On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:45:58 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 09/14/2011 03:00 PM, David Relson wrote: > > Using files pointed to from BGO, I have successfully installed > > vmware-player and vmware-modules-238-r1 on my 64-bit gentoo system > > running kernel 2.6.39-gentoo-r2 > > > > However, vmware-player won't start. Checking in > > /var/tmp/vmware-relson, I found the following message: > > > > Could not > > open /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/libvmware.so > > > > The message is correct, libvmware.so does not exist at the path > > above (or anywhere else). > > Try installing vmware-workstation and try again. >
vmware-workstation costs more $$ than I'm willing to pay. Of course, vmware-server also exists. However it depends on vmware-modules-208 which doesn't support my 2.6.39 kernel.