In message <1085249776.12528.2.camel@linux.site>, Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> writes
On Sat, 2004-05-22 at 13:50 -0400, Ken Schneider wrote:
Configuring VMware requires that the kernel sources be installed also.
After installing the kernel sources cd /usr/src/linux and make cloneconfig then re-run vmware-config.pl. It should now work. I just went through the same thing.
Thanks. I did the 'make cloneconfig' and re-ran vmware-config.pl. I get the following error:
linux:/home/trey # 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 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-config3/vmmon-only' make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-17.14'
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-17.14/Module.symvers is missi ng, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled.
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:131: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:135: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /bin/sh: line 1: scripts/genksyms/genksyms: No such file or directory make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-17.14' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/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.
Am I missing some development packages possibly?
Thanks again.
You could try doing a "make dep" after the "make cloneconfig". This might create the file you're missing -- Dave Addison