I use the VMWare program on my linux desktop to run windows programs with no Linux equivalent. Each time I change my kernel version I need to recompile vmware. It normally works fine but I am having a problem with my fedora system. When I run vmware-config.pl I get the following error: The present kernel configuration has modules disabled. Type 'make config' and enable loadable module support. Then build a kernel with module support enabled. I am bold so I tried to build a new kernel with the make xconfig && make dep && make clean && make bzImage technique. I have had no luck with that at all. The make bzImage fails for me. It seems to object to the acpi section. I have played with it quite a bit and keep striking out. Is there a simpler approach to my problem? I want to be Windows Free, but sometimes you need a little hair of the dog that bit you. Regards, Clem [root@lxmv04 root]# vmware-config.pl Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ OK ] DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ] SMB share server on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ] SMB name server on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ] Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 [ OK ] DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ] NAT networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ] Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 [ OK ] Virtual ethernet [ OK ] Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. Argument "gcc (GCC) 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1493, <STDIN> line 1. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2174.nptl/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Building for VMware Workstation 3.2.1. Using 2.4.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2174.nptl/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2174.nptl' The present kernel configuration has modules disabled. Type 'make config' and enable loadable module support. Then build a kernel with module support enabled. make[1]: *** [modules] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2174.nptl' make: *** [vmmon.o] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/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. [root@lxmv04 root]#
