I'm running on Linux Suse 9.2 and tried to run vmware 4.5.2-8848(installed from rpm).
I've tried everything i found on forums.
/usr/src/linux
make clean
make mrproper
make cloneconfig
make prepare-all
i tried also with vmware-any-any update.
and i recieve this when runung vmware-config.pl :
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

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? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.10'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
make[2]: *** No targets. Stop.
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.8-24.10'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config27/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at...

Execution aborted
Can someone help me?

You are doing this with superuser permissions? Because, regular user won't do.

yes i've done it with superuser permissions

Use this instead...
make clean && make mrproper && make oldconfig && make bzImage

Let it run its course, then try ./vmware-config.pl

make oldconfig && make prepare will do the job too...

Worked for me...

You do have your kernel sources installed?

Suse 9.2 is not on vmware's supported OS list, that is why you need the any-any-patch.

On suse9.2 x86-64, I think I did
install the any-any-patch
cd /usr/src/linux
make clean (because you tried before)
make cloneconfig
make prepare-all
cd to ./vmware-config.pl dir
./vmware-config.pl

It will work stay with it,
Snakedriver

the any-any-patch?

WTH is that. VMware works perfectly fine with nothing but the default kernel and the kernel sources properly set up...
And it can't be a 64 bit thing either because I just stepped someone through that and they didn't need an extra patch to make it work...

All I know is that my install did not compile, went to the vmware forum and found references to the any-any-patch
found info like this:

"Then, get vmware and install it, I've got

VMware-workstation-4.5.2-8848.tar.gz

The install likely fails during the vmware-config.pl step. Okay, no
problemo, vmware-any-any patch to the rescue. I use v.84, later
may be available or moot on later reading:

Code:

cd /tmp
wget http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any...pdate84.tar.gz
tar zxvf vmware-any-any-update84.tar.gz
cd vmware-any-any-update84
./runme.pl
This patches various bits, then fires off vmware-config.pl again. "

I also read at the vmware that some suse users were having to run vmware-config.pl repeatedly using the -84patch
I installed the vmware-any-any-update83 and I've had no problems.

however you don't want the any-any-patch to run vmware-config.pl, exit and do:

cd /usr/src/linux
make clean (because you tried before)
make cloneconfig
make prepare-all

then do
cd to ./vmware-config.pl dir
./vmware-config.pl


I glad that your's worked without it; mine didn't.

Snakedriver

I've just tried that way an it is not working. i receive the same things.

Recommend you start looking here:
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/end...p_sort_by=dflt

and here:

http://www.vmware.com/community/index.jspa

search the forum & post there.

Snakedriver