VMware fails to build with the new kernel

[Steven Stern]

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On 09/12/2008 05:52 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> VMware fails to build with the new kernel. The error messages are
> detailed below.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Paul
> 
> --------------------------------
> Building the vmmon module.
> 
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/build/include/..
> SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown
> field 'nopage' specified in initializer
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning:
> initialization from incompatible pointer type
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown
> field 'nopage' specified in initializer
> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning:
> initialization from incompatible pointer type
> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/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".
> 
> Execution aborted.
> 

It's not just you.  Me, too.

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  Steve
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