vmware on mandrake10

dondeb · 05-12-2004, 11:27 AM

I need some help to install VMware Workstation on my computer, im using Mandrake 10.0

I tried to install VMware-workstation-4.0.0-4460.i386.rpm (rpm -ivh VMware-workstation-4.0.0-4460.i386.rpm)

The istallation finished successfully but I can run vmware so I run vmware-config.pl to reconfigure my kernel. It get some messages:
...
trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

"None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]"

I answered yes and it asked me

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

I pointed it to /usr/include and i get this:

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.6.0) does not match your running
kernel (version 2.6.3-4mdkenterprise). Even if the module were to compile successfully,
it would not load into the running kernel.

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

Is it possible that Mandrake doesn't support this VMWare version?
Thanks a lot.

Padma · 05-12-2004, 12:42 PM

I haven't tried it yet, but VMWare is currently on version 4.5.1. You might try downloading that.

ANd are you *SURE* your kernal headers match the version of the kernal you are running?

Tiago Cruz · 05-23-2004, 12:49 PM

I have problem too

My package is: VMware-workstation-4.0.2-5592.i386.rpm

Mandrake 10.0 Community Power Pack

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.3-4mdk/build/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]

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.3-4mdk/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'
../linux/driver.c:25:27: linux/wrapper.h: No such file or directory
../linux/driver.c:133: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
../linux/driver.c: In function `init_module':
../linux/driver.c:246: error: structure has no member named `prev'
../linux/driver.c:247: error: structure has no member named `next'
../linux/driver.c: In function `Panic':
../linux/driver.c:1304: warning: implicit declaration of function `_exit'
../include/vm_asm.h: In function `Div643264':
../include/vm_asm.h:1095: warning: use of memory input without lvalue in asm operand 4 is deprecated
make[2]: ** [driver.o] Erro 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.3-4mdk'
make[1]: ** [driver] Erro 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make: ** [auto-build] Erro 2
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/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.

The package 4.5 of VMware have 40 MB, no way im my Lucent 56k

Have some idea? My kernel-source it's installed...

Thanks!

Simius Magnus · 06-02-2004, 11:14 AM

Have you installed all the (new and old and 'stripped') 'kernel-source' packages? Here it worked.

Kerr · 06-14-2004, 05:08 AM

Can you please ecplain me, what does that imply ?:
"Have you installed all the (new and old and 'stripped') 'kernel-source' packages? Here it worked."

because even I am facing problem installing VMware on my Mandrake 10 machine, I need to use it urgently, but dont see any way out!..

Simius Magnus · 06-14-2004, 10:25 AM

In the Mandrake 10 control panel there's an option to install new packages. There you can search for "kernel-source" and install the packages that appear on the list. I didn't know what one I should use, so I just installed them all.

phlyersphan · 07-04-2004, 07:38 PM

From another newb - so installing the kernel source packages in Mandrake 10 will allow VMWare to install properly? I haven't tried installing it yet but just got it and plan to install in the next couple days (VMWare that is). Mine is VMWare 4.5.1.

Simius Magnus · 07-05-2004, 08:08 AM

Well, I'm not sure (I'm a newbie myself), but here it worked. Just try it, if it doesn't work for you.

Scorpio · 07-05-2004, 12:30 PM

I had similar problems too.
After reading this I got the latest version and is now happily installed and running

phlyersphan · 07-05-2004, 01:32 PM

Will XP run under the latest VMWare, or only 98/2000?

Thanks everybody! (This forum rocks!)