Re: [opensuse-factory] Linux-Kernel-Headers outdated
Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
Reply on 13-11-2006 16:00:21 <<<> Dominique Leuenberger wrote: Hi everybody,
I just posted bugzilla https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=220384 #################################################### Just installed Beta 2 in a VMware.
In order to compile the Tools, the Kernel Header include files are quired. Installed the package 'linux-kernel-headers', but they are from an older kernel (2.6.18-13, while installed kernel is 2.6.18.2-4)
Also in factroy tree, linux-kernel-headers is at 2.6.18-13 ####################################################
Severity is set to normal at the moment, even though it should be much higher (but I assume as reporter I should not change that)
OR: Did I miss something completely different? (that would render that bugzilla report invalid?
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I have seen this vmware-tools/kernel header not matching -problem discussed in several groups and forums concerning several distros in addition to SUSE. And not just rpm based ones. As for SUSE it has been discussed already during the 9.x series.
But I have still not found a solutions for it. I sure would like to see a solution how to install the vmwaretools properly :)
Although this is obviously not quite the right place, I'd like to use the opportunity to ask for any pointers to this matter.
Vahis,
please read the Bugzilla Followup. I'm sorry for the noise I did. But it seems it's not the package linux-kernel-headers that is required, but the whole kernel-source.
After installing that package, I was able to run vmware-config-tools.pl without any problems.
Regards, Dominique
The steps I've made are the ones here: http://en.opensuse.org/Setting_up_SUSE_Linux_as_a_VMware_Guest#Set_Up_VMware... Everything is as It's says there. But the script keeps coming to this: The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.18.2-4-default). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel. -- Vahis Sometimes I reply to top posters. Seldom. And usually just once. Motorcycling, Boating and SUSE Linux: http://waxborg.servepics.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Vahis schrieb:
Everything is as It's says there. But the script keeps coming to this:
The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.18.2-4-default). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.
Again: You need to install the kernel-source package. The linux-kernel-headers package is not usable to build external kernel modules; whether it matches the running kernel or not is if no importance. The important thing is that the commands rpm -q kernel-default rpm -q kernel-source return exactly the same version. Andreas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Andreas Hanke wrote:
Vahis schrieb:
Everything is as It's says there. But the script keeps coming to this:
The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.18.2-4-default). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.
Again:
You need to install the kernel-source package.
I have. I always do that. I have made instructions on my site for installing vmware by the time 10.0 came out. This is also mentioned there, but now following my own instructions that worked then, don't work anymore :(
The linux-kernel-headers package is not usable to build external kernel modules; whether it matches the running kernel or not is if no importance.
The important thing is that the commands
rpm -q kernel-default rpm -q kernel-source
return exactly the same version.
vahis@virbeta2:~> rpm -q kernel-default kernel-default-2.6.18.2-4 vahis@virbeta2:~> rpm -q kernel-source kernel-source-2.6.18.2-4 mcman@virbeta2:~> -- Vahis Sometimes I reply to top posters. Seldom. And usually just once. Motorcycling, Boating and SUSE Linux: http://waxborg.servepics.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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