VMware module fix for Linux (VMMON and VMNET modules)

vmware_module_fix.md

0. Make sure your kernel version headers are installed located in: /lib/modules/$(uname -r). If it's looking kind of empty (not empty example), then you should reinstall them (e.g. sudo apt reinstall linux-modules-$(uname -r))

1. Check kernel version: uname -r

2. Check vmware version: vmware --version

3. Download the host module files: git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git

4. cd vmware-hosts-modules

5. Find your workstation version name: git remote show origin

6. Checkout into the branch with the modules of your workstation version: git checkout <YOUR-WORKSTATION-VERSION>

7. Enter the command: make

8. Enter the command: sudo make install

9a. Reload modules by force: sudo /etc/init.d/vmware restart

9b. (Optional) Remove the vmware-host-modules folder: rm -rf <FOLDER-PATH>

9c. (Optional) Restart computer

Some arch network troubleshooting

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VMware Workstation 1 Liner Fix

if [[ -d /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ]]; then PRODUCT=$(vmware --version | cut -d' ' -f3) && cd ~/Downloads && git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git && cd vmware-host-modules && WS=$(git remote show origin | grep $PRODUCT | cut -d' ' -f5 | tail -1) && git checkout $WS && make && sudo make install && sudo /etc/init.d/vmware restart && cd ~/Downloads && rm -rf vmware-host-modules; else echo "Check uname -r and /lib/modules"; fi

VMware Player 1 Liner Fix

if [[ -d /lib/modules/$(uname -r) ]]; then PRODUCT=$(vmware --version | cut -d' ' -f3) && cd ~/Downloads && git clone https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules.git && cd vmware-host-modules && WS=$(git remote show origin | grep $PRODUCT | cut -d' ' -f5 | head -1) && git checkout $WS && make && sudo make install && sudo /etc/init.d/vmware restart && cd ~/Downloads && rm -rf vmware-host-modules; else echo "Check uname -r and /lib/modules"; fi