Installation by running sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.5-328052.x86_64.bundle completes successfully.

However, upon attempting to run vmware, the following error message box is displayed:

Clicking OK then displays another error message box:

With the following log on the console:

Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-15921.log

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmmon not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmnet not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmblock not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmci not found.

filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/kernel/net/vmw_vsock/vsock.ko

license:        GPL v2

version:        1.0.1.0-k

description:    VMware Virtual Socket Family

author:         VMware, Inc.

srcversion:     DEF0E4AC6D739CEE581C08F

depends:        

intree:         Y

vermagic:       3.13.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 

signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key

sig_key:        55:AB:2F:E2:8E:D5:C6:0D:F9:58:71:50:D1:73:4C:92:0E:A7:B8:18

sig_hashalgo:   sha512

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmmon not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmnet not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmblock not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmci not found.

filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/kernel/net/vmw_vsock/vsock.ko

license:        GPL v2

version:        1.0.1.0-k

description:    VMware Virtual Socket Family

author:         VMware, Inc.

srcversion:     DEF0E4AC6D739CEE581C08F

depends:        

intree:         Y

vermagic:       3.13.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 

signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key

sig_key:        55:AB:2F:E2:8E:D5:C6:0D:F9:58:71:50:D1:73:4C:92:0E:A7:B8:18

sig_hashalgo:   sha512

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmmon not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmnet not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmblock not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmci not found.

filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/kernel/net/vmw_vsock/vsock.ko

license:        GPL v2

version:        1.0.1.0-k

description:    VMware Virtual Socket Family

author:         VMware, Inc.

srcversion:     DEF0E4AC6D739CEE581C08F

depends:        

intree:         Y

vermagic:       3.13.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 

signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key

sig_key:        55:AB:2F:E2:8E:D5:C6:0D:F9:58:71:50:D1:73:4C:92:0E:A7:B8:18

sig_hashalgo:   sha512



(vmware-modconfig:15921): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of /home/bta/.config/ibus/bus is not root!

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmmon not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmnet not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmblock not found.

modinfo: ERROR: Module vmci not found.

filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/kernel/net/vmw_vsock/vsock.ko

license:        GPL v2

version:        1.0.1.0-k

description:    VMware Virtual Socket Family

author:         VMware, Inc.

srcversion:     DEF0E4AC6D739CEE581C08F

depends:        

intree:         Y

vermagic:       3.13.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 

signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key

sig_key:        55:AB:2F:E2:8E:D5:C6:0D:F9:58:71:50:D1:73:4C:92:0E:A7:B8:18

sig_hashalgo:   sha512

It tried this workaround:

sudo -s    

cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux    

ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h    

ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h

But that didn't change the aforementioned behaviour.

Any idea how to let vmware find the kernel headers and proceed to successful run?

UPDATE: Thanks to the tips provided below and this Unable to run VMware - Failed to build vmnet article, I proceeded as follows:

sudo -s    

cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux    

ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h    

ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h

ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h

That last ln -s (for version.h) indeed got me past the "kernel headers not found" error message. But now I was getting:

Before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded
into the kernel CANCEL / INSTALL

So, I did this step:

sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-dev open-vm-dkms open-vm-toolbox open-vm-tools-dev

and now I am getting this:

Followed (within 1-2 seconds) by this:

I then followed by (as described in this solution)

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source

tar -xvf vmnet.tar

patch vmnet-only/filter.c < ~/vmnet313.patch

tar -uvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only

rm -r vmnet-only

/usr/bin/vmware

But I am getting the same result ("Unable to build kernel module" error message box).

If I try (as in the original solution):

sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Then I am getting:

Stopping VMware services:

   Virtual machine communication interface                             done

   Virtual machine monitor                                             done

   Blocking file system                                                done

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'

make -C /lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. 

      MODULEBUILDDIR= modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic'

  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:40:28: fatal error: linux/smp_lock.h: No such file or directory

 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>

                            ^

compilation terminated.

make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1

make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic'

make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'

Unable to install vmmon

I then tried:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

which got me a lot of extra packages, but I am still receiving the last failure with "linux/smp_lock.h: No such file or directory", etc.

So, I did:

sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/include/linux/smp.h /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/include/linux/smp_lock.h

and this made some progress as I am now failing the build/install with:

Stopping VMware services:

   Virtual machine communication interface                             done

   Virtual machine monitor                                             done

   Blocking file system                                                done

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'

make -C /lib/modules/3.13.0-43-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. 

