How to install Guest Tools based on these errors ?

samf5 · Feb 6, 2021

Hi and thnx for your help,
I installed Kali linux on Parallels and manually installed linux-headers, after that I've got this error :

2021-02-06T05:55:06-0600:

Parallels Tools 16.0.0-48916 Installer started.

2021-02-06T05:55:06-0600: Failed to setup console printk level.

2021-02-06T05:55:07-0600: execCmd: ./install --check [0]

2021-02-06T05:55:07-0600: execCmd: ./installer/detect-xserver.sh -v >/dev/null 2>&1 [0]

2021-02-06T05:55:08-0600: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh --check gtools [0]

Started installation of Parallels Guest Tools version '16.0.0.48916'

Error during report about start installation of parallels tools.

Sat Feb 6 05:55:09 CST 2021

Start installation or upgrade of Guest Tools

new version of parallels tools

Installed Guest Tools were not found

Register service to install new Guest Tools

Perform installation into the /usr/lib/parallels-tools directory

make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'

Will use compiler CC="cc".

Compiler version "cc (Debian 10.2.0-16) 10.2.0"

cd prl_eth/pvmnet && make CC=cc

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'

make -C /lib/modules/5.9.0-kali1-amd64/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet CC=cc

make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

AR /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/built-in.a

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.o

LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/prl_eth.o

MODPOST /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/Module.symvers

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/prl_eth.mod.o

LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/prl_eth.ko

make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'

cd prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg && make CC=cc

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg'

1: /lib/modules/5.9.0-kali1-amd64/build

2: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg

3: 20210206

4: 1.7.1

Start compile prl_tg...

make -C /lib/modules/5.9.0-kali1-amd64/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg SRCROOT=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg CC=cc modules

make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

1: /lib/modules/5.9.0-kali1-amd64/build

2: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg

3: 20210206

4: 1.7.1

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prltg.o

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prltg_call.o

LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prl_tg.o

1: /lib/modules/5.9.0-kali1-amd64/build

2: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg

3: 20210206

4: 1.7.1

MODPOST /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/Module.symvers

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prl_tg.mod.o

LD [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/prl_tg.ko

make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg'

cp -f prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/*.symvers prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs ||:

cd prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs && make CC=cc KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_tg/Toolgate/Guest/Linux/prl_tg/Module.symvers

make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs'

make -C /lib/modules/5.9.0-kali1-amd64/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs CC=cc

make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

AR /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/built-in.a

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/super.o

CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.o

/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.c: In function 'init_buffer_descriptor':

/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.c:58:31: error: implicit declaration of function 'segment_eq' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]

58 | bd->user = (user == 0) ? 0 : segment_eq(get_fs(), USER_DS) ? 1 : 0;

| ^~~~~~~~~~

cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build:288: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.o] Error 1

make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-common/Makefile:1796: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs] Error 2

make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-common/Makefile:185: __sub-make] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs'

make[1]: *** [Makefile:36: all] Error 2

make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'

make: *** [Makefile.kmods:33: compile] Error 2

Error: could not build kernel modules

Error during report about failed installation of parallels tools.

Error: failed to install Parallels Guest Tools!

2021-02-06T05:56:10-0600: Started installation of Parallels Guest Tools version '16.0.0.48916'

Error during report about start installation of parallels tools.

Sat Feb 6 05:55:09 CST 2021

Start installation or upgrade of Guest Tools

/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.c: In function 'init_buffer_descriptor':

/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.c:58:31: error: implicit declaration of function 'segment_eq' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]

58 | bd->user = (user == 0) ? 0 : segment_eq(get_fs(), USER_DS) ? 1 : 0;

| ^~~~~~~~~~

cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-common/scripts/Makefile.build:288: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs/inode.o] Error 1

make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-common/Makefile:1796: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_fs/SharedFolders/Guest/Linux/prl_fs] Error 2

make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-common/Makefile:185: __sub-make] Error 2

make[1]: *** [Makefile:36: all] Error 2

make: *** [Makefile.kmods:33: compile] Error 2

Error: could not build kernel modules

Error during report about failed installation of parallels tools.

Error: failed to install Parallels Guest Tools!

2021-02-06T05:56:10-0600: execCmd: ./install --install [167]

2021-02-06T05:56:10-0600: Error: An error occurred when installing Parallels Tools. Please go to /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log for more information.

2021-02-06T05:58:58-0600: Exiting with code 1
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samf5 · Feb 6, 2021

my problem solved via this :
http://hesperhu.com/kali-install-parallel-tools-failure-problem-solved/

AndyB9 · Feb 24, 2021

samf5 said: ↑

my problem solved via this :
http://hesperhu.com/kali-install-parallel-tools-failure-problem-solved/
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I wish that was in English.

(GalaxyMaster) · Feb 25, 2021

@AndyB9, your kernel version if 5.9 -- I created a patch several month ago, so just follow that thread.

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