Kernel header files

tristanlee85 · 04-10-2006, 09:55 AM

I'm trying to install VMware Workstation and it's asking me this:

Code:

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

Appearantly I didn't have the kernel header files so I downloaded "kernel-devel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.i686.rpm" because that's what matches my kernel. So, at the prompt I enter this as the directory for the header files:

Code:

/usr/src/kernels/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5-i686/include/

This is the right directory, but I get this message:

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/kernels/2.6.15-1.2054_FC5-i686/include/

The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same
address space size as your running kernel.

I don't get it...

Lenard · 04-10-2006, 11:18 AM

Which version of VMware Workstation???

Have you downloaded, extracted and used the latest vmware-any-any-update??

ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/v...date101.tar.gz

foo_bar_foo · 04-10-2006, 03:33 PM

yea it's just a configure script screwup
try the latest one or you can fix it yourself
here is the patch
http://www.vmware.com/community/thre...ssageID=374759

tristanlee85 · 04-10-2006, 09:22 PM

Thanks guys. Before downloading the first link, I went through yum-entender and downloaded everything in the "update" section. It seemed to fix it and I was able to build the module for my kernel. Thanks.

greenwood-geer · 07-09-2006, 04:42 PM

Verified that the vmware-any-any-update works like a charm on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) upgraded to the 2.6.17 kernel.

- unzipped the vmware-any... util
- ran the 'runme.pl'
- this patched and launched the vmware.pl kernel/builder script
- per output below, all looks good
- launched vmware 5.5 workstation, woohoo, it runs
- downloaded and launched damn small linux
- groovy, thanks guys

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make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.17'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Starting VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done
Virtual ethernet done
Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background) done
Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done
NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done

The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.5.1 build-19175 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware".
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