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 "$@"
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 *** i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(+0x6b581) [0x486581] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(+0x6cdd8) [0x487dd8] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(cfree+ 0x6d)[0x48aebd] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Free+0x5c) [0x23341c] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x6353c) [0x23a53c] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x55049) [0x22c049] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyDict_ SetItem+ 0x7e)[0x22e05e] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x2b290) [0x202290] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ SetAttr+ 0xaf)[0x23149f] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x1edb) [0x2794ab] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x50e7) [0x27c6b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x50e7) [0x27c6b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x44eb0) [0x21beb0] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x2ac32) [0x201c32] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ CallObjectWithK eywords+ 0x7b)[0x2768cb] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x2c8b3) [0x2038b3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0xa1e)[ 0x277fee] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x50e7) [0x27c6b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x50e7) [0x27c6b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x3b9ff) [0x2129ff] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0xa1e)[ 0x277fee] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x50e7) [0x27c6b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x44eb0) [0x21beb0] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x2ac32) [0x201c32] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ _functools. so(+0xe1d) [0xf69e1d] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x1383) [0x278953] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x50e7) [0x27c6b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x44f87) [0x21bf87] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x3ea0) [0x27b470] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalFrameEx+ 0x62f8) [0x27d8c8] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ EvalCodeEx+ 0x793)[ 0x27e6e3] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x44eb0) [0x21beb0] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0x2ac32) [0x201c32] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyObject_ Call+0x37) [0x1fa4b7] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(PyEval_ CallObjectWithK eywords+ 0x7b)[0x2768cb] r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ libpython. so(+0xd54f4) [0x2ac4f4] i686/cmov/ libpthread. so.0(+0x596e) [0x11596e] i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6(clone+ 0x5e)[0x4e89de] i686/cmov/ libpthread- 2.11.1. so i686/cmov/ libpthread- 2.11.1. so i686/cmov/ libpthread- 2.11.1. so i686/cmov/ libm-2. 11.1.so i686/cmov/ libm-2. 11.1.so i686/cmov/ libm-2. 11.1.so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ collections. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ collections. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ cStringIO. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ cStringIO. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ _socket. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ _socket. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ cPickle. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ cPickle. so r8ioRI/ install/ vmware- installer/ python/ lib/lib- dynload/ zlib.so 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 "$VMWARE_ INSTALLER" /vmware- installer. py "$@"
======= Backtrace: =========
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======= Memory map: ========
00110000-00125000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 262301 /lib/tls/
00125000-00126000 r--p 00014000 08:01 262301 /lib/tls/
00126000-00127000 rw-p 00015000 08:01 262301 /lib/tls/
00127000-00129000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
00129000-0014d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 262242 /lib/tls/
0014d000-0014e000 r--p 00023000 08:01 262242 /lib/tls/
0014e000-0014f000 rw-p 00024000 08:01 262242 /lib/tls/
0014f000-00153000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758225 /tmp/vmis.
00153000-00154000 rw-p 00004000 08:01 21758225 /tmp/vmis.
00154000-00157000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758226 /tmp/vmis.
00157000-00158000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 21758226 /tmp/vmis.
00158000-00162000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758227 /tmp/vmis.
00162000-00165000 rw-p 00009000 08:01 21758227 /tmp/vmis.
00165000-00175000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758228 /tmp/vmis.
00175000-00176000 rw-p 00010000 08:01 21758228 /tmp/vmis.
00176000-00186000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 21758223 /tmp/vmis.
00186000-00188000 rw-p 0000f000 08:01 21758223 /tmp/vmis.