installing VMware on Turbolinux 11

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 08:57 PM

I give up...
After hours of trying and searching the net i have yet to install VMware successfully on Turbolinux 11 (FUJI).

I've got all the required software and kernel-source.

- Tried clean install...no go
- Tried with any any patch 1.0.9...nothing
- Tried rebuilding the kernel...still nothing

I'm stuck now with vmware thinking i havn't configured the kernel.

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is a kernel header file directory, but it is
not configured yet.

But i did use make xconfig, and make menuconfig, and make oldconfig. (gotta try them all when you're desperate)

I even did: make mrproper, make xconfig...save and exit, make, make modules

Still nothing...

I hope someone here can help me.

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 09:43 PM

You most likely need the latest vmware-any-any update installed to get this to work. You can get the latest version here: ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 09:44 PM

the one i applied is the latest version: vmware-any-any-update109.tar.gz

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid

the one i applied is the latest version: vmware-any-any-update109.tar.gz

Did that fix the issue?

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid

- Tried with any any patch 1.0.9...nothing

Nope, the any any patch was my second try.
VMware just thinks i need to configure the kernel...and i believe that is done with "make xconfig" right?

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 10:17 PM

What version of VMware are you trying to install? And what kernel packages do you currently have installed? Do the match the current running kernel?

terryxela · 04-10-2007, 10:18 PM

Run

$ uname -r

$ rpm -qa | grep kernel

And be sure that kernel and source are the same version. Any difference can explain some of the problems. The kernel headers do not need to be the same.

Ciao

-=terry(Denver)=-

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 10:21 PM

VMware 5.5.2

Code:

[cybermaid@maidsmansion ~]$ uname -r
2.6.13-7
[cybermaid@maidsmansion ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-utils-2.6-22
kernel-2.6.13-7
kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.6.13-7
kernel-extramodules-2.6.13-7
kernel-headers-2.6.13-7
kernel-source-2.6.13-7
kernel-doc-2.6.13-7

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 10:22 PM

Also, /usr/src/linux/include might not be the proper path to the correct Kernel Header file. It may be in something like:

/lib/modules/<current-kernel-version>/build/include

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

Also, /usr/src/linux/include might not be the proper path to the correct Kernel Header file. It may be in something like:

/lib/modules/<current-kernel-version>/build/include

"/lib/modules/linux-2.6.13/build/include" and "/usr/src/linux/include" are both linked to "/usr/src/linux-2.6.13/include"

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 10:30 PM

Try running these commands from your /usr/src/linux directory:

make mrproper
make cloneconfig
make modules_prepare

And then try to rerun the vmware-config.pl and see if it still complains.

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 10:32 PM

Instead of make modules_prepare, you can also try make prepare-all as well if the modules_prepare doesn't work.

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 10:42 PM

Hmmm, can't make cloneconfig...

Code:

[root@maidsmansion linux]# make cloneconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/split-include
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `cloneconfig'.  Stop.
make: *** [cloneconfig] Error 2

trickykid · 04-10-2007, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid

Hmmm, can't make cloneconfig...

Code:

[root@maidsmansion linux]# make cloneconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/split-include
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `cloneconfig'.  Stop.
make: *** [cloneconfig] Error 2

Do you have gcc installed?

rpm -qa | grep gcc

Cyber Maid · 04-10-2007, 10:53 PM

Yes, thats what the output says.

Code:

[root@maidsmansion linux]# rpm -qa | grep gcc
libgcc-3.4.3-10
gcc-c++-3.4.3-10
gcc-3.4.3-10