insatlling VMware-5 in Arch linux?

greythorne · 07-06-2005, 02:20 AM

Hello,

Im trying to install vmware in arch linux but you i have install kernel26 which is compiled using gcc 3.4.3 but the c compiler installed in my arch linux is version 4.0.1 so during installation of vmware it complained abt the i need to use the compiler that was used to compiled the kernel. So how do i overcome this or is there anyother solution available?

thnx.

cs-cam · 07-06-2005, 04:54 AM

You need to recompile your kernel, Since Arch doesn't come with the kernel source, just download it, extract it and then copy the .config file from /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.x-ARCH to where you put the kernel source, cd to that directory and run make oldconfig. Then you'll need to finish as you would compiling a kenel normally.