On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 09:06:14PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm using vmware for more then one year and have installed several times without > problems. > Now with a new install, and running vmware-config.pl i get this compile error: > > > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running > kernel? [/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r7/build/include] > > Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. > > Building the vmmon module. > > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' > make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' > make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.20-gentoo-r7' > In file included from ../linux/driver.c:16: > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r7/build/include/linux/module.h:21:34: warning: > linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory > make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.20-gentoo-r7' > make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.20-gentoo-r7' > In file included from ../linux/driver.c:16: > /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r7/build/include/linux/module.h:21:34: > linux/modversions.h: No such file or directory > make[2]: *** [driver.o] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.20-gentoo-r7' > make[1]: *** [driver] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' > make: *** [auto-build] Error 2 > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' > Unable to build the vmmon module. > > like always help is more than welcom >
Check to make sure that your /usr/src/linux points to the current kernel, and that you've actually compiled the kernel in that dir. The missing linux/modversions.h sounds like the kernel has been extracted but not compiled or something. alan -- Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://arcterex.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- "There are only 3 real sports: bull-fighting, car racing and mountain climbing. All the others are mere games." -- Hemingway
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