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Eric Gamess
Apr 21, 2015, 11:50:04 PM4/21/15
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Hello all,
I am trying to install open-vm-tools in Debian 7.8 i386.
I tried:
apt-get install open-vm-tools
And I got an error message:
Error! Build of vmhgfs.ko failed for: 3.2.0-4-686-pae (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/ for more information.
Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
Some web pages recommend to install "open-vm-source". But there is
no such packet in Debian Wheezy.
By the way, it seems that the problem is during the compilation
of file:
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
What should I do????
Thank you.
Eric.
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I am trying to install open-vm-tools in Debian 7.8 i386.
I tried:
apt-get install open-vm-tools
And I got an error message:
Error! Build of vmhgfs.ko failed for: 3.2.0-4-686-pae (i686)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/ for more information.
Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
Some web pages recommend to install "open-vm-source". But there is
no such packet in Debian Wheezy.
By the way, it seems that the problem is during the compilation
of file:
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
What should I do????
Thank you.
Eric.
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Liam O'Toole
Apr 22, 2015, 4:00:04 AM4/22/15
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On 2015-04-22, Eric Gamess <ega...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to install open-vm-tools in Debian 7.8 i386.
> I tried:
> apt-get install open-vm-tools
>
>
> And I got an error message:
> Error! Build of vmhgfs.ko failed for: 3.2.0-4-686-pae (i686)
> Consult the make.log in the build directory
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/ for more information.
> Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
> FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
> FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
>
>
> Some web pages recommend to install "open-vm-source". But there is
> no such packet in Debian Wheezy.
>
> By the way, it seems that the problem is during the compilation
> of file:
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
>
> What should I do????
> Thank you.
>
> Eric.
>
>
The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to install open-vm-tools in Debian 7.8 i386.
> I tried:
> apt-get install open-vm-tools
>
>
> And I got an error message:
> Error! Build of vmhgfs.ko failed for: 3.2.0-4-686-pae (i686)
> Consult the make.log in the build directory
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/ for more information.
> Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
> FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
> FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
>
>
> Some web pages recommend to install "open-vm-source". But there is
> no such packet in Debian Wheezy.
>
> By the way, it seems that the problem is during the compilation
> of file:
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
>
> What should I do????
> Thank you.
>
> Eric.
>
>
description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
(DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
kernel upgrade.
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David Wright
Apr 22, 2015, 11:30:03 AM4/22/15
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Quoting Liam O'Toole (liam.p...@gmail.com):
> The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
> (DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
> with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
> kernel upgrade.
Alternatively, purge and reinstall open-vm-dkms which should trigger
> The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
> (DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
> with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
> kernel upgrade.
a recompilation. (That's a complete guess, based on the behaviour of
ndiswrapper under similar conditions.)
Cheers,
David.
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Eric Gamess
Apr 22, 2015, 11:30:06 AM4/22/15
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Thank you Liam,
> The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
> (DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
> with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
> kernel upgrade.
Yes, by the way, when you install open-vm-tools, it will
also install open-vm-dkms, since it is a dependency. It seems
that the source code is now in this new package, and not in
open-vm-source anymore.
Yes, open-vm-tools starts to compile, and will stop compiling
because there is a syntax error in file:
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
Compilation will also show this message:
Thank you.
Eric.
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> The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
> (DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
> with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
> kernel upgrade.
also install open-vm-dkms, since it is a dependency. It seems
that the source code is now in this new package, and not in
open-vm-source anymore.
Yes, open-vm-tools starts to compile, and will stop compiling
because there is a syntax error in file:
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
Compilation will also show this message:
> FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
> FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
Any other idea????
> FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
Thank you.
Eric.
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Darac Marjal
Apr 22, 2015, 11:40:03 AM4/22/15
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 08:04:14AM -0700, Eric Gamess wrote:
> Thank you Liam,
>
> > The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> > description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
> > (DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
> > with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
> > kernel upgrade.
>
> Yes, by the way, when you install open-vm-tools, it will
> also install open-vm-dkms, since it is a dependency. It seems
> that the source code is now in this new package, and not in
> open-vm-source anymore.
