When running vmware-modconfig --console --install-all these are the errors that I get:
Stopping VMware services:
VMware Authentication Daemon done
VM communication interface socket family done
Virtual machine communication interface done
Virtual machine monitor done
Blocking file system done
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-23-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/apic.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only'
Built vmmon module
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-23-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/userif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/filter.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/procfs.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/smac.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmnet-only'
Built vmnet module
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-23-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/block.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dbllnklst.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/file.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/inode.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/module.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/filesystem.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/stubs.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/super.o
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c: In function ‘ExecuteBlockOp’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:285:9: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:296:4: warning: passing argument 1 of ‘putname’ from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
In file included from include/linux/proc_fs.h:5:0,
from /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.c:28:
include/linux/fs.h:2052:13: note: expected ‘struct filename *’ but argument is of type ‘char *’
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:49:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/inode.c:49:4: warning: (near initialization for ‘RootInodeOps.lookup’) [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:38:4: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:38:4: warning: (near initialization for ‘LinkDentryOps.d_revalidate’) [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c: In function ‘DentryOpRevalidate’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:104:7: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘actualDentry->d_op->d_revalidate’ makes integer from pointer without a cast [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:104:7: note: expected ‘unsigned int’ but argument is of type ‘struct nameidata *’
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: "putname" [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.ko] undefined!
CC /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/vmblock.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only'
make[1]: `postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only'
cp -f vmblock.ko ./../vmblock.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only'
Built vmblock module
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only'
make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-23-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/vmciKernelIf.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciContext.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciDatagram.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciDoorbell.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciDriver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciEvent.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciQPair.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciHashtable.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciQueuePair.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciResource.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/common/vmciRoute.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/driverLog.o
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:127:4: error: implicit declaration of function ‘__devexit_p’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:127:4: error: initializer element is not constant
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:127:4: error: (near initialization for ‘vmci_driver.remove’)
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:1745:1: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘vmci_probe_device’
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:1973:1: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘vmci_remove_device’
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘__check_disable_host’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:2498:1: warning: return from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘__check_disable_guest’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:2501:1: warning: return from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘__check_disable_msi’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:2504:1: warning: return from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘__check_disable_msix’:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:2507:1: warning: return from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c: At top level:
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:119:12: warning: ‘vmci_probe_device’ used but never defined [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:121:13: warning: ‘vmci_remove_device’ used but never defined [enabled by default]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:2054:1: warning: ‘vmci_interrupt’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:2128:1: warning: ‘vmci_interrupt_bm’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.c:1708:1: warning: ‘vmci_enable_msix’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-23-generic'
make: *** [vmci.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only'
Unable to install vmci