      MODULEBUILDDIR= modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic'

  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:38:0,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:100:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_types.h:108:7: warning: "__FreeBSD__" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif __FreeBSD__

       ^

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32:0,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:102:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:164:0: warning: "MSR_THERM2_CTL" redefined [enabled by default]

 #define MSR_THERM2_CTL       0x0000019D // Thermal Monitor 2 Control (ro)

 ^

In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr.h:4:0,

                 from /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4,

                 from /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:20,

                 from /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h:22,

                 from include/linux/thread_info.h:54,

                 from /usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:6,

                 from include/linux/preempt.h:18,

                 from include/linux/spinlock.h:50,

                 from include/linux/seqlock.h:35,

                 from include/linux/time.h:5,

                 from include/linux/stat.h:18,

                 from include/linux/module.h:10,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/compat_module.h:27,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:26:

/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h:334:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition

 #define MSR_THERM2_CTL   0x0000019d

 ^

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:103:0,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:37,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:33,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:102:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:329:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:333:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:401:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:407:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_ReadIfEqualWrite64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:460:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_And’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:506:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_And64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:551:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Or’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:595:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Or64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:640:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Xor’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:684:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Xor64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:729:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Add’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:773:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:775:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Add64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:816:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Sub’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:860:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:862:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Sub64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:903:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Inc’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:945:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:947:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Inc64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:986:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Dec’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1028:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1030:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_Dec64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1069:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: At top level:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1223:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER >= 1310

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1227:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_ReadAdd64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1313:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: At top level:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1536:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1663:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER /* MSC (assume on x86 for now) */

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h: In function ‘Atomic_ReadWrite64’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1796:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:40:0,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:100:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/busmem_def.h: In function ‘BUSMEMDEFS’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_assert.h:249:20: warning: typedef ‘AssertOnCompileType’ locally defined but not used [-Wunused-local-typedefs]

       typedef char AssertOnCompileType[(e) ? 1 : -1]; 

                    ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_assert.h:271:7: note: in definition of macro ‘MY_ASSERTS’

       assertions 

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/busmem_def.h:69:12: note: in expansion of macro ‘ASSERT_ON_COMPILE’

            ASSERT_ON_COMPILE(sizeof(BusMemDef_BatchPageList) <= PAGE_SIZE);)

            ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/pshare_ext.h: In function ‘PSHARE_EXT’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_assert.h:249:20: warning: typedef ‘AssertOnCompileType’ locally defined but not used [-Wunused-local-typedefs]

       typedef char AssertOnCompileType[(e) ? 1 : -1]; 

                    ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_assert.h:271:7: note: in definition of macro ‘MY_ASSERTS’

       assertions 

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/pshare_ext.h:67:12: note: in expansion of macro ‘ASSERT_ON_COMPILE’

            ASSERT_ON_COMPILE((PSHARE_HINT_UPDATES_MAX <=

            ^

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:39:0,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:41,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:104:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h: At top level:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:486:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER  /* !__GNUC__ */

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:779:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:820:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:922:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER

       ^

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:41:0,

                 from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:104:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86_64.h:56:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif _MSC_VER  /* !__GNUC__ */

       ^

In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:120:0:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/./common/hostif.h:53:7: warning: "WINNT_DDK" is not defined [-Wundef]

 #elif WINNT_DDK

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘init_module’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:427:15: error: ‘struct file_operations’ has no member named ‘ioctl’

    vmuser_fops.ioctl = LinuxDriver_Ioctl;

               ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: At top level:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:771:59: error: ‘SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED’ undeclared here (not in a function)

 static spinlock_t pollQueueLock __attribute__((unused)) = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;

                                                           ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1744:7: error: implicit declaration of function ‘unlock_kernel’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]

       unlock_kernel();

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1751:7: error: implicit declaration of function ‘lock_kernel’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]

       lock_kernel();

       ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988:26: error: invalid operands to binary == (have ‘kuid_t’ and ‘kuid_t’)

       if (current_euid() == current_uid() &&

                          ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989:20: error: invalid operands to binary == (have ‘kuid_t’ and ‘kuid_t’)

    current_fsuid() == current_uid() &&

                    ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990:26: error: invalid operands to binary == (have ‘kgid_t’ and ‘kgid_t’)

           current_egid() == current_gid() &&

                          ^

/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1991:20: error: invalid operands to binary == (have ‘kgid_t’ and ‘kgid_t’)

    current_fsgid() == current_gid()) {

                    ^

cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1

make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-43-generic'

make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'

Unable to install vmmon

Looks like I should be giving up...

Unless you have additional ideas?