If you have installed VMware 9 Workstation on your shiny new Ubuntu 12.10 then be aware that you may get a General Protection Fault
To fix:
Download the attached file vmware9_kernel35_patch.tar.bz2
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WordPress does not allow uploads of this type. As a workaround the file has a permissible extension and has been renamed. You need to revert these modifications before the file can be extracted
Change filename from vmware9_kernel35_patch-tar-bz2.odt to vmware9_kernel35_patch.tar.bz2
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At shell prompt
sudo rm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/vm*
Then
sudo ./patch-modules_3.5.0.sh
i have this error after upgrading to 12.10 and i do have VMware 9 installed on 12.04,the problem now i cant run this commands because of system halt just after reboot
any ideas?
Thanks
Mohammed,
I had this issue as well.
Boot as normal but hold the SHIFT key down. You will then see a GRUB menu with various boot options
Highlight the menu option which is called Advanced or has ( Recovery ) at the end using the Up / Down arrows and then press e to edit ( You need to change this option or the system boots with a read only file system )
A script will appear. Look for a line similar to
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-19-generic root=UUID=b5fc1d71-bffa-4da7-a294-8f4aaa111d93 ro recovery nomodeset
Change ro to rw
Save and then boot from the menu option you just edited.
A menu will appear. Choose the option to get the command prompt.
You now need to switch off the VMware services. Do this by typing
update-rc.d vmware remove
update-rc.d vmware-workstation-server remove
update-rc.d vmware-USBArbitrator remove
Now reboot and you should be able to login and proceed with the patch.
Just tried this patch yesterday and it did work seamlessy. Thank you very much!
The patch will work, if you restart the PC after installation. Good joob.
Error extracting…
See new updated section. These instructions work for me under Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10
thanks, its works fine
Hey thanks for your guide. Just out of interest have you tried this with the newer kernels? If so is the process the same?