(fedora) Re: VMware fails to build with the new kernel

Paul Smith phhs80 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 12 13:08:10 UTC 2008


On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> VMware fails to build with the new kernel. The error messages are
>>>> detailed below.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> - --
>>>
>>>   Steve
>>
>> According to this page you need the any-any117d patch
>> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=53387
>> Anynody tried this?
>
> But where from can one get the any-any117d patch?

One can find it at:

http://groups.google.com/group/vmkernelnewbies/files

and VMware Server builds fine. However, when trying to power on a
virtual machine, I get the following error:

"Unable to change virtual machine power state: The process exited with an error:
End of error message".

Any ideas?

Paul




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