Unable to start VMWare Workstation after upgrade to 13.04
- by pst007x
After upgrading to 13.04 I am unable to start VMWorkstation. I get the following message:
Before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded
into the running kernel.
Kernel Headers 3.8.0-19-generic
Kernel headers for version 3.8.0-19-generic were not found. If you
have installed them in a non-default path you can specify the path
below.
Does anyone have any idea what to do next?
Ubuntu 13.04 64bit
If I direct the path to:
/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-19-generic
I get the following message:
C header files matching your running kernel were not found.
Thanks
Additional:
As suggested I run this in terminal:
cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux
sudo ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h
sudo ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h
sudo ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h
However, now I get the following:
Before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded into the kernel
CANCEL / INSTALL
I INSTALL, the window closes and nothing happens.... Any ideas?
ADDITIONAL:
I installed this:
sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-dev open-vm-dkms open-vm-toolbox open-vm-tools-dev
And it all launched...
Many thanks for the suggestions and help... This is what I love about Ubuntu... it has a great helpful community... !
Note: Also found this which may help others too: HERE
ADDITIONAL ERROR:
Could not open /dev/vmmon: Is a directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
Failed to initialize monitor device.
Monitor settings all greyed out
RESOLUTION:
Re-installation of Nvidia Drivers
