On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 15:05:45 +0100 Thibaut Cousin wrote:

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Le Mercredi 13 Novembre 2002 14:55, Erik Jakobsen a écrit :

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I'm running SuSE 8.1, and are installing VMware.

But I get this error about "C". How can I find where "C" is placed ?.

Argument "gcc (GCC) 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1493, <STDIN> line 1. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Two things:

- - Do you really need to recompile everything? The VMWare provided by SuSE is precompiled correctly.

I have to say yes, as I have the license for the version 3.2.

- - The message above is asking for the C headers. The ones provided by libc library are in package glibc-devel (installed in /usr/include) and the ones provided by the kernel are in package kernel-source (installed in /usr/src/linux/include).

Ok.

If you want the kernel libraries, you may need to run the command "make dep" in /usr/src/linux before using them.

Ok.

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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 15:15:51 +0100 Thibaut Cousin wrote:

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Le Mercredi 13 Novembre 2002 15:05, Erik Jakobsen a écrit :

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- - Do you really need to recompile everything? The VMWare provided by SuSE is precompiled correctly.

I have to say yes, as I have the license for the version 3.2.

That's a good reason. ;-)

Indeed it is :-)

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- - The message above is asking for the C headers. The ones provided by libc library are in package glibc-devel (installed in /usr/include) and the ones provided by the kernel are in package kernel-source (installed in /usr/src/linux/include).

Ok.

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If you want the kernel libraries, you may need to run the command "make dep" in /usr/src/linux before using them.

Ok.

I've never recompiled VMWare, but I understand that it builds some kernel modules. Then it is the kernel modules you need, not the glibc ones.

I have just unistalled the VMware 3.2, and have installed the VMware that follows SuSE. But if I run vmware-config.pl, it again will make: 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] yes Argument "gcc 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1477, <STDIN> line 3. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.19) does not match your running kernel (version 2.4.19-4GB). 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] It IS necessary to run the vmware-config.pl ?.

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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 15:16:58 +0100 Anders Johansson wrote:

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 15.15, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

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I have just unistalled the VMware 3.2, and have installed the VMware that follows SuSE. But if I run vmware-config.pl, it again will make:

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] yes

Argument "gcc 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1477, <STDIN> line 3. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.19) does not match your running kernel (version 2.4.19-4GB). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

do this

cd /usr/src/linux make mrproper make cloneconfig make dep

Then try vmware-config again

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

It IS necessary to run the vmware-config.pl ?.

Yes, the kernel modules need to be built. Unless vmware comes with prebuilt kernel modules that fit into the suse kernel they need to be recompiled

Ok Anders. Now its saying this: Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. Argument "gcc (GCC) 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1493, <STDIN> line 3. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' In file included from ../linux/driver.c:36: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/module.h:21:34: warning: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions In file included from ../linux/driver.c:36: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/module.h:21:34: linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory make[2]: *** [driver.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' make[1]: *** [driver] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' make: *** [auto-build] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/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.

Anders

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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 15:32:53 +0100 Anders Johansson wrote:

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 15.29, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

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/bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'

Well, it looks like the vmware script is broken, but it also looks like this isn't a problem, since the compile continues.

Yes.

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linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory make[2]: *** [driver.o]

