update for vmware 17.5.2
i am on kernel 6.8.7-arch-1-1. I downloaded vmware workstation pro 17.5.2, the modules didnt compile correctly. i was led to here but theres none for 17.5.2. please update
Try looking here https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/issues/250
This compiles and works beautifully on Debian (and Devuan) Testing with kernel 6.8.12. You might want to give it a shot.
https://github.com/nan0desu/vmware-host-modules/tree/tmp/workstation-17.5.2-k6.9.1
The 17.5.1 patch worked fine for me and Workstation 17.5.2. Tho I'm on Linux Mint - 6.8.0-39
I came across this for kernel 6.8 https://nwgat.ninja/quick-easy-vmware-workstation-pro-on-ubuntu-24-04/
wget https://github.com/mkubecek/vmware-host-modules/archive/workstation-17.5.1.tar.gz
tar -xzf workstation-17.5.1.tar.gz && cd vmware-host-modules-workstation-17.5.1
tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only && tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
sudo cp -v vmmon.tar vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-al