Problem compiling vmware driver
Hi. I'm trying to install vmware on suse 9.1 professional for amd64 as the host OS. When I run vmware-config.pl I get the following. Any ideas on what is wrong. I have seen that there are people who have gotten vmware to work for this setup, so I suspect that I'm just missing a package or something. Any help appreciated. Regards, Bill -------------- snip --------------------------- 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-config2/vmmon-only' make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/Module.symvers is missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled. CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/task.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file or directory make[2]: *** No rule to make target `.config'. Stop. make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/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. ------------------- end snip -------------------
It looks like there's no kernel configuration file (.config), try doing a: make cloneconfig This should query your currently running kernel config and generate the correct ".config" file for you. Then try it again. If that fail try doing a full "make" or make modules/make modules install/make install Cheers -----Original Message----- From: Bill Allen [mailto:suse@ballen.fastmail.fm] Sent: Monday, 4 October 2004 12:19 a.m. To: suse-amd64@suse.com Subject: [suse-amd64] Problem compiling vmware driver Hi. I'm trying to install vmware on suse 9.1 professional for amd64 as the host OS. When I run vmware-config.pl I get the following. Any ideas on what is wrong. I have seen that there are people who have gotten vmware to work for this setup, so I suspect that I'm just missing a package or something. Any help appreciated. Regards, Bill -------------- snip --------------------------- 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-config2/vmmon-only' make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/Module.symvers is missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled. CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/task.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file or directory make[2]: *** No rule to make target `.config'. Stop. make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/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. ------------------- end snip ------------------- -- Check the List-Unsubscribe header to unsubscribe For additional commands, email: suse-amd64-help@suse.com
Thanks to all who replied. For the record, I did: make cloneconfig # this didn't do the trick - at least by itself, then I make modules and vmware-config.pl ran through to completion. Now, I've got a new problem. When I try to create a virtual machine using my windows installation on /windows/C, vmware complains that it is a read-only system, which given the /etc/fstab line that I have, it certainly appears to be: /dev/hde1 /windows/C ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=00 02,nls=utf8 0 0 I tried changing this to: /dev/hde1 /windows/C ntfs rw,users,gid=users,umask=00 02,nls=utf8 0 0 but, I got the same result. How can I make my WinXP partition read-write? Regards and thanks again, Bill On Sunday 03 October 2004 18:45, Mike Tierney wrote:
It looks like there's no kernel configuration file (.config), try doing a:
make cloneconfig
This should query your currently running kernel config and generate the correct ".config" file for you. Then try it again. If that fail try doing a full "make" or make modules/make modules install/make install
Cheers
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Allen [mailto:suse@ballen.fastmail.fm] Sent: Monday, 4 October 2004 12:19 a.m. To: suse-amd64@suse.com Subject: [suse-amd64] Problem compiling vmware driver
Hi. I'm trying to install vmware on suse 9.1 professional for amd64 as the host OS. When I run vmware-config.pl I get the following. Any ideas on what is wrong. I have seen that there are people who have gotten vmware to work for this setup, so I suspect that I'm just missing a package or something. Any help appreciated.
Regards, Bill
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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-config2/vmmon-only' make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/Module.symvers is missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled.
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/task.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file or directory make[2]: *** No rule to make target `.config'. Stop. make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/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" .
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AFAIK, NTFS write support is "experimental". I.e. dangerous or risky to use. The write support may not have been compiled in, hence why you can read that volume but not write to it. I guess you could reconfigure and then recompile your kernel. But personally I'd avoid trying to write to it from Linux. I don't suppose you can reformat part of it as FAT32? :) Cheers. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Allen [mailto:suse@ballen.fastmail.fm] Sent: Monday, 4 October 2004 10:35 a.m. To: Mike Tierney Cc: suse-amd64@suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-amd64] Problem compiling vmware driver Thanks to all who replied. For the record, I did: make cloneconfig # this didn't do the trick - at least by itself, then I make modules and vmware-config.pl ran through to completion. Now, I've got a new problem. When I try to create a virtual machine using my windows installation on /windows/C, vmware complains that it is a read-only system, which given the /etc/fstab line that I have, it certainly appears to be: /dev/hde1 /windows/C ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=00 02,nls=utf8 0 0 I tried changing this to: /dev/hde1 /windows/C ntfs rw,users,gid=users,umask=00 02,nls=utf8 0 0 but, I got the same result. How can I make my WinXP partition read-write? Regards and thanks again, Bill On Sunday 03 October 2004 18:45, Mike Tierney wrote:
It looks like there's no kernel configuration file (.config), try doing a:
make cloneconfig
This should query your currently running kernel config and generate the correct ".config" file for you. Then try it again. If that fail try doing a full "make" or make modules/make modules install/make install
Cheers
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Allen [mailto:suse@ballen.fastmail.fm] Sent: Monday, 4 October 2004 12:19 a.m. To: suse-amd64@suse.com Subject: [suse-amd64] Problem compiling vmware driver
Hi. I'm trying to install vmware on suse 9.1 professional for amd64 as the host OS. When I run vmware-config.pl I get the following. Any ideas on what is wrong. I have seen that there are people who have gotten vmware to work for this setup, so I suspect that I'm just missing a package or something. Any help appreciated.
Regards, Bill
-------------- snip ---------------------------
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-config2/vmmon-only' make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/Module.symvers is missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled.
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/task.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108/scripts/Makefile.modpost:38: .config: No such file or directory make[2]: *** No rule to make target `.config'. Stop. make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.108' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/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"
.
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