Cannot install VMware Server

Paul Smith phhs80 at gmail.com
Sat Dec 1 22:13:46 UTC 2007


On Dec 1, 2007 9:46 PM, Joel Gomberg <obligor11-fedora at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to install VMware Server, but getting this:
> >
> > Building the vmmon module.
> >
> > Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
> > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> > SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686'
> >   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> > /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
> > /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1659: error: 'struct
> > mm_struct' has no member named 'dumpable'
> > make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686'
> > make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
> > Unable to build the vmmon module.
> >
> > For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
> > visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
> > "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> Try the vmware-any-any-114 patch.  Google and ye shall find it.

Installed, now. Thanks, Joel.

Paul




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