vmware player won't run on CentOS due to missing /dev/vmmon, what could be the problem?
- by Graphics Noob
So I've tried installing vmware player 3.1.4 and 3.1.3 and both times had the same problem, when I try to load a VM I get the error "Could not open /dev/vmmon". When I ls /dev/ I can see there is no "vmmon" device present. When I try running:
sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start
I get the output:
Starting VMware services:
VMware USB Arbitrator [ OK ]
Virtual machine monitor [FAILED]
Virtual machine communication interface [ OK ]
VM communication interface socket family [ OK ]
Blocking file system [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [FAILED]
which shows that the Virtual Machine Monitor fails to load. I tried following the advice on this site and ran
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
I notice during the compilation there are no errors, but at the end I get the message:
Starting VMware services:
VMware USB Arbitrator [ OK ]
Virtual machine monitor [FAILED]
Virtual machine communication interface [ OK ]
VM communication interface socket family [ OK ]
Blocking file system [ OK ]
Virtual ethernet [ OK ]
Unable to start services
Out of curiousity I tried:
sudo /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.6.18-238.9.1.el5xen/misc/vmmod.ko
But got the error message:
insmod: error inserting 'vmmon.ko': -1 Invalid module format
I have a feeling this may be the root of the problem, but I don't know what could be causing it or how to fix it.
