Quoting James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com>:
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
If this is Workstation v5, then here is what I did on my SuSE 9.3 box to get it running. I've done this a couple of times and has worked without a hitch: Install from YaST: (accepting all dependencies) - kernel-source - kernel-syms - gcc As root, open a terminal window and run: vmware-config.pl It will fail at the same point you stated, at which point you need to note what kernel source directory is prompted by the script. Open another terminal window and run: cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.xxxxx/ where xxxx is the directory vmware-config.pl prompted you with earlier. Now run: make oldconfig && make ** This will take a while, so be paitent Now run the vmware-config.pl script again, accepting all defaults (or changing as required). run vmware from your desktop!" Good luck! SteveC
On Fri, 2005-06-17 at 09:42 +0100, Stephen Carter wrote:
Quoting James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com>:
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
If this is Workstation v5, then here is what I did on my SuSE 9.3 box to get it running. I've done this a couple of times and has worked without a hitch:
Install from YaST: (accepting all dependencies) - kernel-source - kernel-syms - gcc
As root, open a terminal window and run: vmware-config.pl
It will fail at the same point you stated, at which point you need to note what kernel source directory is prompted by the script.
Open another terminal window and run: cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.xxxxx/ where xxxx is the directory vmware-config.pl prompted you with earlier.
Now run: make oldconfig && make
Should be: make cloneconfig && make prepare-all There is no need to actually make any part and make prepare-all runs much faster than just plain make which actually does compile many things. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge
Does anyone have VMware 5 running with a raw disk on SuSE 9.3 (Win2k guest)? TIA, Jeffrey
On Thursday 23 June 2005 18:37, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
Does anyone have VMware 5 running with a raw disk on SuSE 9.3 (Win2k guest)?
TIA, Jeffrey
Not exactly -- I have VMWare 4.5.2 on Suse 9.3. You might need "vmware-any-any" patch available at http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/ -- I did.
Jeffrey, On Thursday 23 June 2005 16:37, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
Does anyone have VMware 5 running with a raw disk on SuSE 9.3 (Win2k guest)?
I have Windows XP Pro running as a VMWare 5.0 guest under SuSE Pro 9.3 using raw disks. Is it giving you trouble?
TIA, Jeffrey
Randall Schulz
On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 18:37 -0500, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
Does anyone have VMware 5 running with a raw disk on SuSE 9.3 (Win2k guest)?
TIA, Jeffrey
Not sure what you mean by "raw disk", but I have a W2K guest (40Gb virtual disk) running under VMWS 5 on SuSE 9.3 Can you give a bit more info about the problems you are having. Dave
Dave, On Thursday 23 June 2005 18:05, Dave Barton wrote:
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Not sure what you mean by "raw disk", but I have a W2K guest (40Gb virtual disk) running under VMWS 5 on SuSE 9.3
VMWare can either emulate the disks it provides to the guest OS using plain files from the host OS or it can pass the guest OS disk requests directly through to host OS disks. The latter are called "raw" disks.
...
Dave
Randall Schulz
On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 18:34 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Dave,
On Thursday 23 June 2005 18:05, Dave Barton wrote:
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Not sure what you mean by "raw disk", but I have a W2K guest (40Gb virtual disk) running under VMWS 5 on SuSE 9.3
VMWare can either emulate the disks it provides to the guest OS using plain files from the host OS or it can pass the guest OS disk requests directly through to host OS disks. The latter are called "raw" disks.
Dave
Randall Schulz
OK I should have RTFM ;) My warped logic works along the lines that the opposite to "virtual" is "real" not "raw", but if that's the way VMWare sees it, then so be it. I am probably asking the obvious, but have you gone all the way through the "Create New Virtual Machine" wizard? The option for a real (Oops raw) disk/partition appears as one of the last steps of a "Custom" VM. Are you: (a) trying to set up a VM for an existing W2K partition (ie. a dual boot machine)? or (b) trying to create a VM to install W2K on an existing disk/partition? If your considering (a) I would advise against it. From first hand experience, you are very likely to screw up the existing W2K install and grub will certainly puke (don't know about lilo). (b) is a possibility, but create the partition for your VM, before you start the New VM wizard. HTH Dave
Quoting Dave Barton <bmcs@myrealbox.com>: [snip]
OK I should have RTFM ;) My warped logic works along the lines that the opposite to "virtual" is "real" not "raw", but if that's the way VMWare sees it, then so be it.
I am probably asking the obvious, but have you gone all the way through the "Create New Virtual Machine" wizard? The option for a real (Oops raw) disk/partition appears as one of the last steps of a "Custom" VM.
Yes, the problem is with the boot.
Are you: (a) trying to set up a VM for an existing W2K partition (ie. a dual boot machine)? or (b) trying to create a VM to install W2K on an existing disk/partition?
If your considering (a) I would advise against it. From first hand experience, you are very likely to screw up the existing W2K install and grub will certainly puke (don't know about lilo).
a) I am using GRUB and it does puke. I see "GRUB" on a text screen and nothing more happens. I have done this with previous versions of VMware and SuSE, but I may have been using LILO then.
(b) is a possibility, but create the partition for your VM, before you start the New VM wizard.
