Vmware server installation

maniannam · 07-10-2009, 10:11 AM

Hi all,

I newly installed fedora 11. And I am trying to install VMware-server-2.0.1. But I am getting error while installing.

Error :

Code:

make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config11/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config11/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config11/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/go/unsup-linux-products" and 
"http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-tools".

Execution aborted.

I download the vmware-any-any-updates117, but that also no use.

My kernel version is : 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE

Please any one help to me.

Regards,
maniannam

watcher69b · 07-11-2009, 08:26 AM

do a yum install kernel-devel and try again. it looks like it is looking for the kernel headers to build the package but cannot find them

maniannam · 07-13-2009, 02:46 AM

My have kernel-devel package.

[root@localhost Download]# rpm -qa | grep -i kernel
kernel-devel-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686
kerneloops-0.12-5.fc11.i586
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i686
kernel-devel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586
kernel-headers-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586
kernel-firmware-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.noarch
kernel-PAE-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i686
kernel-PAE-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686

Regards,
maniannam

ordealbyfire83 · 07-14-2009, 10:59 PM

VMware needs patched in order to work with kernels 2.6.29.x. Try going to http://communities.vmware.com//thread/203231 and downloading both the patch and the shell script and reading their instructions. I got it to work for VMplayer 2.5.2 under kernel 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64.

ordealbyfire83 · 07-15-2009, 09:11 PM

Retracting last post--After applying patch, VMPlayer/Server reports that the kernel modules are properly compiled...but then actually trying to open a VM fails with message claiming modules aren't properly compiled. Thoroughly clueless here

watcher69b · 07-16-2009, 04:45 AM

every time you update your kernel you need to re-run that script to configure VMware. I had the same problem when i went from my normal kernel to the PAE

maniannam · 07-16-2009, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ordealbyfire83

VMware needs patched in order to work with kernels 2.6.29.x. Try going to http://communities.vmware.com//thread/203231 and downloading both the patch and the shell script and reading their instructions. I got it to work for VMplayer 2.5.2 under kernel 2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64.

I was download the patch and script from which you gave the link. but I got the error.

Code:

[root@localhost Download]# sh vmware-6.5.2-modules-2.6.29-fix.sh
Found tar file for vmblock module
Found tar file for vmnet module
Found tar file for vsock module
Found tar file for vmci module
Found tar file for vmmon module
Using patch file: /home/mani/Download/vmware-6.5.2-modules-2.6.29-fix.patch
Using module directory: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
Using backup directory: /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-backup
Backing up ./vmblock.tar to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-backup/./vmblock.tar
Backing up ./vmnet.tar to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-backup/./vmnet.tar
Backing up ./vsock.tar to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-backup/./vsock.tar
Backing up ./vmci.tar to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-backup/./vmci.tar
Backing up ./vmmon.tar to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-backup/./vmmon.tar
Untarring vmblock.tar
Untarring vmnet.tar
Untarring vsock.tar
Untarring vmci.tar
Untarring vmmon.tar
Testing patch
patching file vmblock-only/Makefile
Hunk #1 succeeded at 112 (offset -10 lines).
patching file vmci-only/Makefile
Hunk #1 succeeded at 113 (offset -9 lines).
patching file vmmon-only/include/x86apic.h
Hunk #1 succeeded at 79 with fuzz 2 (offset -15 lines).
patching file vmmon-only/linux/driver.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 1758 (offset -226 lines).
patching file vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 3237 (offset -187 lines).
Hunk #2 FAILED at 3351.
Hunk #3 FAILED at 3475.
2 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c.rej
patching file vmmon-only/Makefile
Hunk #1 succeeded at 139 with fuzz 1 (offset 17 lines).
patching file vmnet-only/Makefile
Hunk #1 succeeded at 139 with fuzz 1 (offset 17 lines).
patching file vmnet-only/netif.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 310 (offset -14 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 612 (offset -14 lines).
patching file vsock-only/Makefile
Hunk #1 succeeded at 113 (offset -9 lines).
Sorry, problem with the patch, I can't apply it
[root@localhost Download]#

Code:

[root@localhost Download]# patch -N -p1 < vmware-6.5.2-modules-2.6.29-fix.patch
can't find file to patch at input line 4
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -urN source-OLD/vmblock-only/Makefile source-NEW/vmblock-only/Makefile
|--- source-OLD/vmblock-only/Makefile	2009-03-26 22:05:21.000000000 -0700
|+++ source-NEW/vmblock-only/Makefile	2009-04-04 02:17:17.000000000 -0700
--------------------------
File to patch:

Any idea about this error?

Regards,
maniannam

ordealbyfire83 · 07-17-2009, 10:50 AM

I suspect this is because you are using vmware Server--it must have (slightly) different makefiles. There are a couple of things you can try. First try uninstalling/reinstalling vmware (to make sure everything is "pristine") and then applying the patch again. I'm not sure if there are any patches specifically for VMware Server (can anyone confirm this??) Note, you don't have to explicitly run "patch - (blah)." The sh script should do that for you.

This probably isn't what you want to here, although for now a workaround might be to use VMPlayer. If you need to create virtual machines there is a tutorial at www.easyvmx.com (it'll do it for you, actually). You can still install vmware tools into the guest OS, you just need to extract them from your server installation. I did this before, and honestly can't remember how.

You will need the "bundle" version, preferably 2.5.x -- the earlier ones probably won't patch. You should be able to do, for example

chmod +x VMware-Player-2.5.2-156735.x86_64.bundle

./VMware-Player-2.5.2-156735.x86_64.bundle (stuff gets installed with a GUI here)

./vmware-6.5.2-modules-2.6.29-fix.patch

If all goes well,

mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.bak

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

cd /etc/init.d
./vmware restart

Then you should be able to launch vmplayer as an ordinary user. Hope this helps.