On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 08:45 -0600, A. P. Kennedy wrote: > >>>>> "vm" == <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > vm> Hi, I just installed kernel-image-2.6.8-9-amd64-k8 and > vm> kernel-headers-2.6.8-9-amd64-k8 from Debian/unstable. I also have > vm> gcc 2.95.4 installed and made sure my /usr/bin/gcc was pointing > vm> to gcc-2.95.4 (and the same for g++). > > vm> and I download the vmware-any-any-update84.tar.gz > > vm> then I run the runme.pl in the vmware-any-any-update84 > > > Use gcc-3.4, and you need to compile a complete kernel and modules. > Make sure the new kernel is installed correctly and working. Then > run "runme.pl". I have never tried to compile kernel modules for > a packaged kernel, but suspect this will not work. It should work fine > then. Since I compile the kernel anyway this has never been an issue > for me. So the question is can one compile a kernel module without > actually having compiled the kernel? I don't know the answer to this > question.
The trick to compiling these vendor modules is to install kernel-tree-2.6.9 or whatever the corresponding package is for your kernel. After that's installed you will be able to compile nvidia, vmware, and other 3rd-party kernel modules. But you still won't be able to run vmware, on account of nptl. -jwb
