Open VMware Workstation error message: Could not open/dev/vmmon:no such device. Sure the kernel module ' Vmmon ' is loaded.
Workaround 1
You can /etc/init.d/vmware start
start the service by running it before you start VMware
Workaround 2
On Arch Linux, you can vmware-systemd-serverices
add the Systemctl service by installing this Aur package.
- Use
systemctl enable vmware.service
it to run it every time it's powered on
- Use
systemctl start vmware.service
Let it start temporarily
Workaround 3
Add this file
/etc/systemd/system/vmware.service
[Unit]Description=VMware daemonRequires=vmware-usbarbitrator.serviceBefore=vmware-usbarbitrator.serviceAfter=network.target[Service]ExecStart=/etc/init.d/vmware startExecStop=/etc/init.d/vmware stopPIDFile=/var/lock/subsys/vmwareRemainAfterExit=yes[Install]WantedBy=multi-user.target
- Use
systemctl enable vmware.service
it to run it every time it's powered on
- Use
systemctl start vmware.service
Let it start temporarily
Using VMware Workstation in Arch Linux does not open Vmmon kernel modules