Installing VMware

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will

2 Oct 2001 2 Oct '01

09:14

Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 09:38:49 +0100 From: Chris Reeves Message-ID: <20010904093849.G24626@galaxy.reevesnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware Express 2.0.4 On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 02:51:23PM -0700, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote:

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I'm using 7.1 with the 2.4.0 kernel. When trying to install VMware Express it complains about not being able to find the kernel C sources that match my running kernel. I've looked on my installation CDs and can't find them. Where can I find the 2.4.0 kernel sources?

Try looking for package lx_sus24 in series d (or thereabouts). HTH, Chris

I have checked in the archives and this is the only reference I can see about installing VMware (wih the problem I have). I am having exactly the same problem, but I don't understand the Answer that was given, can anyone give me an idea of what this means?

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Try looking for package lx_sus24 in series d (or thereabouts).

Will.

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Quinton Delpeche

2 Oct 2 Oct

10:46

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Hi, Go to the SuSE Website. Go to the support Database. Do a search for VMWare. The third article that appears will tell u exactly how to solve the problem. It involves some kernel compilation, but is quite painless to do. Regards Q On Tue 02 Oct 01 11:14, will wrote:

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Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 09:38:49 +0100 From: Chris Reeves Message-ID: <20010904093849.G24626@galaxy.reevesnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware Express 2.0.4

On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 02:51:23PM -0700, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote:

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I'm using 7.1 with the 2.4.0 kernel. When trying to install VMware Express it complains about not being able to find the kernel C sources that match my running kernel. I've looked on my installation CDs and can't find them. Where can I find the 2.4.0 kernel sources?

Try looking for package lx_sus24 in series d (or thereabouts). HTH, Chris

I have checked in the archives and this is the only reference I can see about installing VMware (wih the problem I have). I am having exactly the same problem, but I don't understand the Answer that was given, can anyone give me an idea of what this means?

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Try looking for package lx_sus24 in series d (or thereabouts).

Will.

will

11:34

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Hi,

Go to the SuSE Website.

Go to the support Database.

Do a search for VMWare.

The third article that appears will tell u exactly how to solve the

----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinton Delpeche" To: "SuSE list" Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware problem. Thanks, I obviously didn't look hard enough.

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It involves some kernel compilation, but is quite painless to do.

As long as you have an internet connection next to your SuSE box to download the updated packages :-) I would have thought that including software that actually worked with the distribution would have been a priority. My opinion of SuSE as a distribution is going slowly downhill... Will.

Quinton Delpeche

12:14

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Hi, SuSE is and will always be the best Linux Distribution... ...that is why they are called the Linux Experts. No matter what distribution you use, you will always have minor issues that appear after the product is launched... ...you have to however weigh apples with apples... ...to date there is still at least 17 Security exploits for Windows NT that Microsoft is: a). Incapable b). Unable c). No desire to fix. I would rather support a O/S, that acknowledges when something is wrong, creates a patch or fix, and releases it. So personally I think you need to really look at what you are complaining about... ...and maybe rethink your criticism. However if you feel that way still, it is a free world... ...I will however sleep very easy every night, knowing that all the servers that my department manage, will continue to be the best out there... ...because they are running the best LINUX Distribution... ...SuSE is Sooperb!!!! Q p.s. I don't work for SuSE or am affiliated to SuSE in anyway. p.s.s. We are currently in the process of converting all services and web-sites running on any type of Windows technology to a Linux based solution. -- Quinton Delpeche I.T. Manager The Knowledge Factory http://www.knowledgefactory.co.za Tel: +27 (0)11 444-5006 Fax: +27 (0)11 444-5007 Mob: +27 (0)83 445-0752 "Programmers are busy writing the next best idiot-proof software." "The universe, in the meantime, is busy making the best idiot." "The universe is winning!" On Tue 02 Oct 01 13:34, will wrote:

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinton Delpeche" To: "SuSE list" Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware

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Hi,

Go to the SuSE Website.

Go to the support Database.

Do a search for VMWare.

The third article that appears will tell u exactly how to solve the

problem.

Thanks, I obviously didn't look hard enough.

...
It involves some kernel compilation, but is quite painless to do.

As long as you have an internet connection next to your SuSE box to download the updated packages :-) I would have thought that including software that actually worked with the distribution would have been a priority. My opinion of SuSE as a distribution is going slowly downhill...

Will.

will

12:45

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinton Delpeche" To: "SuSE list" Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware

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SuSE is and will always be the best Linux Distribution...

In your opinion, I have yet to make my mind up fully and I will make my own mind up based on my experiences with it.

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...that is why they are called the Linux Experts.

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No matter what distribution you use, you will always have minor issues

They call *themselves* the Linux experts. that

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appear after the product is launched...

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...you have to however weigh apples with apples...

...to date there is still at least 17 Security exploits for Windows NT

Not with the free Mandrake disk I had, or the copy of redhat I installed. Is it too much to expect that when I *pay* for a Linux distro from SuSE that they have checked that the software that comes with it works? that

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Microsoft is:

a). Incapable b). Unable c). No desire

to fix.

I use NT at work because I have to, I am installing SuSE, I will fix the VMware problem here, but because I don't have a net connection at home or a CD burner I am going to find it pretty difficult to fix the issue as I don't have 30 floppy disks to split the files onto or the time to reassemble the files when I get there. I was not saying Windows was better, I don't know why it had to be brought up, I certainly didn't mention it.