Ah, yes, sorry, I forgot about that. Just do

touch /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h

then try again

I did it: eurit:~ # vmware-config.pl Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done 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] yes Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. Argument "gcc (GCC) 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1493, <STDIN> line 1. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.19-4GB' make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only' make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. Trying to find a suitable vmnet module for your running kernel. None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmnet modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmnet module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] yes Extracting the sources of the vmnet module. Building the vmnet module. /bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' /bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.2 Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi' make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only' `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions In file included from driver.c:51: vmnetInt.h:54:1: warning: "major" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from driver.c:22: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:80:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from driver.c:51: vmnetInt.h:55:1: warning: "minor" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from driver.c:22: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:81:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions In file included from userif.c:53: vmnetInt.h:54:1: warning: "major" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from userif.c:21: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:80:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from userif.c:53: vmnetInt.h:55:1: warning: "minor" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from userif.c:21: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:81:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions In file included from netif.c:48: vmnetInt.h:54:1: warning: "major" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from netif.c:21: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:80:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from netif.c:48: vmnetInt.h:55:1: warning: "minor" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from netif.c:21: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:81:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions In file included from bridge.c:45: vmnetInt.h:54:1: warning: "major" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from bridge.c:21: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:80:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from bridge.c:45: vmnetInt.h:55:1: warning: "minor" redefined In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/fs.h:16, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/capability.h:17, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/sched.h:10, from bridge.c:21: /lib/modules/2.4.19-4GB/build/include/linux/kdev_t.h:81:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition `-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead. cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only' TDo you want this script to probe for an unused private subnet? (yes/no/help) [yes] yes Probing for an unused private subnet (this can take some time). The subnet 192.168.176.0/255.255.255.0 appears to be unused. This system appears to have a DHCP server configured for normal use. Beware that you should teach it how not to interfere with VMware Workstation's DHCP server. There are two ways to do this: 1) Modify the file /etc/dhcpd.conf to add something like: subnet 192.168.176.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { # Note: No range is given, vmnet-dhcpd will deal with this subnet. } 2) Start your DHCP server with an explicit list of network interfaces to deal with (leaving out vmnet8). e.g.: dhcpd eth0 Consult the dhcpd(8) and dhcpd.conf(5) manual pages for details. Hit enter to continue. he module loads perfectly in the running kernel. Do you want networking for your Virtual Machines? (yes/no/help) [yes] yes Configuring a bridged network for vmnet0. Configuring a NAT network for vmnet8. Do you want to be able to use host-only networking in your Virtual Machines? [no] no Do you want this script to automatically configure your system to allow your Virtual Machines to access the host's filesystem? (yes/no/help) no Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Virtual ethernet done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background) done NAT networking on /dev/vmnet8 done The configuration of VMware Workstation 3.2.0 build-2230 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware". Enjoy, --the VMware team Sorry Anders for such a long list :-( Maybe I shall have a look also at the VMware site to see if there is news for SuSE 8.1.

Anders

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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Anders Johansson wrote: ->> ->> Maybe I shall have a look also at the VMware site to see if there is news ->> for SuSE 8.1. -> ->Why? Doesn't vmware work now? -> ->Anders -> -> It doesn't on mine... it seg faults. works fine on 8.0, but not 8.1 - Herman

On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Erik Jakobsen wrote: ->On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:29:54 -0800 (PST) ->"Herman L. Knief" wrote: -> ->> ->> ->> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Anders Johansson wrote: ->> ->> ->> ->> ->> Maybe I shall have a look also at the VMware site to see if there is news ->> ->> for SuSE 8.1. ->> -> ->> ->Why? Doesn't vmware work now? ->> -> ->> ->Anders ->> -> ->> -> ->> ->> It doesn't on mine... it seg faults. works fine on 8.0, but not 8.1 -> ->Hi Herman. Its an acpi fault. You can find it on the SDB. You have to add acpi to your /boot/grub/menu.lst after the vga=791. ->Then after a reboot its should be ok. -> ->Info on lilo is also to be found there. -> ->HTH -> I've tried that... I've plugged in all the different combinations of apm, acpi and apic that I can come up with. Same result. - Herman

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 17.31, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

Well yes, but it cannot see the cd-rom drive:

CD-ROM: '/dev/cdrom' exists, but does not appear to be a CD-ROM device. Error connecting the CD-ROM device.

And does /dev/cdrom point to a valid cd device? I should point out that I haven't tried vmware 3.2, but I have run 3.1.1 successfully on SuSE 8.1. If there really is functionality broken or missing in 3.2 you should report it to vmware. For the price they're charging they should provide good support. Anders

Erik,

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On Wednesday 13 November 2002 17.31, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

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Well yes, but it cannot see the cd-rom drive:

CD-ROM: '/dev/cdrom' exists, but does not appear to be a CD-ROM device. Error connecting the CD-ROM device.

And does /dev/cdrom point to a valid cd device?

Well there is a /media/cdrom as you know in 8.1. But should it be /dev/cdrom or what do you think/know ?.

I don't have the answer to your problem, but I just want to mention that I have VMware Workstation 3.2 running on SuSE 8.1 without any problems. I have an AMD processor, so my kernel is k_athlon (2.4.19-66) I got the message about the prebuilt modules not working, and the need to compile. i basically accepted the defaults (except I didn't ant to access the host filesystem) and it compiled the modules. I got a lot of warnings, especially the -malign-jumps is obsolete message. vmware-config.pl ran fine. initially on starting vmware it segfaulted, but adding "apic" to grub fixed that. Now it works fine. My cdrom is /media/cdrom in linux and /dev/cdrom in VMware. in any event, it is possible to run VMware Workstation 3.2 on SuSE 8.1. My guest operating system is Windows NT, but I don't think that matters. Mike -- Michael A. Coan Woodlawn Foundation 524 North Avenue, Suite 203 New Rochelle, NY 10801-3410 tel 914-632-3778 fax 914-632-5502

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 19.00, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

Well there is a /media/cdrom as you know in 8.1. But should it be /dev/cdrom or what do you think/know ?.

