I use kernel 4.4.74-server-1.mga5 because kernel 4.9.35 does not start.
After update from Mageia 5 to Mageia 6 VMware Workstation refuse to start.
When I look in MCC - System I can see that vmware is started.
A start of vmware in a terminalwindow doesn't show anything.
The log, /var/log/vmware/vmware-usbarb-15308.log, beginnig, show,:
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2017-07-26T05:36:28.441+02:00| usbArb| I125: Log for VMware USB Arbitration Service pid=15308 version=12.5.
3 build=build-5097610 option=Release
2017-07-26T05:36:28.441+02:00| usbArb| I125: The process is 64-bit.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.441+02:00| usbArb| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2017-07-26T05:36:28.441+02:00| usbArb| I125: Host is Linux 4.4.74-server-1.mga5 Mageia 6
2017-07-26T05:36:28.410+02:00| usbArb| I125: VTHREAD initialize main thread 3 "usbArb" tid 15308
2017-07-26T05:36:28.418+02:00| usbArb| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": N
o such file or directory.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.418+02:00| usbArb| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/se
ttings. Using default values.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.430+02:00| usbArb| I125: Could not expand environment variable HOME.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.430+02:00| usbArb| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "~/.vmware/config": No such f
ile or directory.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.430+02:00| usbArb| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at ~/.vmware/config.
Using default values.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.430+02:00| usbArb| I125: Could not expand environment variable HOME.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.430+02:00| usbArb| I125: PREF Disabling user preferences because disableUserPreferences
is set.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.430+02:00| usbArb| I125: PREF Failed to load user preferences.
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2017-07-26T05:36:28.540+02:00| usbArb| I125: DICT tag.tools = "vmtools.htm"
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBArbRuleStore: Loading device rules from '/etc/vmware/usbarb
.rules'.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: VMware USB Arbitration Service Version 15.2.0
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBGL: USB Sysfs found at /dev/bus/usb
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Attempting to connect to existing arbitrator on /var/r
un/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket.
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: SOCKET creating new socket, connecting to /var/run/vmware/usba
rbitrator-socket
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: SOCKET connect failed, error 2: No such file or directory
2017-07-26T05:36:28.550+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Failed to connect to the existing arbitrator.
2017-07-26T05:36:29.204+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: UsbArbPipeConnected: Connected to client, socket:4
2017-07-26T05:36:29.224+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Closing client, error:2
2017-07-26T05:36:29.224+02:00| usbArb| I125: USBArb: Client 0 disconnected
[root@Humlan vmware]# pwd
I have no knowledge to understand this.
Is there anyone that can help me?