FS#28062 - [open-vmware-tools] won't start since module upgrade

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Frank Ickstadt (frigg) - Monday, 23 January 2012, 08:30 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 16:30 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 4
Private No

Details

Description:
After upgrading from open-vm-tools-modules 2011.12.20-2 to open-vm-tools-modules 2011.12.20-3
open-vmware-tools won't start

Additional info:

1)
/var/log/kernel.log:
vmblock: no symbol version for module_layout

2)
a)rc.d start open-vm-tools --> [FAIL]
b)/var/log/boot:
Starting Open Virtual Machine Tools [BUSY] [FAIL]

3)uname -r
3.2.1-1-ARCH

regards,

Frank

Steps to reproduce:
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Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 16:30 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 09:55 GMT
Strange, vmblock can not be loaded with:
modprobe -f vmblock

but can be loaded with:
modprobe vmblock

Do you use kmod or module-init-tools?
Comment by Vincent F. (bik0z) - Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 10:27 GMT
Hi all,

As far as I'm concerned, I think that the problem only occurred after the removal of module-init-tools during my last pacman -Suy today (2012-01-24)...

Everything is working as expected on another (virtual) machine which was updated on 2012-01-20, just prior to the removal of module-init-tools:
upgraded open-vm-tools-modules (2011.12.20-1 -> 2011.12.20-3)

And of course, I have moved /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf.pacsave back to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf as advised here:
http://www.archlinux.org/news/kmod-replaces-module-init-tools/

Hope this helps.
Comment by Frank Ickstadt (frigg) - Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 19:53 GMT
Hi Sergej,

as I've performed a pacman -Syu kmod has replaced module-init-tools and there is no /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.* file just a alsa.conf file ?!
Comment by crouse (crouse) - Thursday, 01 March 2012, 20:01 GMT
Same error.

[root@archie ~]# modprobe vmblock
ERROR: could not insert 'vmblock': Exec format error
[root@archie ~]# /etc/rc.d/open-vm-tools restart
:: Stopping Open Virtual Machine Tools [FAIL]
:: Starting Open Virtual Machine Tools [BUSY] ERROR: could not insert 'vmblock': Exec format error

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/28222
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/28062
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/28109

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