>
>
> Yes, open-vm-tools starts to compile, and will stop compiling
> because there is a syntax error in file:
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
Sounds like Bug #779081, which suggests an upgrade to version
> Thank you Liam,
>
> > The open-vm-tools package recomends open-vm-dkms. The package
> > description for the latter is 'Source for VMware guest systems driver
> > (DKMS)'. It seems that that will give you the source, packaged to work
> > with DKMS. Therefore the module(s) will automaticaly be recompiled on
> > kernel upgrade.
>
> Yes, by the way, when you install open-vm-tools, it will
> also install open-vm-dkms, since it is a dependency. It seems
> that the source code is now in this new package, and not in
> open-vm-source anymore.
>
>
> Yes, open-vm-tools starts to compile, and will stop compiling
> because there is a syntax error in file:
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/vmhgfs/inode.c
2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1.
Sven Hartge
Apr 22, 2015, 11:50:05 AM4/22/15
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Eric Gamess <ega...@gmail.com> wrote:
> And I got an error message:
> Error! Build of vmhgfs.ko failed for: 3.2.0-4-686-pae (i686)
> Consult the make.log in the build directory
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/ for more information.
> Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
> FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
> FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
If you install this for a VM running on ESX then you can ignore this
> And I got an error message:
> Error! Build of vmhgfs.ko failed for: 3.2.0-4-686-pae (i686)
> Consult the make.log in the build directory
> /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2012.05.21/build/ for more information.
> Setting up open-vm-tools (2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2) ...
> FATAL: Module vmhgfs not found.
> FATAL: Module vmsync not found.
error, since HGFS (Host-Guest-Filsystem) does not work with ESX and
vmsync is for the experimental VSS-like snapshot feature for Linux which
I never saw used in any production environment.
All other modules, for example vmxnet3 or vmware-balloon are already
inside the default Debian kernel.
And if you can live without the Shared Folder feauture of VMware
Workstation you don't need to bother fixing vmhgfs either.
Grüße,
S°
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Eric Gamess
Apr 22, 2015, 12:30:05 PM4/22/15
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Dear Darac,
> Sounds like Bug #779081, which suggests an upgrade to version
> 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1.
Yes, you are right!!! This is the bug. I found information
on it in the Internet. So now, can someone point me to how
to move to version 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1 ???
Thank you.
Eric.
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> Sounds like Bug #779081, which suggests an upgrade to version
> 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1.
on it in the Internet. So now, can someone point me to how
to move to version 2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1 ???
Thank you.
Eric.
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Eric Gamess
Apr 22, 2015, 12:30:05 PM4/22/15
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> If you install this for a VM running on ESX then you can ignore this
> error, since HGFS (Host-Guest-Filsystem) does not work with ESX and
> vmsync is for the experimental VSS-like snapshot feature for Linux which
> I never saw used in any production environment.
I am using VMware Workstation. Even with the problem mentioned, the
compilation finishes. However, "Edit Copy" and "Edit Paste" does not
work. And dragging files between the host OS (Windows 7) to the guest
OS(Debian) does not work.
Thank you.
Eric.
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Sven Hartge
Apr 22, 2015, 12:50:04 PM4/22/15
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Eric Gamess <ega...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If you install this for a VM running on ESX then you can ignore this
>> error, since HGFS (Host-Guest-Filsystem) does not work with ESX and
>> vmsync is for the experimental VSS-like snapshot feature for Linux which
>> I never saw used in any production environment.
>> If you install this for a VM running on ESX then you can ignore this
>> error, since HGFS (Host-Guest-Filsystem) does not work with ESX and
>> vmsync is for the experimental VSS-like snapshot feature for Linux which
>> I never saw used in any production environment.
> I am using VMware Workstation. Even with the problem mentioned, the
> compilation finishes. However, "Edit Copy" and "Edit Paste" does not
> work. And dragging files between the host OS (Windows 7) to the guest
> OS(Debian) does not work.
I am not sure if the first one even works with the native VMware Tools.
> compilation finishes. However, "Edit Copy" and "Edit Paste" does not
> work. And dragging files between the host OS (Windows 7) to the guest
> OS(Debian) does not work.
The last one uses the HGFS, so if the module is not available it will of
course not work.
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