I installed VMware on F11 and the patch and it started fine for me, but when I tried to install WinXP as a guest OS my system locked up solid. By default vmware looks for files in ~./vmware if you moved it and didn't change the config you'll get this error. I also get the errors shown below during the install. Paolo Installing VMware Player 2.5.2 Copying files... Configuring... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 93: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 55: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 95: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 64: ordinal not in range(128) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit if self.shouldRollover(record): File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format return fmt.format(record) File "/tmp/vmis.TWxHzJ/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format s = self._fmt % record.__dict__ UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 95: ordinal not in range(128) Installing VMware Workstation 6.5.2 Copying files... I also see the following error during compile CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciQueuePair.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/./include/vmci_kernel_if.h:63, from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciQueuePair.c:30: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/./include/vm_basic_types.h:108:7: warning: "__FreeBSD__" is not defined In file included from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciCommonInt.h:34, from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciQueuePair.c:42: /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:329:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:333:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined This happens on several files. However, it does seem to work in the end. <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Matthew Saltzman <<a href="mailto:mjs@clemson.edu">mjs@clemson.edu</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I performed a fresh install of F11, then installed VMware-Workstation-6.5.2-156735.x86_64.rpm. Installed the patch for kernel-2.6.29 from <a href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/203231" target="_blank">http://communities.vmware.com/thread/203231</a>. Now, when I try to start a VM, I get a message that the .vmdk file can't be found. The message pop-up lets me browse to the location of the file. File not found: xxx.vmdk This file is required to power on the virtual machine. If this file was moved, please provide its new location. But the file has not been moved, and when I select the file from the browser, VMware still refuses to start. Turning selinux to non-enforcing doesn't help. Problem occurs with Workstation and Player. Everything worked fine with F10, including with a 2.6.29 test kernel. Anybody seen this? Anybody know a solution? TIA. -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences mjs AT clemson DOT edu <a href="http://www.math.clemson.edu/%7Emjs" target="_blank">http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs</a> -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> Guidelines: <a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines</a> </blockquote></div>