Jouk Jansen wrote: > Steven Stern wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 09/12/2008 05:52 AM, Paul Smith wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> VMware fails to build with the new kernel. The error messages are >>> detailed below. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> -------------------------------- >>> Building the vmmon module. >>> >>> Using 2.6.x kernel build system. >>> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' >>> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/build/include/.. >>> SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules >>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686' >>> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o >>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown >>> field 'nopage' specified in initializer >>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: >>> initialization from incompatible pointer type >>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown >>> field 'nopage' specified in initializer >>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: >>> initialization from incompatible pointer type >>> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 >>> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2 >>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686' >>> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 >>> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/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. >>> >>> >> It's not just you. Me, too. >> >> - -- >> >> Steve > > According to this page you need the any-any117d patch > http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=53387 > Anynody tried this? > > Jouk Thanks! that was it. I completely missed the change from kernel-25 to kernel-26. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
