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Old 08-11-2005, 11:03 PM   #1
xcalibra
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Distribution: suse 9.1 pro, gentoo
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VMware problem on suse 9.1 pro.


After the installation of vmware workstation rpm,
it said I need to config the vmware by using vmware-config.pl
After that I specify the folders path like gcc...etc., then the console prompt:

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.193'
Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.193/Module.symvers is missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled.

CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/bin/sh: line 1: scripts/basic/fixdep: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.193'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config7/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.

What's worng? Please help.
 
Old 08-12-2005, 01:32 AM   #2
musicman_ace
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Re: VMware problem on suse 9.1 pro.

Quote:
Originally posted by xcalibra
Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.193'
Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory

I'm usually horrible at spotting make errors, but the last line above stated that there wasn't a .config in /usr/src/linux

I generally frown on using kernel packages from a distro, so my advice is to download a full source from one of the kernel mirrors, change the symbolic link of /usr/src/linux to the newly downloaded kernel, build a new kernel, then re-try the vmware-config.pl.
 
  


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