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I would rather support a O/S, that acknowledges when something is wrong, creates a patch or fix, and releases it.

This is not an OS argument I don't think.

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So personally I think you need to really look at what you are complaining about... ...and maybe rethink your criticism.

I bought a distro for the first time ever and it doesn't work as well as the ones I didn't have to pay for.

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However if you feel that way still, it is a free world... ...I will however sleep very easy every night, knowing that all the servers that my department manage, will continue to be the best out there...

Free world, except I hear that the Yast2 part of SuSE is not open source... Not so free there. We run Linux on most of our servers. The best uptime is 5 years so I know about reliability, I was talking about the dissapointment that I paid for a distro and it didn't work properly.

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...because they are running the best LINUX Distribution...

...SuSE is Sooperb!!!!

In your opinion. From what I have seen SuSE is OK. Will.

Praise

14:52

New subject: [SLE] Installing VMware

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No matter what distribution you use, you will always have minor issues

that

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appear after the product is launched...

Not with the free Mandrake disk I had, or the copy of redhat I installed. Is it too much to expect that when I *pay* for a Linux distro from SuSE that they have checked that the software that comes with it works?

Mandrake and Redhat have a compiler which is known to be bugful. They have also their problems. For what I have understood of your question in the first post, you are missing what the lx_suse24 package is, right? Use yast2, installation packages => series d and you will find it. Sorry if misunderstanding, english is not my mothertongue. Praise

will

15:13

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Praise" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware

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For what I have understood of your question in the first post, you are missing what the lx_suse24 package is, right? Use yast2, installation packages => series d and you will find it.

I have the 2.4.4-64GB-SMP kernel installed. Am I right in saying i need to install the 2.4.4-4GB-UP or something kernel? Will

Anders Johansson

14:57

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On Tuesday 02 October 2001 14.45, will wrote:

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Free world, except I hear that the Yast2 part of SuSE is not open source...

You hear wrong. On the cd/dvd I got there was full source of Yast 1 & 2. Don't confuse open source with GPL. GPL is open source, open source is not necessarily GPL. A program doesn't have to be GPL to get the benefits of 'all bugs are shallow...' regards Anders

Man Ly

16:30

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will wrote:

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinton Delpeche" To: "SuSE list" Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware

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Hi,

Go to the SuSE Website.

Go to the support Database.

Do a search for VMWare.

The third article that appears will tell u exactly how to solve the

problem.

Thanks, I obviously didn't look hard enough.

correct me if I'm wrong, but since you bought SuSE, the CDs and DVD have the kernel source package you need (named lx_sus24). You don't need to download anything unless you want the most up-to-date kernel and source (officially 2.4.7). There is one additional step involved before you can compile VMware modules (copy /boot/vmlinuz.{version.h, .config, autoconf.h} into the correct places in the kernel source tree). This information is either somewhere in SDB or from the mailing list (I know, it's not exactly fully searchable). VMware is third-party software, and it's not really SuSE's fault if VMware doesn't integrate as nicely as it could. SuSE does some things differently from Red Hat, but in my experience it simplifies many tasks if you have a good understanding of the Linux OS. I would hope you'll reserve further negative judgment of SuSE for the time being, as people on the list are willing to help you get grounded in it. :ml

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It involves some kernel compilation, but is quite painless to do.

As long as you have an internet connection next to your SuSE box to download the updated packages :-) I would have thought that including software that actually worked with the distribution would have been a priority. My opinion of SuSE as a distribution is going slowly downhill...

Will.

W.D.McKinney

17:10

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Vmware has the 3.0 Workstation Beta out for free right now. It works flawlessly under my stock SuSE 7.2 install recently. I installed Win2000 & OpenBSD in it so far without problems. /Dee -----Original Message----- From: Man Ly [mailto:manly@surfbest.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:30 AM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware will wrote:

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinton Delpeche" To: "SuSE list" Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware

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Hi,

Go to the SuSE Website.

Go to the support Database.

Do a search for VMWare.

The third article that appears will tell u exactly how to solve the

problem.

Thanks, I obviously didn't look hard enough.

...

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It involves some kernel compilation, but is quite painless to do.

As long as you have an internet connection next to your SuSE box to

download

...

the updated packages :-) I would have thought that including software that actually worked with the distribution would have been a priority. My opinion of SuSE as a distribution is going slowly downhill...

Will.

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philippt＠t-online.de

3 Oct 3 Oct

02:19

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* will [Tue, 2 Oct 2001 12:34:23 +0100]:

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As long as you have an internet connection next to your SuSE box to download the updated packages :-)

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I would have thought that including software that actually worked with the distribution would have been a priority.

We did, but with kernel 2.2.X as *that* was the default kernel for 7.2.

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My opinion of SuSE as a distribution is going slowly downhill...

Based on what if I may ask? Philipp -- If builders would build houses like programmers build their software, the first woodpecker to come along would mean the end of all civilisation.

will

08:29

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Philipp Thomas" To: "will" Cc: "SuSE list" Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [SLE] Installing VMware

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I would have thought that including software that actually worked with the distribution would have been a priority.

We did, but with kernel 2.2.X as *that* was the default kernel for 7.2.

I did a plain vanilla default install of SuSE 7.2 Personal out of the box and it is running 2.4.4

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My opinion of SuSE as a distribution is going slowly downhill...

Based on what if I may ask?

My experience so far with the distro. It is the only one I have paid for so far and the only one I have had problems with. I am going to keep at it though. Will.

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