HTH Dave
I have just one day left on the eval license and am trying to find out if it will work. It works fine with a virtual disk. So far at least. Thanks, Jeffrey
On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 23:09 -0500, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote: 8<-- snip -->8
I am probably asking the obvious, but have you gone all the way through the "Create New Virtual Machine" wizard? The option for a real (Oops raw) disk/partition appears as one of the last steps of a "Custom" VM.
Yes, the problem is with the boot.
Are you: (a) trying to set up a VM for an existing W2K partition (ie. a dual boot machine)? or (b) trying to create a VM to install W2K on an existing disk/partition?
If your considering (a) I would advise against it. From first hand experience, you are very likely to screw up the existing W2K install and grub will certainly puke (don't know about lilo).
a)
I am using GRUB and it does puke. I see "GRUB" on a text screen and nothing more happens. I have done this with previous versions of VMware and SuSE, but I may have been using LILO then.
(b) is a possibility, but create the partition for your VM, before you start the New VM wizard.
HTH Dave
I have just one day left on the eval license and am trying to find out if it will work. It works fine with a virtual disk. So far at least.
Thanks, Jeffrey
I had an idea that's what you were trying to do. I've been there, with more disastrous results. I recall hearing of others who have succeeded in doing this, but I don't remember if anyone got it to work with V5. You might try the Vmware newsgroups news.vmware.com If you post there, give them a _full_ explanation of what you are trying to do. You will probably get replies such as "Oh no, don't try that", but there are some guys there who really seem to understand the inner workings of Vmware. You might want to give Vmware tech support a shot. I have always found them to be very helpful, but then again I am a licenced user. Sorry I can't be of more help. Dave
Jeffrey, On Thursday 23 June 2005 21:09, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
Quoting Dave Barton <bmcs@myrealbox.com>: ....
Are you: (a) trying to set up a VM for an existing W2K partition (ie. a dual boot machine)? or (b) ...
If your considering (a) I would advise against it. From first hand experience, you are very likely to screw up the existing W2K install and grub will certainly puke (don't know about lilo).
a)
I am using GRUB and it does puke. I see "GRUB" on a text screen and nothing more happens. I have done this with previous versions of VMware and SuSE, but I may have been using LILO then.
I don't have any particular experience with this. I performed a new installation of WindowsXP and the bootloader was set up properly for the raw disk. I have only a vague recollection of this, but there are one or two commands in Windows for repairing boot sectors. One name I remember is CHECKMBR. Look into it on the Web.
(b) is a possibility, but create the partition for your VM, before you start the New VM wizard.
HTH Dave
I have just one day left on the eval license and am trying to find out if it will work. It works fine with a virtual disk. So far at least.
Well, overall I think VMWare 5 works quite well. Whether you can resolve this issue before the license expires, I don't know. If you call VMWare and explain your situation to a sales rep, they might extend your trial license or give you a new one. (They offered to do so for me when the 5.0 packages had to be back-ordered due to unexpected demand.) Overall, VMWare is very responsive, both from the tech support side and the sales side. They ought to be, for the bucks they get for their product!
Thanks, Jeffrey
Randall Schulz
Dave, On Thursday 23 June 2005 20:51, Dave Barton wrote:
On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 18:34 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Dave,
On Thursday 23 June 2005 18:05, Dave Barton wrote:
...
Not sure what you mean by "raw disk", but I have a W2K guest (40Gb virtual disk) running under VMWS 5 on SuSE 9.3
VMWare can either emulate the disks it provides to the guest OS using plain files from the host OS or it can pass the guest OS disk requests directly through to host OS disks. The latter are called "raw" disks.
Dave
Randall Schulz
OK I should have RTFM ;) My warped logic works along the lines that the opposite to "virtual" is "real" not "raw", but if that's the way VMWare sees it, then so be it.
The disks are still virtual from the perspective of the guest OS. E.g., the guest OS does not see the same drive hardware as that actually present in the host. Apparently, VMWare uses "physical" and "raw" interchangeably to describe virtual drives that are mapped directly to host OS drives and not stored in host OS files.
I am probably asking the obvious, but have you gone all the way through the "Create New Virtual Machine" wizard? The option for a real (Oops raw) disk/partition appears as one of the last steps of a "Custom" VM.
I'm not the OP. My VMWare set-up is working just fine. I expect he'll get back to us with more details on whatever help he needs. Failing that, I see no point in guessing what sort of remedy might be in order.
...
HTH Dave
Randall Schulz
On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 21:13 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Dave, 8<-- snip -->8 I'm not the OP.
Sorry Randall, I must have been half asleep, I didn't realise I wasn't responding to the OP.
My VMWare set-up is working just fine.
:)
I expect he'll get back to us with more details on whatever help he needs.
Yep! Jeffery has come back and he is trying to do what I suspected.
Failing that, I see no point in guessing what sort of remedy might be in order.
Yes I thought that at the time I was typing my response, but I have had bucket loads of help from this list and I don't get much opportunity to give a lot back. Over-enthusiasm maybe? ;) Dave
Hi, Dave, On Thursday 23 June 2005 22:44, Dave Barton wrote:
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Failing that, I see no point in guessing what sort of remedy might be in order.
Yes I thought that at the time I was typing my response, but I have had bucket loads of help from this list and I don't get much opportunity to give a lot back. Over-enthusiasm maybe? ;)
Not to worry, it's no vice.
Dave
Randall Schulz
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