I seem to recall a similar message from an attempt at this a while ago on gentoo.
I cannot recall the exact fix. Try the following: 1. make sure none of the vmware modules are loaded. use lsmod and modprobe -r to make sure that they are all gone away. 2. delete the directory /tmp/vmware-config3/ - I seem to recall that there may have been some files left over here that were interfering. If none of those work, i highly recommend going to somewhere vmwareish like their support channels. On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:56:52 +1200 Roger Searle wrote: > Still not "game over" with my vmware efforts. I have gcc and gcc-c++ > installed from an ftp source. Here is my post to the vmware forum... > > I have installed VMware-server-e.x.p-22088 on a 32bit install of SuSE > 10on a AMD64 box. Running /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl fails, with "Unable > to build the vmnet module". Mime type icons, desktop menu entries, > icons, and the vmmon module installed OK. Is anyone able to point me in > the right direction to resolve this? > > Cheers, Roger > > > Extracting the sources of the vmnet module. > > Building the vmnet module. > > VMware 2 or VMware Express detected, building for VMware 2, VMware > Express and VMware Workstation 4.0.x. > Using 2.6.x kernel build system. > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only' > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.13-15.8-default/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD > SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8-obj/i386/default' > make -C ../../../linux-2.6.13-15.8 > O=../linux-2.6.13-15.8-obj/i386/default modules > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/driver.o > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnet.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:10, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/driver.c:40: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_atomic.h:56:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" is > not defined > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_oui.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:11, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/driver.c:40: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_basic_asm.h:50:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" > is not defined > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/hub.o > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnet.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:10, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/hub.c:33: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_atomic.h:56:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" is > not defined > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_oui.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:11, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/hub.c:33: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_basic_asm.h:50:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" > is not defined > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/userif.o > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnet.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:10, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/userif.c:36: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_atomic.h:56:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" is > not defined > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_oui.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:11, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/userif.c:36: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_basic_asm.h:50:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" > is not defined > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/netif.o > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnet.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:10, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/netif.c:32: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_atomic.h:56:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" is > not defined > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_oui.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:11, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/netif.c:32: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_basic_asm.h:50:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" > is not defined > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.o > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnet.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:10, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c:35: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_atomic.h:56:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" is > not defined > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_oui.h:14, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:11, > from /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c:35: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vm_basic_asm.h:50:5: warning: "_MSC_VER" > is not defined > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function > VNetBridgeReceiveFromVNet: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c:464: error: struct sock has no > member named wmem_alloc > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function VNetBridgeUp: > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c:721: warning: passing argument 3 > of sk_alloc makes pointer from integer without a cast > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.c:721: warning: passing argument 4 > of sk_alloc makes integer from pointer without a cast > make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.o] Error 1 > make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only] Error 2 > make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2 > make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13-15.8-obj/i386/default' > make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2 > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only' > Unable to build the vmnet module. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
