[MDV2010.0] VMware Server 2, stuck during install

Xolo · 01-25-2010, 04:23 AM

During installation of VMware Server 2 from the tarball (VMware-server-2.0.1-156745.i386.tar.gz) provided by VMware proceeds as expected, until we reach this point:

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
does not contain the file "linux/version.h" as expected.  This can happen if
the kernel has never been built, or if you have invoked the "make mrproper"
command in your kernel directory.  In any case, you may want to rebuild your
kernel.

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

No matter what path you point it at, it is not accepted. 'version.h' is nowhere to be found on the system between the source files.

This system is running:

Code:

uname -r
2.6.31.6-desktop-1mnb

And to be sure I installed the right packages before starting, I checked these items:

kernel-source package matching running kernel
kernel-desktop586-devel package matching running kernel
xinetd
perl-devel
gcc
gcc-c++
any resulting dependancies

But it seems that when you install 'kernel sources', nowadays you don't get the full deal anymore.

I'd like to get this running, any suggestions?

Linux.tar.gz · 01-25-2010, 04:49 AM

Install kernel headers.

Xolo · 01-25-2010, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linux.tar.gz

Install kernel headers.

I re-checked the already installed packages, and added three more next-best matches:

kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.31.6-1mnb-1-1mnb2.i586
kernel-desktop-devel-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586
kernel-source-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586

The default path suggested by VMware's installer points to a symlink present on the machine, which in turn points to the wrong kernel sources.
I again tried with the correct path:

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.6-desktop-1mnb/include  

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.31.6-desktop-1mnb/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.6-desktop-1mnb'                         
  CC [M]  /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o                               
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:31:               
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:78: error: conflicting types for ‘poll_initwait’
include/linux/poll.h:70: note: previous declaration of ‘poll_initwait’ was here                             
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:38,                            
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:99:                                
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_types.h:108:7: warning: "__FreeBSD__" is not defined 
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:103,                          
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:37,                        
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:33,                              
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29,                                
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:101:                               
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:329:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:333:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:401:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:407:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:506:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:595:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:684:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:773:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:775:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:860:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:862:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:945:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:947:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined         
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1028:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined        
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1030:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined        
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1223:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined        
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1227:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined        
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1536:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined        
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_atomic.h:1663:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined        
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_asm.h:46,                      
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/rateconv.h:45,
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:40,
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:33,
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29,
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:101:
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_asm_x86.h:62:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_asm_x86.h:177:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_asm_x86.h:346:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_asm_x86.h:453:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm.h:43,
                 from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:103:
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:486:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:779:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:820:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_asm_x86.h:922:7: warning: "_MSC_VER" is not defined
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:119:
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./common/hostif.h:53:7: warning: "WINNT_DDK" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriverSyncCallOnEachCPU’:
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1423: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘euid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘uid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsuid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘uid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘egid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘gid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsgid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘gid’
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:2007: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
make[2]: *** [/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31.6-desktop-1mnb'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/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/go/unsup-linux-products" and
"http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-tools".

Execution aborted.

This time the installer accepts the path, but fails during build.

Linux.tar.gz · 01-26-2010, 07:33 AM

Seems you did it the right way.

Maybe uninstall all kernel sources packages, and reinstall only kernel-source-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586 ?

Xolo · 02-01-2010, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linux.tar.gz

reinstall only kernel-source-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586 ?

"kernel-source-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586" appears to be hidden under the package name "kernel-source-latest" in Mandriva's software management program. I'm glad they at least list the version and release number next to it in separate columns, else I would not have been able to identify it.. because "kernel-source-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586" will not appear in a package search even if set to search 'all'.

Result of selecting it:

Code:

The following 2 packages are going to be installed:

- kernel-source-2.6.31.6-1mnb-1-1mnb2.i586
- kernel-source-latest-2.6.31.6-1mnb2.i586

284MB of additional disk space will be used.

50MB of packages will be retrieved.

Is it ok to continue?

Unfortunately, this apparently does not include the 'version.h' file VMware is looking for.

Xolo · 02-03-2010, 02:23 AM

Yesterday's updates put me at kernel 2.6.31.12-desktop-1mnb on this notebook. It also updated the source packages, but no sign of version.h anywhere.

Linux.tar.gz · 02-03-2010, 02:38 PM

Unfortunately, i can't help you more.
I don't use MDV since 2003 and i usually compile kernel myself... Maybe should you consider it ?
Anyway, i wish you good luck.

Xolo · 02-04-2010, 02:53 AM

That's okay.
I get the feeling Mandriva has gone a bit overboard with their customizations.
Unfortunately I can't afford to make many mistakes learning to compile my own kernel, I need this machine for work purposes, adding VMware to the mix was supposed to be a half day exercise so I could continue studying virtualization.