VMWare 6.5 WS in Linux

After switching to Fedora, there were scenarios when I needed Windows for some specific purposes. I downloaded & installed VMWare 6.5 WS. But while starting VMware I was getting the below error

Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-10280.log
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock
modinfo: could not find module vmmon
modinfo: could not find module vmnet
modinfo: could not find module vmblock
modinfo: could not find module vmci
modinfo: could not find module vsock

Cause :

This problem normally occurs when the Host Operating System kernel is upgraded. And because of the kernel upgrade, the VMware modules doesn't get in sync with the kernel.

Solution :

To solve the issue, you need to rebuild all VMWare WS modules.

1. mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old

2. Now start vmware, you will be able to start. If you still face the issue then run the below command as root user and then start VMware.

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

This solved the problem for me.

VMware is licenced and you can hardly get a properly working cracked one.
Better opt for OpenSource varieties of the same type esp VirtualBox. Its a Sun Microsystem Product. It caters almost all the requirements catered by VMware. The best part is that VirtualBox is completely free.

Download VirtualBox from www.virtualbox.org and experience it.