Re: F9 and Vmware

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On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 11:39 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 08:32 -0700, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Sieranski, Greg
> > <greg.sieranski@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Sieranski, Greg
> > >> <greg.sieranski@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> I am running Fedora 9 x86_64 on a thinpad t60p. I am trying to install
> > >>> vmware but keep recieving the following error message:
> > >>>
> > >>> Building the vmnet module.
> > >>>
> > >>> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> > >>> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
> > >>> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25.3-18.fc9.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> > >>> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> > >>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.3-18.fc9.x86_64'
> > >>> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/driver.o
> > >>> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/hub.o
> > >>> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.o
> > >>> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/netif.o
> > >>> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.o
> > >>> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function 'VNetBridgeUp':
> > >>> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.c:947: error: implicit declaration
> > >>> of
> > >>> function 'sock_valbool_flag'
> > >>> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.o] Error 1
> > >>> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only] Error 2
> > >>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.3-18.fc9.x86_64'
> > >>> make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
> > >>> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
> > >>> Unable to build the vmnet module.
> > >>>
> > >>> Has anyone run into this problem or know of a way to fix it?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Which version of the vmware-any-any package did you install?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > I have not installed the any-any patch. Which version should I install?
> > 
> > Then that's almost definitely the problem.  You need to install the
> > latest version.  Google for "vmware any any".
> 
> I tried vmware-any-any-update116 a couple of weeks ago and it didn't
> work (also F9.X86_64). This was for
> VMware-workstation-6.0.3-80004.x86_64.rpm. Anyone know if there's a
> later version? Google is not much help for some reason.

I just gave up on Workstation 6.0 and switched to 6.5 beta instead. It's
a public beta with a free download.

It's slower (Debug code is still turned on) and a couple of minor things
are broken, but it does work overall.

Cheers,

Chris

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