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Has anyone managed to run VMware WorkStation 10.0.3 on CentOS 7? Mine ask for some modules to be compiled and loaded into the running Kernel before VMware can run,

then an ERROR copy or error below:

2014-07-21T09:01:41.429+02:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path “/lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include” for the kernel “3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64” is valid. Whoohoo!
2014-07-21T09:01:41.429+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Using temp dir “/tmp”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.430+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.430+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting header path for 3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64 to “/lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.430+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Validating path “/lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include” for kernel release “3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.430+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include/linux/version.h
2014-07-21T09:01:41.430+02:00| vthread-3| I120: /lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.430+02:00| vthread-3| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
2014-07-21T09:01:41.435+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value “3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.435+02:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path “/lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include” for the kernel “3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64” is valid. Whoohoo!
2014-07-21T09:01:41.533+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on “vmnet”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.534+02:00| vthread-3| I120: “/sbin/modinfo” exited with status 256.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.620+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting destination path for vmnet to “/lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/misc/vmnet.ko”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.620+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Extracting the vmnet source from “/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar”.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.625+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Successfully extracted the vmnet source.
2014-07-21T09:01:41.625+02:00| vthread-3| I120: Building module with command “/usr/bin/make -j4 -C /tmp/modconfig-Ie99mv/vmnet-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/3.10.0-123.4.2.el7.x86_64/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no”
2014-07-21T09:01:43.144+02:00| vthread-3| W110: Failed to build vmnet. Failed to execute the build command.

Bonnie B Mtengwa ICT

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