 2013-09-13:

There's also these errors after entering the default 'No' several times.

* Loading open-vm-tools modules FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
FATAL: Module vmblock not found.
FATAL: Module vmxnet not found.
[ OK ]
* Starting open-vm daemon vmtoolsd [ OK ]

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2013-09-13

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-11-28:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Vladimir Wetzel (wetzel) wrote on 2014-02-05:

Loading new open-vm-tools-2011.12.20 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.8.0-29-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.8.0-29-generic
Error! Build of vmblock.ko failed for: 3.8.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.12.20/build/ for more information.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von open-vm-dkms (--configure):
Unterprozess installiertes post-installation-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 7 zurück
Es wurde kein Apport-Bericht verfasst, da das Limit MaxReports bereits erreicht ist
open-vm-tools (2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1) wird eingerichtet ...

update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
* Loading open-vm-tools modules FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
FATAL: Module vmblock not found.
FATAL: Module vmxnet not found.
[ OK ]
* Starting open-vm daemon vmtoolsd