[Cialug] HELP!!! VMWare server

[Nathan C. Smith]

I'm not sure how to troubleshoot it but a udev issue perhaps?

Check the vmware KB?  I don't think Google indexes it.

-Nate 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Barry Von Ahsen
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:25 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] HELP!!! VMWare server
> 
> is the kernel module 'vmci' loaded?
> 
> #lsmod | grep vmci
> 
> if you get nothing
> 
> #modprobe vmci
> 
> and try again
> 
> 
> 
> -barry
> 
> 
> 
> jrnosee at gmail.com wrote:
> > Please help! I recently upgraded my server @ home to Ubuntu 
> 10.04 LTS.  
> > I ran the VMWare server config and had some issues compiling one of 
> > the modules.  I got the fix for that one on the internet.  Re-ran 
> > config/install with no problems, but now when I try to 
> start up my webserver VM I get:
> > 
> > Message from THECONSTRUCT: Failed to open device 
> "/dev/vmci": No such 
> > file or directory Please make sure that the kernel module 
> 'vmci' is loaded.
> > Module DevicePowerOn power on failed.
> > 
> > I can't find anything helpful on google.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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