How to Install VMware Player on Linux Mint Maya 13

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By default, the virtual ethernet service in VMware Player 4.0.4 will fail when you try to start it. Fortunately there is an old patch that will fix this issue. I've updated the patch so it is compatible with VMware Player version 4.0.4. You can download it here.


To run the patch, after installing VMware Player extract it to your home folder and issue the following command in Terminal:

sudo bash /vmware802fixlinux320/patch-modules_3.2.0.sh

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8 comments

  1. giulio iserniaJune 25, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    invalid id?
    can't download ...

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  2. UnknownJune 25, 2012 at 5:10 AM

    Sorry about that, I forgot to make the file public.

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  3. Red-BullJuly 12, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    Thanks a lot.. saved my day! :-)

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  4. xfgxJuly 19, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    the link directs me to some google shit.
    where do I find the patch???
    regards
    frank

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  5. xfgxJuly 19, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    the link directs me to some google shit.
    where do I find the patch???
    regards
    frank

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  6. UnknownJuly 19, 2012 at 8:39 AM

    That "google shit" is Google Drive. There's a download link right in the middle of the page, you can't miss it.

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  7. UnknownJuly 25, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    this works :)

    the "sudo bash ..." command is somewhat wrong though, cd to the vmware802fixlinux320 directory and run "sudo patch-modules_3.2.0.sh"

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  8. Sai NelloreAugust 15, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    You're a genius! It worked like a charm! I had read somewhere that one would have to downgrade VMWare player to 4.0.3 for the patch to work. With your modified script, I didn't have to. Only "problem" I had was the Google Drive screen displayed Chinese characters on my screen; but I simply followed your instructions and everything went OK. Thank you very much!

    -sai

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