Hi!

I recompiled linux 3.10.17 on my laptop and installed it:

image: vmlinuz-custom-3.10.17

It is working fine.

Now I am trying to install vmware-workstion 7.
The installer doesn't find the kernel headers, so I get a message:

"Kernel headers for version 3.10.17-smp were not found."

An input box allow to navigate the system tree. I tried everything I could imagine, to no avail. Always the same message.

So the question is: where are the Kernel Headers?

Thank you for your answer in advance

JL

Make sure the kernel-headers package is installed.

Ok. I tried to find it under extra.
I didn't. in 14.1

it's in d

Recommended reading: Building a Linux Kernel from source from Eric Hameleers.

Ok. I found them.

BTW what a nice place to hide them!

Thanks,

JL

Not really hidden. The d series contains stuff needed to compile programs and that's exactly the purpose of kernel headers, so they are in the right place.

Ah yeah! Got it!
d for development, of course

Now that I got them, Vmware's installer doesn't accept them!
I got the message:

"Kernel headers for version 3.10.17-smp were not found."

so I tried by renaming the folder /usr/include/linux to .../3.10.17-smp, and .../linux 3.10.17, and... nix!

I've been reading this excellent link page once in a while for the last 10 years now. I have to admit that although it is crystal clear for recompiling, however the section "Slackware kernel-headers package" is a bit blurry in my mind and does not help me much.

Slackware installed on my laptop with the "vmlinuz-huge-smp-3.10.17-smp" image from Pat.

I made some attempts to simplify it and compile some sections of it instead of loading modules: not a good idea.

So I recompiled it as it originally was on my machine with the zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/src/linux/.config file.

I called the recompiled image "vmlinuz-custom-3.10.17" and the System.map file "System.map-custom-3.10.17".

The only change I made is the boot up logo: I changed the 4 yellow pingins to 4 Slackware blue "S".

So the questions now is:

What should I do to have the Kernel-headers to be recognized by an installer (like Vmware's) that need them?

JL

My suggestion would be to use the latest VMWare Workstation
It works for me out of the box for Slackware 14.1

Hi!

I tried to install:

.../Downloads/VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.2-1744117.i386.bundle

under Slackware 14.1 stock.

It started with a nice gtk interface to install and ended up with "Installation failed".

Is this the latest vmware-workstation you are referring to?

Rgs,

JL

Be aware that the Kernel Headers are NOT technically part of the actual Linux Kernel. They are actually more a part of glibc, and actually are known as the glibc-linux-kernel-headers. These headers are NEVER updated even if you replace the kernel. They are ONLY ever updated if you rebuild glibc.

they are part of the kernel
check out include/linux/ and such in the kernel source

glibc does repackage them thou
https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-help/.../msg00026.html

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Yes, use ./VMware-Workstation-Full-10.0.2-1744117.i386.bundle --ignore-errors to install it

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I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken but it seems to me the kernel-headers package is a workaround so that a precompiled kernel like huge.s or hugesmp.s can be shipped fully functional. If you build or rebuild a kernel from source and go through each step including "make modules&&make modules_install" it is fully qualified and no headers package is required. The error message seems improperly worded and the fault of that version of VMWare, not a problem in kernel compiling.