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Old 07-05-2007, 12:06 AM   #1
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Installing vmware on Slackware 12


I'm trying to install VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.tar.gz (official vmware tarball) onto a Slackware 12 machine. I installed vmware on Slackware 11 (not Slackware in vmware) many times before, no problem. Now I get this:

Code:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                 [  OK  ]

You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
Press enter to display it. 

Do you accept? (yes/no) y

Thank you.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons? 
[/usr/share/icons] 

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a 
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] 

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? 
[/usr/share/pixmaps] 

/usr/share/applications/vmware-server.desktop: warning: The 'Application' category is not defined by the desktop entry specification.  Please use one of "AudioVideo", "Audio", "Video", "Development", "Education", "Game", "Graphics", "Network", "Office", "Settings", "System", "Utility" instead
/usr/share/applications/vmware-console-uri-handler.desktop: warning: The 'Application' category is not defined by the desktop entry specification.  Please use one of "AudioVideo", "Audio", "Video", "Development", "Education", "Game", "Graphics", "Network", "Office", "Settings", "System", "Utility" instead
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server 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/2.6.21.5-smp/build/include] 

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: entrant dans le répertoire « /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only »
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.21.5-smp/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: entrant dans le répertoire « /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5 »
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:80:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: erreur: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before 'compat_exit'
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: erreur: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before 'exit_code'
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: attention : type defaults to 'int' in declaration of '_syscall1'
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Erreur 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Erreur 2
make[1]: quittant le répertoire « /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5 »
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Erreur 2
make: quittant le répertoire « /tmp/vmware-config2/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.
Do I have to try a different kernel? Honestly I don't want to mess with it, slackware kernels work nicely out of the box.

Ideas appreciated.
 
Old 07-05-2007, 12:49 AM   #2
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Have you tried to apply the vmware-any-any patch?

You can read more here: http://www.vmware.com/community/thre...76957&tstart=0

get it here: http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/
 
Old 07-05-2007, 04:21 AM   #3
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thank you very much, using vmware-any-any the installation worked.
 
  


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