When updating i see the following error in the output. It doesn’t seem to have any negative affect on anything but i just wondered if something needs to be added to dracut?
[2024-12-07T12:34:20-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Error! vmware-workstation/17.5.2_23775571: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Maybe the old build is haunting…
Deleting ~/.cache/yay should help?
Okay I’ll try that.
Edit: I have deleted the whole folder in cache. Hopefully that is what you meant? Now I’ll have to wait until another update to check the log.
Yes, that’s what I meant.
Is it OK now?
Well I don’t really know unless i see that message when updating. I’m sure you’re probably right.
Edit: I’m not sure if i would have to install a kernel in order to see it?
But can’t you simply install it?
yay -S vmware-workstation
It’s already installed. I only saw that error message when updating and there was a newer kernel also which triggers all the dracut stuff.
Ok, it could be the kernel change only causing the message. If all works then no problem.
This is where i see it when starting the update. It then proceeds to complete the updates and kernel install with all the dracut stuff and btrfs snapshots etc. I just wondered why it shows this messaging and whether it has something to do with dracut needing vmware added? I’m not very savy on this stuff. I didn’t post it all as it’s pretty long.
[2024-11-23T16:33:49-0500] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S -y -u --config /etc/pacman.conf --'
[2024-11-23T16:33:49-0500] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2024-11-23T16:33:49-0500] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2024-11-23T16:34:04-0500] [ALPM] running '05-snap-pac-pre.hook'...
[2024-11-23T16:34:04-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> root: 1577
[2024-11-23T16:34:04-0500] [ALPM] running '60-dracut-remove.hook'...
[2024-11-23T16:34:05-0500] [ALPM] running '71-dkms-remove.hook'...
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Error! vmware-workstation/17.5.2_23775571: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Manual intervention is required!
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Error! vmware-workstation/17.6.0_24238078: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Manual intervention is required!
[2024-11-23T16:34:06-0500] [ALPM] transaction started
Edit: I notice it’s two versions of vmware. I have version 17.6.1 installed so these are two older versions in the error message. So maybe it is the cache?
Those messages seem to be from old vmware-workstation versions, so shouldn’t cause any problem.
Not sure where they are but I’d search under /usr or /usr/src recursively.
Or uninstall vmware-workstation, reboot, and then reinstall it.
I’ll see if the messages show up again when some major updates happen like another kernel. Hopefully removing the yay cache worked.
Actually I don’t think removing yay cache helps. But doesn’t hurt either.
I’m getting the same messaging on my Nvidia desktop with both vmware and nvidia. It’s not causing any issues but I was just trying to figure out where the error reporting is derived from? Is related to btrfs snapshots maybe then? I have the same set up on both desktops with btrfs. One being amdgpu and the other nvidia.
So on the Nvidia desktop i get the same error type messaging when updating.
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/3) Performing snapper pre snapshots for the following configurations...
==> root: 956
(2/3) Removing initramfs...
(3/3) Remove DKMS modules
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.11.6-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.11.6-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.11.6-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.59-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.59-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.59-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.60-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.60-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.60-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
==> dkms remove --no-depmod nvidia/565.57.01 -k 6.6.63-1-lts
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.11.6-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.11.6-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.11.6-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.59-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.59-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.59-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.60-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.60-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.6.60-1-lts/’: No such file or directory
==> dkms remove nvidia/565.57.01
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
find: ‘/usr/lib/modules/6.12.1-arch1-1/’: No such file or directory
Error! nvidia/545.29.06: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/550.54.14: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/550.67: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/550.76: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/550.78: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/550.90.07: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/555.58.02: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! nvidia/560.35.03: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it.
Manual intervention is required!
Error! vmware-workstation/17.5.1_23298084: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it
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Manual intervention is required!
Error! vmware-workstation/17.5.2_23775571: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it
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Manual intervention is required!
Error! vmware-workstation/17.6.0_24238078: Missing the module source directory or the symbolic link pointing to it
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Manual intervention is required!
Then it runs everything to update without issue.
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