Could some one help me please. I am trying to install vmware 5.0 on Fedora and I keep on getting the following kernel error.

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

The header files in /usr/include are generally for C libraries, not for the
running kernel. If you do not have kernel header files in your /usr/src
directory, you probably do not have the kernel-source package installed. Are you
sure that /usr/include contains the header files associated with your running
kernel? [no] yes

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.20) does not match your running
kernel (version 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5). Even if the module were to compile
successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

Any help would be greatly appreciated it, I've been working on this for a couple of days now.

Thanks

Seigie

ok, you installed the kernel-headers? how did you install them? from the error it looks like you have the wrong ones installed. are you booting multiple kernels?

I just did a fresh install with the default kernel as being version 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5. The other kernel just came from the vmware install. However I was reading a thread and it said to do the yum install kernel-devel. Which I did. I am still getting the same error however this time I am getting.

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.6.16-1.2096_FC5) does not match your
running kernel (version 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5). Even if the module were to compile
successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

Is their a way that I could change my running kernel to 2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 vice 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.

Maybe this would solve the problem.

Thanks

you can upgrade your kernel to x.x.xx-x.2096. If you did a fresh install, get the kernel-headers from the cd you installed from and install them

Ok I will try it and thanks for the all the help bosewicht I really appreciate it. I don't suppose you would happen to know what the kernel-header file would called. Anyways thanks again...

it should be called kernel-headers

Thanks Again..

Mel