Installing the binary from Raring fixed it, but is still broken with Precise's package.
root@app01:~# dpkg -i open-vm-dkms_2013.04.16-1098359-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-dkms.
(Reading database ... 81610 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking open-vm-dkms (from open-vm-dkms_2013.04.16-1098359-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Setting up open-vm-dkms (2013.04.16-1098359-0ubuntu1) ...
Loading new open-vm-tools-2013.04.16 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-23-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.5.0-23-generic
Done.
vmblock:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-generic/updates/dkms/
vmci.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-generic/updates/dkms/
vmhgfs.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-generic/updates/dkms/
vmxnet.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-generic/updates/dkms/
vsock.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/3.5.0-23-generic/updates/dkms/
Installing the binary from Raring fixed it, but is still broken with Precise's package.
root@app01:~# dpkg -i open-vm- dkms_2013. 04.16-1098359- 0ubuntu1_ all.deb dkms_2013. 04.16-1098359- 0ubuntu1_ all.deb) ... 16-1098359- 0ubuntu1) ... tools-2013. 04.16 DKMS files...
Selecting previously unselected package open-vm-dkms.
(Reading database ... 81610 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking open-vm-dkms (from open-vm-
Setting up open-vm-dkms (2013.04.
Loading new open-vm-
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.5.0-23-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.5.0-23-generic
Done.
vmblock: 3.5.0-23- generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
vmci.ko: 3.5.0-23- generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
vmhgfs.ko: 3.5.0-23- generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
vmxnet.ko: 3.5.0-23- generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
vsock.ko: 3.5.0-23- generic/ updates/ dkms/
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/
depmod....
DKMS: install completed.