Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2441 mails)

[Joseph Loo <jloo@xxxxxxx>]

I had the same problem

You need to make sure the linux kernel source is available and updated 
to your current kernel. Then do the following:

cd /usr/src/inux
make cloneconfig
make modules_prepare
vmware-config.pl

This will create your relevant modules

James Knott wrote:
> I'm trying to install VMWare Workstation for Linux, on my SuSE 9.3
> system, but I'm getting errors, when it's trying to build new modules.
> I have the latest kernel and kernel-source.  Here's the output of the
> relevant part.  I've also shown the contents of the /usr/src/linux.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> tnx jk
>
>
>
>
> 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 `/dev/shm/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
> make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-21.7'
> Makefile:494: .config: No such file or directory
>
> WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-21.7/Module.symvers
> is  missing; modules will have no modversions.
>
>  CC [M]  /dev/shm/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> /bin/sh: scripts/basic/fixdep: No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** [/dev/shm/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/dev/shm/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-21.7'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/dev/shm/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.
>
> thinkpad:~ # ls /usr/src/linux
> linux/                   linux-2.6.11.4-21.7/     linux-obj/
> linux-2.6.11.4-20a/      linux-2.6.11.4-21.7-obj/
>
>  

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Joseph Loo
jloo@xxxxxxx