configuring vmware

[Guest Gabriel Caudillo]

hello

 

ive just installed wmware on mandrake linux 10.0. i got a fancy error executing "vmware-config.pl", its something about building some kernel modules. this is the error that i got:

 

Building the vmmon module.

 

make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'

make[1]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'

make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'

make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'

make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'

../linux/driver.c:25:27: linux/wrapper.h: No such file or directory

../linux/driver.c:133: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type

../linux/driver.c: In function `init_module':

../linux/driver.c:246: error: structure has no member named `prev'

../linux/driver.c:247: error: structure has no member named `next'

../linux/driver.c: In function `Panic':

../linux/driver.c:1304: warning: implicit declaration of function `_exit'

../include/vm_asm.h: In function `Div643264':

../include/vm_asm.h:1095: warning: use of memory input without lvalue in asm operand 4 is deprecated

make[2]: *** [driver.o] Error 1

make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'

make[1]: *** [driver] Error 2

make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'

make: *** [auto-build] Error 2

make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'

Unable to build the vmmon module.

 

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perhaps you may seen this error before, if theres any ideas to solve this problem share the solution, thanks!

[Guest Gabriel Caudillo]

ok now i fixed this now, if someone have the same problem please post a replay or contact me.

[spinynorman]

Welcome to the board, Gabriel.

 

Would you like to post the solution before you forget it? :)

[Guest Gabriel Caudillo]

Welcome to the board, Gabriel.

 

Would you like to post the solution before you forget it?  :)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Yes ofcourse. i forgot to post my version of vmware is: Vmware workstation 4.0.5

 

ok. First of all you need to be sure this packages are installed in your linux system:

-gcc/g++

-kernel source (in my case is: 2.6.3-7mdk [mandrake 10.0])

 

if you dont know how to install this, open "mandrakelinux control center 10" then "software managment" then "install"

 

search for those packages in the list and install them.

 

second. you have to update vmware (asumming that is already installed)

get the updates in my case i downloaded

vmware - any - any - update

 

untar that file and execute "runme.pl" after that vmware is now updated.

third. Run "vmware-config.pl" again

 

i did this and have no problems. any questions? feel free to post any.