Re: fc6 and vmware configuration

Boris Glawe wrote:

Hi,

has anybody successfully installed vmware server on an FC6 machine?

During the compilation of the vmnet module a "linux/config.h" cannot be found.

I know that this file was tagged as deprecated and has possibly been removed in fc6. I am wondering though why nobody else has this problem!?

Greets Boris

p.s.
vmware-config.pl fails with this message:

[...]

Building the vmnet module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686'
 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
 CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o

/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.c:33:26: Fehler: linux/config.h: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o] Fehler 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only] Fehler 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Fehler 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet 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";.

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http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=59513&tstart=0

Regards
Uno Engborg

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