Hi!
I use OpenSUSE, and I just updated to version 13.1, which uses kernel 3.12. I rebuilt all the vmplayer modules, and vmplayer does start, but if you try to load and run a virtual machine, you get:
> cat /tmp/vmware-fkereki/vmware-modconfig-6358.log
2013-12-02T11:25:19.386-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid=6358 version=10.0.1 build=build-1379776 option=Release
2013-12-02T11:25:19.386-03:00| vthread-3| I120: The process is 64-bit.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.386-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2013-12-02T11:25:19.386-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Host is Linux 3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop openSUSE 13.1 (Bottle) (x86_64)
2013-12-02T11:25:19.330-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
2013-12-02T11:25:19.330-03:00| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.330-03:00| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
2013-12-02T11:25:19.330-03:00| vthread-3| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.353-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Msg_Reset:
2013-12-02T11:25:19.353-03:00| vthread-3| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/home/fkereki/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.353-03:00| vthread-3| I120: ----------------------------------------
2013-12-02T11:25:19.353-03:00| vthread-3| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/fkereki/.vmware/config. Using default values.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.386-03:00| vthread-3| W110: Logging to /tmp/vmware-fkereki/vmware-modconfig-6358.log
2013-12-02T11:25:19.445-03:00| vthread-3| I120: System distribution is SuSE
2013-12-02T11:25:19.445-03:00| vthread-3| I120: System version is 13.1
2013-12-02T11:25:19.445-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.457-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Created new pathsHash.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.457-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting header path for 3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop to "/lib/modules/3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop/build/include".
2013-12-02T11:25:19.457-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop/build/include" for kernel release "3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop".
2013-12-02T11:25:19.492-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop/build/include/linux/version.h
2013-12-02T11:25:19.492-03:00| vthread-3| I120: /lib/modules/3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2013-12-02T11:25:19.516-03:00| vthread-3| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.7 for preprocess check
2013-12-02T11:25:20.139-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop".
2013-12-02T11:25:20.165-03:00| vthread-3| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop/build/include" for the kernel "3.12.0-1.ge8fa6b4-desktop" is valid. Whoohoo!
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmblock module.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vmci module.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Reading in info for the vsock module.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.368-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2013-12-02T11:25:20.373-03:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.373-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2013-12-02T11:25:20.377-03:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.377-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmblock".
2013-12-02T11:25:20.381-03:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.381-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
2013-12-02T11:25:20.386-03:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2013-12-02T11:25:20.386-03:00| vthread-3| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
2013-12-02T11:25:20.391-03:00| vthread-3| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
If I check the status of the running services, I get
# /etc/init.d/vmware status
Module vmmon loaded
Module vmnet loaded
which seems to confirm that there is a problem with vmblock and vmci... any ideas?
Thanks, and best regards,
Federico Kereki