Chi come me usa una versione non stabile è probabile che si trovi davanti a librerie capricciose, che non fanno partire ad esempio vmware-server.
Ad esempio su Ubuntu Hardy Alpha 4, vmware-server non partiva più con questi errori:
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6)
Per fortuna “googlando” ho trovato questa soluzione e modificandola leggermente, adesso riparte 
$ cd /usr/lib/vmware/lib/
$ sudo mv libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0 libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0.vmware
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0
$ sudo mv libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1 libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1.vmware
$ sudo ln -s /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1
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non mi parte lo stesso
Locking assertion failure. Backtrace:
#0 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 [0xb7023767]
#1 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0(xcb_xlib_unlock+0×31) [0xb70238b1]
#2 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(_XReply+0xfd) [0xb7ea21bd]
#3 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXrender.so.1/libXrender.so.1(XRenderQueryFormats+0×109) [0xb7d92969]
#4 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXrender.so.1/libXrender.so.1(XRenderFindFormat+0×4c) [0xb7d92f4c]
#5 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7bd8180]
#6 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7bd8d2c]
#7 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0×270) [0xb7ba8c14]
#8 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7bb524f]
#9 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0×270) [0xb7ba8c14]
#10 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_pixbuf_render_pixmap_and_mask_for_colormap+0×255) [0xb7bb4b34]
#11 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7ab9298]
#12 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7ab9586]
#13 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7abb77e]
#14 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID+0xd1) [0xb7cce459]
#15 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb7cb63a1]
#16 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0×1b1) [0xb7cb6076]
#17 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb7ccd6eb]
#18 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit_valist+0×91e) [0xb7cccd46]
#19 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_signal_emit+0×38) [0xb7ccd0b8]
Locking assertion failure. Backtrace:
#0 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0 [0xb7023767]
#1 /usr/lib/libxcb-xlib.so.0(xcb_xlib_lock+0×2e) [0xb702381e]
#2 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 [0xb7ea1518]
#3 /usr/lib/libX11.so.6(XAddExtension+0×2c) [0xb7e84c9c]
#4 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2(_XftDisplayInfoGet+0×77) [0xb7d8aed7]
#5 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2 [0xb7d898b1]
#6 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2 [0xb7d89d39]
#7 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libXft.so.2/libXft.so.2(XftDrawPicture+0×10) [0xb7d89ec0]
#8 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7bd69b6]
#9 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7bd8d75]
#10 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0×270) [0xb7ba8c14]
#11 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7bb524f]
#12 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_draw_pixbuf+0×270) [0xb7ba8c14]
#13 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0(gdk_pixbuf_render_pixmap_and_mask_for_colormap+0×255) [0xb7bb4b34]
#14 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7ab9298]
#15 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7ab9586]
#16 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 [0xb7abb77e]
#17 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID+0xd1) [0xb7cce459]
#18 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0 [0xb7cb63a1]
#19 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0/libgobject-2.0.so.0(g_closure_invoke+0×1b1) [0xb7cb6076]
vmware: ../../src/xcb_lock.c:77: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) – (dpy->request)) >= 0)’ failed.
@spupuz
nel tuo caso potrebbe essere questo bug di xorg server:
“hardy, locking assertion failure, xorg/libsdl”
https://bugs.launchpad.net/xorg-server/+bug/185311
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxcb/+bug/185311
sembra ci sia un workaround:
$ export LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK=1
sudo sed -i ’s/XINERAMA/FAKEEXTN/g’ /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.04/jre/lib/i386/xawt/libmawt.so
riporta: “solved the problem.”
io ho per ora 1.0.5 su ubuntu hardy alpha 6 e non ho problemi, vedi:
http://adoldo.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/vmware-server-105-80187-fix-release-in-ubuntu-hardy-alpha-6/
Ciao,
Antonio
Io stò su Archlinux, ma mi hai salvato lo stesso grazie
@steno
credo che i problemi siano più del kernel in uso che delle distro in se,
grazie anche a te per la testimonianza
Ciao,
Antonio
Nonostante tutte le prove fatte (ho applicato tutte le patch e i workaround del caso) continua a non funzionare.
Sempre il solito:
vmware: ../../src/xcb_lock.c:77: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) – (dpy->request)) >= 0)’ failed.