kernel 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 + vmware 4.5.2-8848

Anthony Joseph Seward anthony.seward at ieee.org
Tue Apr 19 22:02:28 UTC 2005


Have you tried
ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update89.tar.gz

Tony

Stephane Gaucher said:
> Unable to configure vmware with the vmware-config.pl
>
> there's the out put of the compilation:
> vmware-config.pl
> Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
>
> Stopping VMware services:
>    Virtual machine monitor                                 [  OK  ]
>    Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                       [  OK  ]
>    DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                              [  OK  ]
>    Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1                     [  OK  ]
>    DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                              [  OK  ]
>    NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                              [  OK  ]
>    Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8                     [  OK  ]
>    Virtual ethernet                                        [  OK  ]
>
> Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
>
> None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable
> for your
> running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon
> module for
> your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)?
> [yes]
>
> Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
>
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
> running
> kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build/include]
>
> Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
>
> Building the vmmon module.
>
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build'
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
> In file included from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:68:
> /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/./include/pgtbl.h: In function
> `PgtblVa2PTELocked':
> /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/./include/pgtbl.h:81: warning: passing
> arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/common/task.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
>   LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST
>   CC      /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
>   LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build'
> cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
> The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.
>
> This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to
> remove it.
> Somebody else apparently did it already.
>
> Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.
>
> Building the vmnet module.
>
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build'
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/driver.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/hub.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/userif.o
> In file included from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/userif.c:45:
> /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/pgtbl.h: In function `PgtblVa2PTELocked':
> /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/pgtbl.h:81: warning: passing arg 1 of
> `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
> /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function
> `VNetCopyDatagramToUser':
> /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/userif.c:563: warning: implicit
> declaration of function `skb_copy_datagram'
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/netif.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/bridge.o
>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/procfs.o
>   LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
>   Building modules, stage 2.
>   MODPOST
> Warning: could not open /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/includeCheck.h:
> Success
> *** Warning: "skb_copy_datagram" [/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-
> only/vmnet.ko] undefined!
>   CC      /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
>   LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.11-1.14_FC3/build'
> cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only'
> Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running kernel:
> insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet.o': -1 Unknown symbol
> in module
> There is probably a slight difference in the kernel configuration
> between the
> set of C header files you specified and your running kernel.  You may
> want to
> rebuild a kernel based on that directory, or specify another directory.
>
> 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.
>
>
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