Re: fc6 and vmware configuration

[Uno Engborg <uno@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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";. 
>
>
> Execution aborted.
Here is an URL that might be helpful
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=59513&tstart=0

Regards
Uno Engborg

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