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Old 12-04-2007   #1 (permalink)
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vmware error

Im installing the vmware but im recieving this error...
error: %pre(VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824


how can i fix this one to make the vmware work ...
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Uou use Suse right? And you were compiling it yourself?
Can you please give more compiler output then?


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I downloaded the .rpm then i tried to install it then i recieved an error
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A, try to run it like:
rpm -ivvh <Filename>
and post Everything here.
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linux-octb:/home/Admin/Desktop # rpm -ivvh VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824.i386.rpm
D: ============== VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824.i386.rpm
D: Expected size: 219997849 = lead(96)+sigs(100)+pad(4)+data(219997649)
D: Actual size: 219997817
D: added binary package [0]
D: found 0 source and 1 binary packages
D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages create:cdb:mpoolrivate
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0
D: locked db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: ========== +++ VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824 i386/Linux 0x0
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Depends create:nofsync mode=0x0
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames rdonly:nofsync mode=0x0
D: read h# 156 Header SHA1 digest: OK (29d46289ae8321ca375a8e26084b6ebcd2a3eaee)
D: Requires: /bin/sh YES (db files)
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Providename rdonly:nofsync mode=0x0
D: Conflicts: vmware = 1.0.2 NO
D: Conflicts: vmmodule = 1.0.2 NO
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname rdonly:nofsync mode=0x0
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Depends
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Providename
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: ========== recording tsort relations
D: ========== tsorting packages (order, #predecessors, #succesors, tree, depth, breadth)
D: 0 0 0 0 1 0 +VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.i386
D: installing binary packages
D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages create:cdb:mpoolrivate
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages create mode=0x42
D: locked db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: mounted filesystems:
D: i dev bsize bavail iavail mount point
D: 0 0x00000804 4096 5360807 3972104 /
D: 1 0x00000003 4096 0 -1 /proc
D: 2 0x00000000 4096 0 -1 /sys
D: 3 0x0000000e 4096 0 -1 /sys/kernel/debug
D: 4 0x0000000f 4096 113185 111802 /dev
D: 5 0x0000000b 4096 0 -1 /dev/pts
D: 6 0x00000801 4096 250072 -1 /boot
D: 7 0x00000805 4096 4344764 17394538 /home/Admin/Windows/D
D: 8 0x00000806 4096 4363097 17453183 /home/Admin/Windows/E
D: 9 0x00000807 4096 530280 2165251 /home/Admin/Windows/F
D: 10 0x00000011 4096 0 -1 /sys/kernel/security
D: sanity checking 1 elements
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Name create:nofsync mode=0x42
D: running pre-transaction scripts
D: computing 5233 file fingerprints
Preparing... D: computing file dispositions
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames create:nofsync mode=0x42
D: read h# 11 Header SHA1 digest: OK (fcd0829cc683bc31606e4d91c4962dc0c290fa8b)
D: read h# 452 Header SHA1 digest: OK (288f7127fc53fe64444f8dea181b0b42c3b36b89)
D: read h# 872 Header SHA1 digest: OK (b004fa9357ee0c753eccfa6996d91468e9de4317)
D: read h# 873 Header SHA1 digest: OK (891472c9280bb84726ad46973f7a723b409bf14f)
D: read h# 888 Header SHA1 digest: OK (d531280f324b7df96238a9c3f0f37a809d0fdbaa)
D: read h# 982 Header SHA1 digest: OK (547d195aa1c481f89417f77a9b102c531c4f9939)
D: read h# 1025 Header SHA1 digest: OK (2cd34058a5b2a7a60f356e48110fef4f1c9cb8fb)
D: read h# 1083 Header sanity check: OK
D: read h# 1133 Header SHA1 digest: OK (c035ab14fa258fb0063081f7bfb488a34d24eccd)
########################################### [100%]
D: ========== +++ VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824 i386-Linux 0x0
D: Expected size: 219997849 = lead(96)+sigs(100)+pad(4)+data(219997649)
D: Actual size: 219997817
D: install: VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824 has 5233 files, test = 0
D: install: %pre(VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.i386) asynchronous scriptlet start
D: install: %pre(VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.i386) execv(/bin/sh) pid 17555
++ vmware_product
++ echo ws
++ exit 0
+ '[' ws == ws ']'
++ vmware_product_platform_match
+++ uname -m
++ PLATFORM_ARCH=i686
+++ vmware_product_architecture
+++ echo i386
+++ exit 0
++ PRODUCT_ARCH=i386
++ '[' i686 == x86_64 ']'
++ '[' i686 '!=' x86_64 ']'
++ '[' i386 == x86_64 ']'
++ echo ''
+ '[' ']'
+ '[' '' = yes ']'
++ mypre
++ initialize_globals
++ case "`vmware_product`" in
+++ vmware_product
+++ echo ws
+++ exit 0
++ gRegistryDir=/etc/vmware
++ gStateDir=/etc/vmware/state
++ gInstallerMainDB=/etc/vmware/locations
++ gInstallerObject=/etc/vmware/installer.sh
++ get_initial_database
++ local made_dir1
++ local made_dir2
++ local bkp_dir
++ local bkp
++ local kind
++ local version
++ local intermediate_format
++ local tmpdir
++ local status
++ local state_file
++ local state_files
++ '[' '!' -r /etc/vmware/locations ']'
++ echo 'A previous installation of VMware Software has been detected.'
++ echo
++ make_tmp_dir bkp_dir vmware-installer
++ local dirname=bkp_dir
++ local prefix=vmware-installer
++ local tmp
++ local serial
++ local loop
++ tmp=/tmp
++ serial=0
++ loop=yes
++ '[' yes = yes ']'
++ '[' '!' -d /tmp ']'
++ '[' '!' -w /tmp -o '!' -x /tmp ']'
++ mkdir -m 0755 /tmp/vmware-installer0
++ loop=no
++ '[' no = yes ']'
++ eval 'bkp_dir="$tmp"'\''/'\''"$prefix$serial"'
+++ bkp_dir=/tmp/vmware-installer0
++ bkp=/tmp/vmware-installer0/prev_db.tar.gz
++ '[' -x /etc/vmware/installer.sh ']'
++ status=1
++ '[' 1 -gt 0 ']'
++ rm -rf /tmp/vmware-installer0
++ echo Failure
++ echo
++ exit 1
+ errMsg=
+ status=1
+ '[' 1 '!=' 0 ']'
+ echo ''

+ exit 1
D: install: waitpid(17555) rc 17555 status 100 secs 0.094
error: %pre(VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping VMwareWorkstation-6.0.2-59824
D: running post-transaction scripts
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Name
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: May free Score board((nil))
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Wierd...
The file is to small.. But the Hashes are correct..
Umm try to download it from another Mirror and it might work.

sorry I cant help anymore then this..
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