Install runs fine, but fails to start:
freebsd# uname -a
FreeBSD freebsd.netground.nl 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan 3 07:46:30 UTC 2012 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
-r--r--r-- 1 root admin 15594440 Jan 13 13:52 vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz
drwxr-xr-x 7 root wheel 512 Jun 7 2011 vmware-tools-distrib
freebsd# ./vmware-install.pl -default
Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format.
Installing VMware Tools.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/local/bin]
In which directory do you want to install the startup script?
[/usr/local/etc/rc.d]
In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/local/sbin]
In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/local/lib/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/local/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]
In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/local/share/doc/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/local/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This
program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this
what you want? [yes]
The installation of VMware Tools 8.6.0 build-425873 for FreeBSD completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command:
"/usr/local/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".
Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/local/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you
want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Initializing...
Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.
Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon: done
No X install found.
Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Switching to guest configuration: done
Guest memory manager: failed
Guest operating system daemon: done
Unable to start services for VMware Tools
Execution aborted.
freebsd# "/usr/local/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl"
Initializing...
Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.
Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon: done
Guest memory manager: done
No X install found.
You have a pre-existing pango.modules. The new version will be created as
/usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/lib64-63/libconf/etc/pango/NEW_pango.modules.
Please check the new file for any new values that you may need to migrate to
your current pango.modules.
Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Switching to guest configuration: done
Guest memory manager: failed
Guest operating system daemon: done
Unable to start services for VMware Tools
Execution aborted.
freebsd# tail /var/log/messages
Jan 13 15:52:54 freebsd kernel: KLD vmxnet.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch
Jan 13 15:52:54 freebsd kernel: linker_load_file: Unsupported file type
Jan 13 15:52:59 freebsd kernel: KLD vmxnet3.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch
Jan 13 15:52:59 freebsd kernel: linker_load_file: Unsupported file type
Jan 13 15:53:00 freebsd kernel: KLD vmxnet3.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch
Jan 13 15:53:00 freebsd kernel: linker_load_file: Unsupported file type
Jan 13 15:56:38 freebsd kernel: KLD vmmemctl.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch
Jan 13 15:56:38 freebsd kernel: linker_load_file: Unsupported file type
Jan 13 15:57:05 freebsd kernel: KLD vmmemctl.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch
Jan 13 15:57:05 freebsd kernel: linker_load_file: Unsupported file type