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Old 06-01-2005, 12:02 PM   #1
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Mandriva and Vmware problem


I had to reload and install Mandriva and now I can't install VMware installed, I get an error message below: What do I need to do to fix it?

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[root@localhost stan]# vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

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

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.11-6mdk/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11-6mdk/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:68:
/root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./include/pgtbl.h: In function `PgtblVa2PTELocked':
/root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./include/pgtbl.h:81: error: request for member `pgd' in something not a structure or union
make[2]: *** [/root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11-6mdk'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config1/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".

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Old 06-02-2005, 12:29 AM   #2
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I am forwarding a solution to my problem with vmware installing under Mandriva. I am thanking Petr for the fix.


Thanks Petr for your solution, I did I search and found a topic of yours for the error and found install
vmware-any-any-update91.tar.gz and be sure to run and install gcc compiler in Mandriva Control Center.

http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/

Download newest file which matches system you are using: currently it is simple, just grab latest vmware-any-any-update*.tar.gz file you can download.

After downloading unpack file into some directory, enter that directory and run "./runme.pl". After doing that run "vmware-config.pl", or, if you installed update on system which is supported by your product (though I do not understand why you installed product in this case) "vmware-config.pl -compile". Note that while original modules from VMware do not need C++ compiler, my updates need it, and won't build without - it is price I had to pay to get support for all these products from one source.

After that your kernel should not complain about problems with kernel modules anymore, and everything should run as on supported host.


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