Cfrgtkky

After exhausting research online and youtube videos and facing failure to all those suggested solutions, I need your professional help with this please.

Installed VMWare workstation 15 on Ubuntu 18.4 (please see screenshot) and got kernel error.

These are the steps I already performed with no solution:

sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

Registered a new key and enrolled by the following commands in order:

1)

openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout VMWARE.priv -outform DER -out VMWARE.der -nodes -days 36500 -subj "/CN=VMWARE/"

2)

sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./VMWARE.priv ./VMWARE.der $(modinfo -n vboxdrv)

3)

sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./VMWARE.priv ./VMWARE.der $(modinfo -n vboxdrv)

4)

tail $(modinfo -n vboxdrv) | grep "Module signature appended"

5)

sudo mokutil --import VMWARE.der

rebooted --> registered the key upon booting successfully and confirmed by:

mokutil --test-key VMWARE.der

Also manually signed up the drivers by:

sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./VMWARE.priv ./VMWARE.der $(modinfo -n vmmon)

Finally:

sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/scripts/sign-file sha256 ./VMWARE.priv ./VMWARE.der $(modinfo -n vmnet)

Please note that I am new in the Linux world so step-by-step instructions will be appreciated! Many thanks, Cheers!

System Info

VMWare Error 1

VMWare Error 2

Problem solved! I followed the same exact steps in my original post EXCEPT that I changed the name of the key to something else! The new key successfully signed vmmon in dev directory and vmware worked!

What I would do would be to first uninstall VMWare Workstation from your system like this:

sudo vmware-installer -u vmware-workstation

Now let's re-install it, but before we install the Vmware Workstation Player 15 package, let’s install/update to newer versions of packages and their dependencies by using the command below:

sudo apt-get update

Now we need to install some dependencies which are required for the Vmware Workstation Player 15 Installation
(by default these should already be installed in Ubuntu 18.04, but if not, they will be):

First Install build-essential and gcc as shown:

sudo apt install build-essential gcc

Then install libcanberra-gtk-module as shown:

sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module

So let’s proceed with the Vmware Workstation installation.

Run the following commands in the terminal to install VMware Workstation Player 15:

mkdir ~/vmware

cd ~/vmware

wget -c https://download3.vmware.com/software/player/file/VMware- 

Player-15.0.2-10952284.x86_64.bundle

(Currently, as of today, the latest bundle)

OR

forget the "wget" part and download the bundle here:

https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/15_0

and put it in the vmware directory you just made.

Give the package permissions:

sudo chmod u+x VMware-Player-15.0.2-10952284.x86_64.bundle

Finally, install:

sudo ./VMware-Player-15.0.2-10952284.x86_64.bundle

As soon as the installer starts, follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation.

Select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click on "Next".
Update on startup; select yes (if you want).
Feedback; select yes or no.
License Key is optional (needed for Workstation Pro, but can be left blank).

Click "Install" on next screen.

Close when finished.

---NOTE---

If 3D acceleration is not enabled:
Edit hidden file /.vmware/preferences and look for a line that starts with:

mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers

If it is not present - you can add it into the file.

This should be changed to:

mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE"

---also---

go to /vmware/ /.vmx
open it with gedit (or equivalent) and add the line:

mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE"

For a Windows guest I add these lines, also, to the hidden file and the ".vmx" file (mentioned above):

mks.enableDX11Renderer = "FALSE"

mks.enableGLRenderer = "TRUE"

This switches the 3D acceleration from the default DX11 to OpenGL.

This should get you up and running and solve the issues.