Comment 3 for bug 510981

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trisa (dietisheim) wrote : Re: Fix for Vmware Workstation 7 compile on Lucid Lynx 2.6.32

I cannot run vmware, it is not installed yet and the installer crashes.
I looked through the files the installer creates in /tmp but I didn't find any of those files, so I'm unfortunately stuck. I'd appreciate a lot any help to fix this.

I run lucid with kernel 2.6.32-20-generic

Here's the console output I get:

*** glibc detected *** /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/vmis-launcher: double free or corruption (out): 0xb6157008 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(+0x6b581)[0x486581]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(+0x6cdd8)[0x487dd8]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x6d)[0x48aebd]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Free+0x5c)[0x23341c]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x6353c)[0x23a53c]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x55049)[0x22c049]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyDict_SetItem+0x7e)[0x22e05e]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x2b290)[0x202290]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_SetAttr+0xaf)[0x23149f]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x1edb)[0x2794ab]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x50e7)[0x27c6b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x50e7)[0x27c6b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x44eb0)[0x21beb0]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x2ac32)[0x201c32]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords+0x7b)[0x2768cb]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x2c8b3)[0x2038b3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0xa1e)[0x277fee]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x50e7)[0x27c6b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x50e7)[0x27c6b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x3b9ff)[0x2129ff]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0xa1e)[0x277fee]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x50e7)[0x27c6b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x44eb0)[0x21beb0]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x2ac32)[0x201c32]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/_functools.so(+0xe1d)[0xf69e1d]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x1383)[0x278953]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x50e7)[0x27c6b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x44f87)[0x21bf87]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x3ea0)[0x27b470]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalFrameEx+0x62f8)[0x27d8c8]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_EvalCodeEx+0x793)[0x27e6e3]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x44eb0)[0x21beb0]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0x2ac32)[0x201c32]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyObject_Call+0x37)[0x1fa4b7]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(PyEval_CallObjectWithKeywords+0x7b)[0x2768cb]
/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/libpython.so(+0xd54f4)[0x2ac4f4]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0(+0x596e)[0x11596e]
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(clone+0x5e)[0x4e89de]
======= Memory map: ========
00110000-00125000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 262301 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.11.1.so
00125000-00126000 r--p 00014000 08:01 262301 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.11.1.so
00126000-00127000 rw-p 00015000 08:01 262301 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.11.1.so
00127000-00129000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
00129000-0014d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 262242 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.11.1.so
0014d000-0014e000 r--p 00023000 08:01 262242 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.11.1.so
0014e000-0014f000 rw-p 00024000 08:01 262242 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.11.1.so
0014f000-00153000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758225 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/collections.so
00153000-00154000 rw-p 00004000 08:01 21758225 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/collections.so
00154000-00157000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758226 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so
00157000-00158000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 21758226 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/cStringIO.so
00158000-00162000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758227 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/_socket.so
00162000-00165000 rw-p 00009000 08:01 21758227 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/_socket.so
00165000-00175000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758228 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/cPickle.so
00175000-00176000 rw-p 00010000 08:01 21758228 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/cPickle.so
00176000-00186000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758223 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/zlib.so
00186000-00188000 rw-p 0000f000 08:01 21758223 /tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/lib-dynload/zlib.so/tmp/vmis.r8ioRI/install/vmware-installer/vmware-installer: line 22: 1436 Aborted (core dumped) VMWARE_INSTALLER="$VMWARE_INSTALLER" VMISPYVERSION="$VMISPYVERSION" "$VMWARE_INSTALLER"/vmis-launcher "$VMWARE_INSTALLER"/vmware-installer.py "$@"