If VMware Workstation is installed on a Linux host and the Linux kernel is updated, you may experience these symptoms:
Configuration with vmware-config.pl
is required when you upgrade your host operating system kernel.
Note: It is not necessary to reinstall Workstation after you upgrade your kernel. In Workstation 6.5.x and earlier, follow the proceeding instructions. In Workstation 7 and later, a tool called vmware-modconfig
runs the first time Workstation launches after the kernel is updated -- you need to enter the root password at this time.
The installer places vmware-config.pl
in /usr/bin
. If /usr/bin
is not in your default path, run the program with this command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
To run vmware-config.pl:
vmware-config.pl
In Workstation 7.x and later, it is possible to re-configure without launching Workstation. Run this command, after upgrading the kernel:
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
The --console
switch tells Workstation not to launch the GUI, and the --install-all
switch rebuilds and reinstalls all modules.