Re: Unable to build the vmnet module

Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:28:56 -0700 

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.


Roger

You do not need the vmware-any patch on SuSE10.
You do have to install the kernel-source package.
then clone your running config and build new headers.

   as root:
   cd /usr/src/linux
   make cloneconfig
   make prepare-all

The you can configure VMware with the vmware-config.pl script.

Dave.















    











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