Those are two different things. /dev/cdrom is (or should be) a symlink to the device to which your cdrom is attached. /media/cdrom is a directory where your cdrom gets mounted. Can you mount your cdrom so you see the contents in /media/cdrom? If you can, what do you get when you do grep media/cdrom /etc/fstab Anders

On Wednesday 13 November 2002 21.51, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

When I use Xcdroast the 2 drives is working ok.

Source media in /media/cdrom and target in /media/cdrecorder

xcdroast doesn't use the directories when you copy cds.

...

If you can, what do you get when you do

grep media/cdrom /etc/fstab

eurit:~ # grep media/cdrom /etc/fstab /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 eurit:~ # grep media/cdrecorder /etc/fstab /dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0

If you get the contents of your cdrom when you mount /media/cdrecorder, then either look at what /dev/cdrom and /dev/cdrecorder points to and switch them, or configure vmware to use /dev/cdrecorder instead of /dev/cdrom Anders

On Thursday 14 November 2002 08:21, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

How do I switch:

eurit:~ # ls -l /dev/cdrom lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Nov 6 14:18 /dev/cdrom -> hdc eurit:~ # ls -l /dev/cdrecorder lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Nov 6 14:18 /dev/cdrecorder -> sr0

as root ' ln -sf /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom

I suppose that the cdrecorder should be sr1.

Probably, in that case it's ln -sf /dev/sr1 /dev/cdrecorder Anders

Hi again. Had a look in the /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Here only the hdd drive is set to scsi. I think I also have to set the hdc to scsi ?. kernel (hd0,2)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 hdd=ide-scsi vga=791 apic. -- Med venlig hilsen - Best regards. Erik Jakobsen - erik@urbakken.dk Registered Linux user #114875 - http://counter.li.org

On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:15:23 +0100 Anders Johansson wrote:

On Thursday 14 November 2002 09.08, Erik Jakobsen wrote:

...

Hi again.

Had a look in the /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Here only the hdd drive is set to scsi. I think I also have to set the hdc to scsi ?.

kernel (hd0,2)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 hdd=ide-scsi vga=791 apic.

Thanks again Anders.

Not in 8.1. In 8.1 the regular ide-cd driver is compiled as a module. This means that whichever driver gets loaded first will claim all drives as its own unless you explicitly tell it otherwise. Since you load the ide-scsi driver above, both your drives will be scsi.

Ok. I had the idea, but doubted when I saw the line in the menu.lst file.

In previous versions, the ide-cd module was compiled into the kernel, so drives were "by default" ide-cd, but this behaviour changed in 8.1. Don't ask me why :)

Ok.

You can verify this by doing "cdrecord -scanbus". If you can see both your drives there they are both ide-scsi

I can se both drives :-)

Anders

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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:56:16 +0100 Anders Johansson wrote: I have changed the cdrom to cdrecorder in vmware, but got the same sad result: CD-ROM: '/media/cdrecorder' exists, but does not appear to be a CD-ROM device. Error connecting the CD-ROM device.

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Le Mercredi 13 Novembre 2002 15:15, Erik Jakobsen a écrit :

I have just unistalled the VMware 3.2, and have installed the VMware that follows SuSE. But if I run vmware-config.pl, it again will make:

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] yes

Argument "gcc 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1477, <STDIN> line 3. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.19) does not match your running kernel (version 2.4.19-4GB). 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]

It IS necessary to run the vmware-config.pl ?.

Yes it is (in order to configure the daemons). You have played with your kernel? Do the kernel sources correspond to the running kernel? Another thing to investigate: if I remember correctly, SuSE puts the kernel modules related to vmware in the basic kernel package (which usually is k_deflt, but it depends on your CPU). If you played with it, the modules may be missing. Which version of SuSE are running? - -- Thibaut Cousin E-mail : cousin@in2p3.fr Web : http://clrwww.in2p3.fr -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE90mCtv1vqsTa1E4oRAjG/AJ9ClG7h3Hl+WaSFao/QcdgAIcse1ACfbASg rQmy+MQ+0PT3vR2U1Scr++M= =Am9C -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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