vmplayer does not open after installation/configuration

ursahoribl · 10-20-2006, 11:15 AM

After installing and configuring vmplayer in Xubuntu 6.06, I see the following:

The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

VMware Player is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for the running kernel. To (re-)configure it, invoke the
following command: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

The configuration of VMware Player 1.0.2 build-29634 for Linux for this running
kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Player by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmplayer".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

But when invoking the above command to start vmplayer, I see:

vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.

I can play round-robin all day re-configuring between the two messages above without ever being able to run vmplayer. Can someone help me correct my problem?

Grizzly

binary_y2k2 · 10-20-2006, 07:07 PM

Try removing /etc/vmware/not_configured
it should have been removed when vmware player was configured.
You could also try

Code:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure vmware-player

ursahoribl · 10-20-2006, 11:10 PM

binary_y2k2:

Thanks for the assist. Deleting the /etc/vmware/not_configured file did the trick.

Great thing about the Linux community is there's always someone willing to help those who know less and often end up confused and/or in trouble.

Grizzly

-=Graz=- · 10-23-2006, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursahoribl

binary_y2k2:

Thanks for the assist. Deleting the /etc/vmware/not_configured file did the trick.

Great thing about the Linux community is there's always someone willing to help those who know less and often end up confused and/or in trouble.

Grizzly

very true!! and there is always someone out there that knows that quirky little fix that one wouldnt stumble accross in normal troubleshooting. gotta love it