[Bug 807589] New: Failed to instal vmware workstation 9.0.1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589#c0 Summary: Failed to instal vmware workstation 9.0.1 Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: RC 2 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: peter@plord.co.uk QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:19.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/19.0 I've tried to install vmware workstation 9.0.1 on OpenSuse 12.3 RC2. I see the build fails to find the kernel source "C header files matching your running kernel were not found. Refer to your distributor's documentation for installation instructions" The install log file complains about :- 2013-03-05T18:59:45.910Z| vthread-3| I120: Setting header path for 3.7.10-1.1-desktop to "/lib/modules/3.7.10-1.1-desktop/build/include". 2013-03-05T18:59:45.910Z| vthread-3| I120: Validating path "/lib/modules/3.7.10-1.1-desktop/build/include" for kernel release "3.7.10-1.1-desktop". 2013-03-05T18:59:45.910Z| vthread-3| I120: Failed to find /lib/modules/3.7.10-1.1-desktop/build/include/linux/version.h 2013-03-05T18:59:45.910Z| vthread-3| I120: Failed version test: /lib/modules/3.7.10-1.1-desktop/build/include/linux/version.h not found. I have installed :- linux-glibc-devel-3.7.1-2.1.3.noarch kernel-devel-3.7.10-1.1.1.noarch kernel-desktop-3.7.9-1.1.2.x86_64 kernel-desktop-devel-3.7.10-1.1.1.x86_64 kernel-source-3.7.10-1.1.1.noarch Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install vmware workstation 9.0.1 2. run vmware 3. Actual Results: "C header files matching your running kernel were not found. Refer to your distributor's documentation for installation instructions" Expected Results: Kernel modules to build -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589#c1 Ben Walter <ben.walter@cenitex.vic.gov.au> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |ben.walter@cenitex.vic.gov. | |au --- Comment #1 from Ben Walter <ben.walter@cenitex.vic.gov.au> 2013-03-06 00:56:50 UTC --- Found this post useful to resolve this issue: http://markmail.org/message/hnetbi5vwt72n7dz In short: cd /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/include ln -s generated/uapi/linux . Then vmware compiles. v9.0.0 taints kernel, but v9.0.1 seems to run fine on openSuSE 12.3 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589#c2 --- Comment #2 from Peter Lord <peter@plord.co.uk> 2013-03-07 19:41:06 UTC --- Many thanks. Yes, 9.0.0 appears to be broken but 9.0.1 works. I found I had to :- ln -sf /usr/src/linux /usr/src/linux-$(uname -r) ln -sf /usr/src/linux-$(uname -r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version/h /usr/src/linux-$(uname -r)/include/linux Pete -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807589#c3 Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED CC| |jslaby@suse.com Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #3 from Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.com> 2013-03-13 10:09:25 UTC --- This was a vmware issue. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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