VMware 5.5 and SUSE 10.1 BETA 1 64-bit]
Cannot install "VMware-workstation-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm" on the opensuse 10.1 beta1 (had not issues installing it on 10.1 relase 4). I have the following kernel syms/source installed: linux:~/vmware # uname -r 2.6.15-git12-6-default linux:~/vmware # rpm -qa | grep kernel kernel-update-tool-0.9-18 kernel-default-2.6.15_git12-6 kernel-source-2.6.15_git12-6 kernel-syms-2.6.15_git12-6 linux:~/vmware # Here is the vmware msg*********** What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /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-config4/vmmon-only' make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-git12-6' WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.15-git12-6/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20, from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49: /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:37:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:43:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined In file included from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20, from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49: /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:60: error: conflicting types for poll_initwait include/linux/poll.h:45: error: previous declaration of poll_initwait was here /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:145: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:149: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-git12-6' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/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. ******************** Note: I have read the Vmware how to: http://www.opensuse.org/Setting_up_VMware_on_SUSE_Linux
On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 14:49 -0600, Jalali, Arash wrote:
Cannot install "VMware-workstation-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm" on the opensuse 10.1 beta1 (had not issues installing it on 10.1 relase 4). I have the following kernel syms/source installed:
Have you tried the latest any-any patch? http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/ -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:49:45 -0600 (CST)
"Jalali, Arash"
Cannot install "VMware-workstation-5.5.1-19175.i386.rpm" on the opensuse 10.1 beta1
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module.
I posted a solution (that worked for me on 32-bit) on the SUSE Factory list that you should look at - see "VMware-workstation-5.5.1 and SUSE 10.1 B1"
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Jalali, Arash
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James PEARSON
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Kenneth Schneider