INSTALLING VMware server help!!!

bottomofthelake · 05-15-2010, 02:26 PM

I'm using this tutorial to help me install vmware server onto my ubuntu 9.1, http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-ins....10-desktop-p2. I'm solid up to this step:

Then copy the kernel configuration of the current kernel into the kernel source directory...

can somebody help me?

Thank you,

Justin

brucehinrichs · 05-15-2010, 02:40 PM

Well, what happened when you ran this command?

Code:

cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config

bottomofthelake · 05-15-2010, 06:31 PM

here's what I have so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Screenshot.png

brucehinrichs · 05-15-2010, 06:54 PM

When you run this command:

Quote:

cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config

you need to be in the same directory as your .config file, or specify the full path to the .config file (e.g. cp /boot/config-`uname -r` <path to .config>/.config).

bottomofthelake · 05-16-2010, 01:11 PM

I apologize for being this "GREEN" but how can I find out which directory has the .config file?

brucehinrichs · 05-16-2010, 01:18 PM

If you followed the tutorial correctly, it should be in /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.31. So you should do:

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.31

Become root (if you aren't already):

Code:

sudo su

Then do your copy:

Code:

cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config

That should get you past this step. Post back with any problems. Good luck!