hello just to make sure i understand.
you are truing to run vmware inside a docker container? i assume the container run in some sort of vm too. probably wont work as 64 bit require access to hw virtualization. vmware requires access to hw virtualization, so not a packer issue at this moment. you can try to run vmware without packer and you should have some sort of error. alvaro On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 6:46 PM m40 <[email protected]> wrote: > *Background*: > Host is a Mac, built an Ubuntu 16.04 container, performed these steps > within the container: > cd /var/images > bash VMware-Player-14.1.7-12989993.x86_64.bundle > bash VMware-VIX-1.17.0-6661328.x86_64.bundle > unzip packer_1.4.3_linux_amd64.zip > export PATH=/var/images:$PATH > cp netmap.conf /etc/vmware/netmap.conf > > *References*: > https://www.packer.io/docs/builders/vmware-iso.html > > https://elatov.github.io/2018/11/use-packer-with-vmware-player-to-build-an-ova/. > <-- very good reference > > *Environment* > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# packer -v > 1.4.3 > > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# vmware-installer -l > Product Name Product Version > ==================== ==================== > vmware-player 14.1.7.12989993 > vmware-vix 1.17.0.6661328 > > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# uname -a > Linux cae0e9a7acb4 4.9.184-linuxkit #1 SMP Tue Jul 2 22:58:16 UTC 2019 > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# cat /etc/lsb-release > DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu > DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04 > DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial > DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS" > > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# cat netmap.conf > network0.name = "Bridged" > network0.device = "vmnet0" > network1.name = "HostOnly" > network1.device = "vmnet1" > network2.name = "VMNet2" > network2.device = "vmnet2" > network8.name = "NAT" > network8.device = "vmnet8" > > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# cat app.json > { > "builders": [ > { > "type": "vmware-iso", > "iso_url": > "file:///var/images/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-amd64.iso", > "iso_checksum": "ac8a79a86a905ebdc3ef3f5dd16b7360", > "iso_checksum_type": "md5", > "ssh_username": "root", > "ssh_password": "secret", > "disk_size": "4096", > "headless": true, > "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now", > "boot_command": > [ > "<enter><wait>" > ] > } > ] > } > > root@cae0e9a7acb4:/var/images# ./packer build app.json > > vmware-iso output will be in this color. > > > ==> vmware-iso: Retrieving ISO > > ==> vmware-iso: Trying file:///var/images/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-amd64.iso > > ==> vmware-iso: Trying > file:///var/images/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-amd64.iso?checksum=md5%3Aac8a79a86a905ebdc3ef3f5dd16b7360 > > ==> vmware-iso: > file:///var/images/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-amd64.iso?checksum=md5%3Aac8a79a86a905ebdc3ef3f5dd16b7360 > => /var/images/packer_cache/03fbc619c10aa1efeebbc88e7810e46599c8c225.iso > > ==> vmware-iso: Creating required virtual machine disks > > ==> vmware-iso: Building and writing VMX file > > ==> vmware-iso: Starting virtual machine... > > vmware-iso: The VM will be run headless, without a GUI. If you want to > > vmware-iso: view the screen of the VM, connect via VNC with the > password "LXg3kFdy" to > > vmware-iso: vnc://127.0.0.1:5929 > > ==> vmware-iso: Error starting VM: VMware error: VERIFY > bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > > ==> vmware-iso: > > ==> vmware-iso: VMware Player Error: > > ==> vmware-iso: VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vthread-2) > > ==> vmware-iso: VERIFY bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > > ==> vmware-iso: A log file is available in > "/tmp/vmware-root/vmware-vix-1217.log". > > ==> vmware-iso: You can request support. > > ==> vmware-iso: > > ==> vmware-iso: To collect data to submit to VMware technical support, run > "vm-support". > > ==> vmware-iso: We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement. > > ==> vmware-iso: Waiting 4.297839814s to give VMware time to clean up... > > ==> vmware-iso: Deleting output directory... > > Build 'vmware-iso' errored: Error starting VM: VMware error: VERIFY > bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > > > VMware Player Error: > > VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vthread-2) > > VERIFY bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > > A log file is available in "/tmp/vmware-root/vmware-vix-1217.log". > > You can request support. > > > To collect data to submit to VMware technical support, run "vm-support". > > We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement. > > > ==> Some builds didn't complete successfully and had errors: > > --> vmware-iso: Error starting VM: VMware error: VERIFY > bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > > > VMware Player Error: > > VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vthread-2) > > VERIFY bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > > A log file is available in "/tmp/vmware-root/vmware-vix-1217.log". > > You can request support. > > > To collect data to submit to VMware technical support, run "vm-support". > > We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement. > > > ==> Builds finished but no artifacts were created. > > The output from `PACKER_LOG=1 ./packer build app.json` pertinent to the > failure is: > > ==> vmware-iso: Starting virtual machine... > vmware-iso: The VM will be run headless, without a GUI. If you want to > vmware-iso: view the screen of the VM, connect via VNC with the > password "0GSEJ2ZT" to > vmware-iso: vnc://127.0.0.1:5947 > 2019/09/09 16:40:05 packer: 2019/09/09 16:40:05 Executing: /usr/bin/vmrun > -T player start output-vmware-iso/packer-vmware-iso.vmx nogui > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: 2019/09/09 16:40:06 stdout: Error: Unknown > error > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: 2019/09/09 16:40:06 stderr: VERIFY > bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: VMware Player Error: > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vthread-2) > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: VERIFY bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: A log file is available in > "/tmp/vmware-root/vmware-vix-1286.log". > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: You can request support. > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: To collect data to submit to VMware technical > support, run "vm-support". > 2019/09/09 16:40:06 packer: We will respond on the basis of your support > entitlement. > ==> vmware-iso: > ==> vmware-iso: VMware Player Error: > ==> vmware-iso: VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vthread-2) > ==> vmware-iso: VERIFY bora/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c:1771 > ==> vmware-iso: A log file is available in > "/tmp/vmware-root/vmware-vix-1286.log". > ==> vmware-iso: You can request support. > ==> vmware-iso: > ==> vmware-iso: To collect data to submit to VMware technical support, run > "vm-support". > ==> vmware-iso: We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement. > > I understand that this is a VIX/vmrun issue. I suspect something might > not be configured properly in that area to work with Docker+Ubuntu+Packer. > Any recommendations/suggestions will be gratefully received! > > Thanks! > > > -- > This mailing list is governed under the HashiCorp Community Guidelines - > https://www.hashicorp.com/community-guidelines.html. 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