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Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 08:57 PM

installing VMware on Turbolinux 11
 
I give up...
After hours of trying and searching the net i have yet to install VMware successfully on Turbolinux 11 (FUJI).

I've got all the required software and kernel-source.

- Tried clean install...no go
- Tried with any any patch 1.0.9...nothing
- Tried rebuilding the kernel...still nothing

I'm stuck now with vmware thinking i havn't configured the kernel.

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is a kernel header file directory, but it is
not configured yet.

But i did use make xconfig, and make menuconfig, and make oldconfig. (gotta try them all when you're desperate)

I even did: make mrproper, make xconfig...save and exit, make, make modules

Still nothing...

I hope someone here can help me.

trickykid 04-10-2007 09:43 PM

You most likely need the latest vmware-any-any update installed to get this to work. You can get the latest version here: ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/

Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 09:44 PM

the one i applied is the latest version: vmware-any-any-update109.tar.gz

trickykid 04-10-2007 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid
the one i applied is the latest version: vmware-any-any-update109.tar.gz

Did that fix the issue?

Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid
- Tried with any any patch 1.0.9...nothing

Nope, the any any patch was my second try.
VMware just thinks i need to configure the kernel...and i believe that is done with "make xconfig" right?

trickykid 04-10-2007 10:17 PM

What version of VMware are you trying to install? And what kernel packages do you currently have installed? Do the match the current running kernel?

terryxela 04-10-2007 10:18 PM

Run

$ uname -r

$ rpm -qa | grep kernel

And be sure that kernel and source are the same version. Any difference can explain some of the problems. The kernel headers do not need to be the same.

Ciao

-=terry(Denver)=-

Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 10:21 PM

VMware 5.5.2

Code:

[cybermaid@maidsmansion ~]$ uname -r
2.6.13-7
[cybermaid@maidsmansion ~]$ rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-utils-2.6-22
kernel-2.6.13-7
kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.6.13-7
kernel-extramodules-2.6.13-7
kernel-headers-2.6.13-7
kernel-source-2.6.13-7
kernel-doc-2.6.13-7


trickykid 04-10-2007 10:22 PM

Also, /usr/src/linux/include might not be the proper path to the correct Kernel Header file. It may be in something like:

/lib/modules/<current-kernel-version>/build/include

Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid
Also, /usr/src/linux/include might not be the proper path to the correct Kernel Header file. It may be in something like:

/lib/modules/<current-kernel-version>/build/include

"/lib/modules/linux-2.6.13/build/include" and "/usr/src/linux/include" are both linked to "/usr/src/linux-2.6.13/include"

trickykid 04-10-2007 10:30 PM

Try running these commands from your /usr/src/linux directory:

make mrproper
make cloneconfig
make modules_prepare

And then try to rerun the vmware-config.pl and see if it still complains.

trickykid 04-10-2007 10:32 PM

Instead of make modules_prepare, you can also try make prepare-all as well if the modules_prepare doesn't work.

Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 10:42 PM

Hmmm, can't make cloneconfig...

Code:

[root@maidsmansion linux]# make cloneconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/split-include
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `cloneconfig'.  Stop.
make: *** [cloneconfig] Error 2


trickykid 04-10-2007 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid
Hmmm, can't make cloneconfig...

Code:

[root@maidsmansion linux]# make cloneconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/split-include
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `cloneconfig'.  Stop.
make: *** [cloneconfig] Error 2


Do you have gcc installed?

rpm -qa | grep gcc

Cyber Maid 04-10-2007 10:53 PM

Yes, thats what the output says.

Code:

[root@maidsmansion linux]# rpm -qa | grep gcc
libgcc-3.4.3-10
gcc-c++-3.4.3-10
gcc-3.4.3-10



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