VMware server cannot run on FC6

redhatdude at bellsouth.net redhatdude at bellsouth.net
Sun Oct 29 07:44:37 UTC 2006


On Oct 29, 2006, at 1:48 AM, ronald warsow wrote:

> ronald warsow wrote:
>> redhatdude at bellsouth.net wrote:
>>>
>> ...
>>> After following your instructions step by step, the configuration  
>>> script finally runs. What doesn't run is VMWare, if I try to  
>>> launch it from the terminal, it says that it was not configured  
>>> correctly and that I should run the configuration script once again.
>>> EJ
>> but the error message related config.h is gone ???
>> that was where i was replying to !
>> (english ????!)
>> i suggest that vmware-config.pl has to run *with different/new  
>> network options* - i tried it just right now -
>> i currently run vmware on:
>> ...2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 #1 SMP ... x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
>>                                 ^^^^^^
>> without problems (except that smac warning) !
>> maybe you got some more trouble with vmware...
> appendix:
>
> did you install xinetd ????

You're a genius. Thank you very much. It's running now. I just never  
use xinetd and it never occurred to me that vmware needed it to work.
Thanks again.
EJ




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