VMware Workstation in F11

[Paolo Galtieri]

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.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Matthew Saltzman <mjs at clemson.edu> wrote:

> 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 http://communities.vmware.com/thread/203231.  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
> http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs <http://www.math.clemson.edu/%7Emjs>
>
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