Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Noven<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Did you re-run vmware-config.pl? That will recompile modules for your
system.You have unmerged vmware-modules before doing this?
Now that I've unmerged everything, where would that be?
Self-installed software can be so wierd.
sorry to come in late - did you install it without using portage?
On mine, K08vmware and S19vmware are links to /etc/init.d/vmware.
Here, they are links to ../vmware, which is /etc/vmware, and contains
a bunch of things.
I recall I pinched the vmware init script out of
portage -
/usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation/files/vmware-workstation.rc
move it to /etc/init.d, rename it vmware and make it executable. start as
normal.
It's not quite working. I tried a restart, and it failed on link 84 which is:
/etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop | vmware_prettify stop
but there's no such file: as /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware. There are
rc?.d entries there.
These contain symlinks which are broken, pointing to the same non-existent file.
Sigh.
that's because you "unmerged everything"?
You appear to be going around in circles a little bit :) I had a quick
read over the thread and you've tried a few different things but with
different versions of vmware-modules or workstation or whatever.
Can we get back to a known state by:
1. unmerge everything vmware
2. `slocate vmware` and delete all the modules, binaries, libs, init
scripts etc off your filesystem (except the VM's of course). Basically
try and get to a system that has never seen vmware.
3. pick a version of vmware (workstation, player, whatever) and let us
know what version of what product you're going to install, what version
of the kernel you have, and use the portage version (please!).
Then let's see if we can stick to one product+version+install_type at a
time.
HTH,
--
Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>
I have a map of the United States. It's actual size. I spent last summer
folding it. People ask me where I live, and I say, "E6".
-- Steven Wright
