Is this a fresh install or a upgraded machine. Also is it 32 or 64  
bit. Also what version of vmware are you trying to install? I will try  
and recreate this problem once you get back to me.

Thanks

Brent Mlady

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On 15/04/2010, at 10:39 PM, trisa <email address hidden> wrote:

> 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 "$@"
>
> -- 
> Fix for Vmware Workstation 7 compile on Lucid Lynx 2.6.32
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/510981
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Compiling the Vmware Workstation 7 under 2.6.32 kernel crashes.  To  
> fix this problem you will need to add a line of code to the  
> following files pgtbl.h and vnetUserListener.c
>
> To do this follow these steps.
>
> #cd tmp
> #tar xf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
> #tar xf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmci.tar
> #cd vmnet-only
> #nano vnetUserListener.c    (you can use whatever editor you would  
> like)
> Under the #include "vnetInt.h" add the following #include  
> "compat_sched.h"
> exit the editor
> #cd /tmp/vmci-only/include
> #nano pgtbl.h    (you can use whatever editor you would like)
> Under the #include "compat_page.h" add the following #include  
> "compat_sched.h"
> exit the editor
> #cd /tmp
> #tar cf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar vmnet-only
> #tar cf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmci.tar vmci-only
>
> Now Start VMware and it should now compile correctly
>
> #sudo vmware
>
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