AskUbuntu SO #966585 - Post Kernel Upgrade

vmkernel_prep.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Must be run as root / sudo
# Reference: https://askubuntu.com/questions/966585/ubuntu-17-10-upgrade-broke-vmware-workstation-12-5

if [ $(dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' linux-headers-generic 2>/dev/null | grep -c "ok installed") -eq 0 ];
then
  echo "Kernel Headers Package Missing"
  echo "apt-get install linux-headers-generic";
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -d "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon-only/" ]
then
  echo "Failed to find expanded source vmmon"
  exit 1
  if [ ! -d "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/" ]
  then
    echo "Failed to find expanded source vmnet"
    exit 1
  fi
fi  

current_kernel=$(uname -r)
kern_dir=$(find /lib/modules/ -maxdepth 1 -type d|sort -n|tail -1)
latest_kern=${kern_dir##*/}
if [ $latest_kern == $current_kernel ]
then
  echo "Running current kernel: $current_kernel "
else
  echo "Current Running kernel, and latest downloaded kernel do not match."
  echo "Running kernel: $current_kernel "
  echo "Latest kernel downloaded: $latest_kern "
  echo "Reboot likely required!..exiting"
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f "$kern_dir/misc/vmmon.ko" ]
then
  echo "Building New kernels modules"
  mkdir -p $kern_dir/misc/
  cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon-only/
  make clean
  make
  cp ./vmmon.ko $kern_dir/misc/
  cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet-only/
  make clean
  make
  cp ./vmnet.ko $kern_dir/misc/
else
  echo "Found Kernel Modules"
  modinfo $kern_dir/misc/vmmon.ko 
  modinfo $kern_dir/misc/vmnet.ko 
fi

kernel_count=$(lsmod|grep 'vm[mon|net]'|wc -l)

if [[ $kernel_count -lt 2 ]];
then 
  echo "Reloading Kernel Modules"
  rmmod -v vmmon.ko 2>/dev/null
  insmod $kern_dir/misc/vmmon.ko
  rmmod -v vmnet.ko 2>/dev/null
  insmod $kern_dir/misc/vmnet.ko
  lsmod |grep 'vm[mon|net]'  
else
  echo "Kernel Modules Loaded Already"
fi
  
vmnetwork_status=$(vmware-networks --status 2>/dev/null |grep 'is not running' |wc -l)
if [[ $vmnetwork_status -gt 0 ]];
then 
  echo "Starting VMware Networks"
  vmware-networks --start
fi  

if ! vmware-networks --status; then
  echo "Error handling vmware-networks..exiting"
  exit 1;
fi

vmware_workstation_launcher.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
echo "Launching VMWare Workstation Wrapper"
echo "Starting VMkernel Prep"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
if sudo /opt/vmware-kernel-hack/vmkernel_prep.sh; then 
  echo "Starting VMware Workstation"
  /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware
else
  echo "Error in vmware kernel prep"
  exit 1
fi

https://askubuntu.com/questions/966585/ubuntu-17-10-upgrade-broke-vmware-workstation-12-5

Running when only needing to do a check

sudo ./vmkernel_prep.sh 
Running current kernel: 4.13.0-32-generic 
Found Kernel Modules
filename:       /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     AEBBB319B859FEE8B426D01
depends:        
name:           vmmon
vermagic:       4.13.0-32-generic SMP mod_unload 
filename:       /lib/modules/4.13.0-32-generic/misc/vmnet.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Networking Driver.
author:         VMware, Inc.
srcversion:     05614E77E7E46CC06B6048D
depends:        
name:           vmnet
vermagic:       4.13.0-32-generic SMP mod_unload 
parm:           vnet_max_qlen:Maximum queue length of the vmnet, default is 1024, maximum is 1024 (uint)
Kernel Modules Loaded Already
Bridge networking on vmnet0 is running
DHCP service on vmnet1 is running
Hostonly virtual adapter on vmnet1 is enabled
DHCP service on vmnet8 is running
NAT service on vmnet8 is running
Hostonly virtual adapter on vmnet8 is enabled
All the services configured on all the networks are running