fix vmware workstation 9 installation in ubuntu 12.10
- by Alessandro Belloni
i have opened this thread because i upgraded to ubuntu 12.10 beta (kernel 3.5) and i have problem with vmware workstation 9:
"Unable to change virtual machine power state: Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to"
does anyone got the same problem?
Clean install of ubuntu 12.10 (daily build) installed vmware 9 and patched but not working, my laptop is a Lenovo T420 with Nvidia Optimus Technology.
i can't patch correctly and get the thinks be builded correctly, my configuration is ubuntu 12.10 fresh installation vmware workstation 9 fresh install on top of a lenovo thikpad t420 with nvidia optimus video card.
have a problems.. this message is show whem i try to apply the patch..
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Stopping VMware services:
VMware Authentication Daemon done
At least one instance of VMware VMX is still running.
Please stop all running instances of VMware VMX first.
VMware Authentication Daemon done
Unable to stop services
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How can i stop the vmware services to apply the patch?
This message is too show when i try to patch again
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./patch-modules_3.5.0.sh
/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/.patched found. You have already patched your sources. Exiting
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But the vmware is not working, and i can’t unstall…