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Re: [SLE] Problems installing VMWare
  • From: jwright@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:47:39 -0400
  • Message-id: <20050616174739.73fw4u2eg4800o4k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Quoting James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>:

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

I don't know if this will help on 9.3, but it worked for me in 9.2. I will try
it on my 9.3 eventually. Here is the important stuff:

Please install kernel-source package and then read
/usr/share/doc/packages/kernel-source/README.SUSE. It explains (in the BUILDING
EXTERNAL MODULES chapter) two ways how to fix this.

PATH #A:

(1) Install kernel-source.$ARCH.rpm.

(2) Change to the /usr/src/linux, and run 'make cloneconfig'.

(3) Do 'make modules_prepare'.

(4) Run vmware-config.pl.


I hope this helps.

James W

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