vmplayer fails to start with disconnected eth0

[Achim Spangler]

Binary package hint: vmware-player

My system:
* Dell Inspirion 9400
* Kubuntu Feisty
* vmware-player
* vmware-player-kernel-modules
* vmware-player-kernel-modules-2.6.20-15
* vmware-tools-kernel-modules-2.6.20-15
* xserver-xorg-video-vmware
 ((all packages are upgraded with apt-get))

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=feisty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.04"

Problem description:
As soon as my eth0 network is disconnected, the vmplayer does not start. Sadly I get not any error message on the console or anywhere.

As soon as I do one of the following, I get vmplayer to run:
* connect ethernet cable to eth0 device
* "sudo ifdown eth0"

So - I have a workaround. But this should not be needed. Or there should be at least a suitable error message.

I tried several things like re-configuration of the vmnet devices with the network setup script - but each time without any success.

Thanks,
Achim

[David Mills (d-mills)]

Hello, and thank you for your feedback.

Could you tell us if this is still a problem with the latest release of Ubuntu (7.10 - Gutsy)?

Thank you

[wolfger (wolfger)]

Over 5 months with no response. We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

[Achim Spangler (achim-spangler)]

Hi,
I can confirm, that the error is no more active with Ubuntu Hardy and the VMWare Player directly downloaded from VMWare (and not installed from Ubuntu Repo).

Thanks,
Achim

[wolfger (wolfger)]

Marking as fix released per the above comment.