vmware workstation "Could not open /dev/vmmon"
Bug #585178 reported by
John Larimer
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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vmware-package (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
10.04 LTS 64-bit
VMware Workstation 7.0.1 build-227600
I expect my guest OS to load.
I get an error "Could not open /dev/vmmon..."
This issue is due to the VMware service not starting and is not consistent. It happens about 80-90% of the time after a reboot. The other 10-20% of the time the guest loads fine. I am able to resolve the issue by using the command "sudo service vmware start" in a terminal session but that only works until the system is rebooted again. This issue is new since I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
affects: | ubuntu → vmware-package (Ubuntu) |
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The same issue here.
VMware Player: 3.1.0 build-261024
Host kernel: 2.6.32-23-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 11 08:03:28 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
If I manually start the above mentioned command 'sudo service vmware start' everything works OK until the system reboot.
This issue is just a few days old; VMPlayer worked correctly in 10.04 for months...