On Thursday 13 July 2006 16:02, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> I'm giving vmware a try. I emerged app-emulation/vmware-workstation,
> which compiled without problems. The problem is with the script
> vmware-config.pl. I accepted the default location for C headers and I
> checked it corresponds to the current kernel. /usr/src/linux is the
> correct symlink, and include/version.h seems right.
> I added root to the vmware group.
> The forums show similar problems, but no solution.
> The links at the end of the error message seem useless.
> What can I try?
>
>
> $ /opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware-config.pl
> Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
>
> * ERROR: "vmware" has not yet been started.
>
> Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.
>
> Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
>
> None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitab
> le for your running kernel.
> Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon
> module for your system (you need to have a
> C compiler installed on your system)
> ? [yes]
>
> Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
>
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
> running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r7/build/include]
>
> Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
>
> Building the vmmon module.
>
> make: execvp: ./getversion.pl: Permission denied
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r7/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory
> `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r7'
> make[2]: execvp: /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./getversion.pl: Permission
> denied CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:107: error: syntax error
> before ';' token make[2]: ***
> [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: ***
> [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r7'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/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";
do you have something like noexec on your /tmp partition?
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