when running the vmware-config.pl on mandrake 9.1 after installing the vmware rpm is reads
"None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernal. 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)?"
my problem is that i am a total newbie with linux and when it asked
"What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernal?" i did not know where to point it.
it suggested /usr/src/linux/include but that didn't work so i tried looking for it. i then tried /usr/include and it said "The directory of kernal headers (version 2.4.21) does not match your running kernel (version 2.4.21-0.13mdk). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernal"
my question is, where are the right C header files in Mandrake 9.1 or how do i make that work?
i'm sorry if this is a stupid question but thank you in advance for any answer

hi !

Look for the content of "/usr/src". If there's no *linux* path, your sources are missing. Just run your Mandrake control center and search for *kernel*...then install kernel sources (about 130MB!). Maybe, there's a package containing header (*.h) files only. Look for *kernel headers*.

thank you. i will try that. and there was no src folder in there. that is why i looked and happened to find /usr/include which looked like it had what it needed, but it was for the wrong kernel

You are in luck!! I had that problem(and so did almost everyone). Its a simple fix really (atleast for me). Download and install the source code for your linux kernel (2.4.21-0.13mdk). Then try to compile your vmware module (or whatever you are trying to do above when you got the problem)
The compiler should now find the necessary files by default!!!!!
Alvin

That worked for me. Thanks for the tip!