upgrade 17.5.2 under ubuntu 24.04

[thx64]

My OS is Ubuntu 24.04 and yesterday the system ask me to update VMWare Workstation Pro 17.5.1 to 17.5.2. But after the installation, when I click on the application, the Vmware KernelModule Updater launch, I clic Install. And then I get the message "Unable to Install all modules".

I get the same error when I do the update 17.5.0. to 17.5.1, but using the repository of mkubecek, I success with the update. But there is no repository for 17.5.2. 

I waiting for a solution in order to do the update to 17.5.2.

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[Pofufo Patata]

Same problem here. Clean install on Ubuntu 24.04, and getting the message "Unable to Install all modules". From the log file:

2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731   The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.2.0-13ubuntu1) 13.2.0
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731   You are using:           gcc (Ubuntu 13.2.0-23ubuntu4) 13.2.0
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.c:87:1: warning: no previous prototype for 'VNetUserListener_Create' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731    87 | VNetUserListener_Create(uint32 classMask,  // IN: the listener's class mask
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731       | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/bridge.c:258:1: warning: no previous prototype for 'VNetBridge_Create' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731   258 | VNetBridge_Create(const char *devName, // IN:  name of device (e.g., "eth0")
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731       | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/bridge.c:1411:1: warning: no previous prototype for 'VNetBridgeSendLargePacket' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731  1411 | VNetBridgeSendLargePacket(struct sk_buff *skb,        // IN: packet to split
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731       | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/netif.c:173:1: warning: no previous prototype for 'VNetNetIf_Create' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731   173 | VNetNetIf_Create(char *devName,  // IN:
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731       | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/userif.c:1091:1: warning: no previous prototype for 'VNetUserIf_Create' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731  1091 | VNetUserIf_Create(VNetPort **ret) // OUT
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731       | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/userif.o: warning: objtool: VNetCsumAndCopyToUser+0x2d: call to csum_partial_copy_nocheck() with UACCESS enabled
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 Skipping BTF generation for /tmp/modconfig-Gubrgr/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko due to unavailability of vmlinux
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 Unable to install all modules.  See log for details.
2024-05-15T17:36:53.663Z In(05) host-6731 

[Robert fargher]

I have the same problem with a new install of Workstation 17.5.2 on both Ubuntu 24.04 and a fresh install of Rocky Linux 9 (to check if it were an Ubuntu-specific issue). 

[thx64]

I success by using mkubecek vmware-host-modules-workstation-17.5.1 while I do the upgrade to 17.5.2. I do the same as when I do the upgrade 17.5.0 to 17.5.1. 

After having done the upgrade 17.5.2 and when launching vmware workstation, the Vmware KernelModule Updater is launching and failed. So I reapply mkubecek vmware-host-modules-workstation-17.5.1 (for those who haven't the file yet : wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/workstation-17.5.1.tar.gz) after unzip the file, go to the directory do : make  then sudo make install, and after like the doc create the tar files (tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only ; tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only) next copy the files (sudo cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/) next rebuild (sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all).

Now launch vmware workstation pro, and when you look the version, it would show 17.5.2.

it works for me

[Dhairya Tomar]

@thx64The issue has been reproduced internally, raised a ticket internally, fix is in progress by relevant team.

[John Roth]

Any update on the Broadcom fix?

[Jim Jones]

Hello, any update on this issue? 

[Jeremy Simms]

Mid August and it's still broken.  I hate resorting to downloading random github code to fix paid software.

[Andrew Hill]

Quite a few paying customers waiting on this one, it seems.

[rioujin1]

Hello. Any update on this fix? Thank you

[TonyF]

my original installation of:

VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.2-23775571.x86_64.bundle worked fine for a few weeks now has stopped after it called for an update it appears that it cannot get files out of module:  shown partly here:

2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZNK3Gdk11DragContext12list_targetsEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZNK3Gtk13SelectionData13get_selectionEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib17file_get_contentsERKSs    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib7ustring5beginEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib18filename_from_utf8ERKNS_7ustringE    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZNK4Glib7ustring3endEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib11shell_quoteERKSs    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib9file_testERKSsNS_8FileTestE    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN3Gdk6Pixbuf4saveERKSsRKN4Glib7ustringE    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZNK3Gtk13SelectionData10get_targetEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZNK3Gio7AppInfo14get_executableEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib6ModuleC1ERKSsNS_11ModuleFlagsE    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib17uri_escape_stringERKSsS1_b    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib7ustring3endEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN3Gdk6Pixbuf16create_from_fileERKSsiib    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZN4Glib12get_home_dirEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-24T04:21:36.873Z In(05)+ appLoader undefined symbol: _ZNK3Gtk13SelectionData11get_targetsEv    (/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwareui.so/libvmwareui.so)
2024-08-

maybe the update contains a wrong list of names to extract or the lib module is the wrong one

[falopa sama]

uff man gracias eso me funciono

[Tim Gentry]

To echo/repeat, has there been any update on this?  Like Jeremy Simms, above, I really don't like the idea of having to go download an unverified github repo and compile that into kernel modules.  So is there an OFFICIAL fix for this issue?  I was glad to see that it had been reproduced in-house and a ticket was created, but is there an update on the progress of said ticket? 

[Tim Gentry]

and now a month later, I'm still hearing silence on any updates on this.  As I'm extremely reluctant to compile unofficial code as kernel modules I've held off using the mkubecek github archive "fix" for the issue, and am still waiting for a official fix from Broadcom.  Should I just "get used to disappointment" and attempt to roll back to Ubuntu 22.04 (something else I really don't want to do...)?  Or is there an actual fix coming as was stated way back on May 20 by Dhairya Tomar?