I downloaded the latest version of the VMWare player (v 7.1.0) from [here](https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/7_0). Installed the bundle, and the installation went through fine. 

Post-installation, when I tried to launch VMWare Player, but got this prompt:
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gtTSK.png)

Proceeding lead to these error screens:  

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGACA.png)
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dP2yU.png)

I am aware that this is an old problem, mentioned, for example, [here](https://askubuntu.com/questions/133285/how-to-fix-unable-to-start-services-in-vmware-player-4-0-3-on-ubuntu-12-04-32), [here](http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/unable-to-start-services-vmware-player-not-working-in-ubuntu-14-4-a-4175502416/) and [here](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1315893). They all seem to point to the same solution [here](http://dandar3.blogspot.in/2014/01/vmware-player-601-on-ubuntu-1404-alpha.html), which has worked for some in the past. 

I tried to follow the instructions there, but firstly, the patch to the file `vmnet-only/filter.c` did not take, so I manually updated the file to contain:

```
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 13, 0)
 transmit = (hooknum == VMW_NF_INET_POST_ROUTING);
#else
 transmit = (ops->hooknum == VMW_NF_INET_POST_ROUTING);
#endif

```

I then repackaged and tried to start VMWare Player, but it still would not start, with the same error as before. Here are the contents of the log file that it points me to. 

```
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid=7861 version=11.1.0 build=build-2496824 option=Release
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The process is 64-bit.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Host is Linux 3.19.0-10-generic Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Msg_Reset:
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: ----------------------------------------
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Msg_Reset:
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: ----------------------------------------
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /root/.vmware/config. Using default values.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: PREF Unable to check permissions for preferences file.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Msg_Reset:
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: [msg.dictionary.load.openFailed] Cannot open file "/root/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: ----------------------------------------
2015-04-05T13:39:03.888+05:30| vthread-4| I120: PREF Failed to load user preferences.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.921+05:30| vthread-4| W110: Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-7861.log
2015-04-05T13:39:03.929+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.930+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Created new pathsHash.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.930+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 3.19.0-10-generic to "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include".
2015-04-05T13:39:03.930+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:03.930+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:39:03.930+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:39:03.930+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:39:03.934+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:03.934+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:39:04.037+05:30| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers
2015-04-05T13:39:04.037+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Read 18765 symbol versions
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmblock module.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vmci module.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading in info for the vsock module.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.052+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.054+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.054+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.055+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.055+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmblock".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.056+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.056+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.057+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.057+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.058+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.067+05:30| vthread-4| I120: to be installed: vmnet status: 0
2015-04-05T13:39:04.078+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.078+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 3.19.0-10-generic to "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.078+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.078+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:39:04.078+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.078+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:39:04.082+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.082+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:39:04.185+05:30| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers
2015-04-05T13:39:04.185+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.200+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Read 18765 symbol versions
2015-04-05T13:39:04.201+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include
2015-04-05T13:39:04.201+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include
2015-04-05T13:39:04.201+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.201+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:39:04.201+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.201+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:39:04.205+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.205+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:39:04.206+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Found compiler at "/usr/bin/gcc"
2015-04-05T13:39:04.208+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Got gcc version "4.9.2".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.208+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.208+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Using user supplied compiler "/usr/bin/gcc".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.210+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Got gcc version "4.9.2".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.210+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: No matching PBM set was found for kernel "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.212+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:39:04.216+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.216+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:39:04.224+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.224+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.224+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:39:04.224+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.224+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:39:04.228+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.228+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:39:04.228+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Using temp dir "/tmp".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.229+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.229+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 3.19.0-10-generic to "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.229+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.229+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:39:04.229+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.229+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:39:04.233+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.233+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:39:04.336+05:30| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers
2015-04-05T13:39:04.336+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.352+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Read 18765 symbol versions
2015-04-05T13:39:04.352+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.354+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.667+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting destination path for vmnet to "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/misc/vmnet.ko".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.667+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Extracting the vmnet source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar".
2015-04-05T13:39:04.671+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Successfully extracted the vmnet source.
2015-04-05T13:39:04.671+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j8 -C /tmp/modconfig-r28NAC/vmnet-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2015-04-05T13:39:05.864+05:30| vthread-4| W110: Failed to build vmnet.  Failed to execute the build command.
2015-04-05T13:40:27.615+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
2015-04-05T13:40:27.615+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.615+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:40:27.615+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:40:27.615+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Using temp dir "/tmp".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting header path for 3.19.0-10-generic to "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for kernel release "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include/linux/version.h not found, looking for generated/uapi/linux/version.h instead.
2015-04-05T13:40:27.620+05:30| vthread-4| I120: using /usr/bin/gcc-4.9 for preprocess check
2015-04-05T13:40:27.625+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "3.19.0-10-generic".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.625+05:30| vthread-4| I120: The header path "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include" for the kernel "3.19.0-10-generic" is valid.  Whoohoo!
2015-04-05T13:40:27.725+05:30| vthread-4| I120: found symbol version file /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers
2015-04-05T13:40:27.725+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/Module.symvers.
2015-04-05T13:40:27.741+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Read 18765 symbol versions
2015-04-05T13:40:27.741+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
2015-04-05T13:40:27.743+05:30| vthread-4| I120: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
2015-04-05T13:40:28.060+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Setting destination path for vmnet to "/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/misc/vmnet.ko".
2015-04-05T13:40:28.060+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Extracting the vmnet source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar".
2015-04-05T13:40:28.064+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Successfully extracted the vmnet source.
2015-04-05T13:40:28.064+05:30| vthread-4| I120: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j8 -C /tmp/modconfig-miev7l/vmnet-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/3.19.0-10-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
2015-04-05T13:40:29.359+05:30| vthread-4| W110: Failed to build vmnet.  Failed to execute the build command.

```

The penultimate line shows that it is unpacking the `vmnet-only` directory where the changed `filter.c` file lives, but it seems that the changed file is not helping. Any help would be appreciated.