Hi Roger, I just set up vmware server myself on archlinux and had to jump through a couple of hoops, there's a post on the arch forum http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=251342 that explains. If you look at the AUR packages on the arch website it explains somewhat.
In fact belay what I wrote above, I just browsed through the patches and I don't reckon they'll help with ubuntu much after all, sorry! Ben On 29/05/07, Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, I am trying to complete the installation of vmware server on a kubuntu feisty install. I thought I had installed the required header or source files but to be honest have lost track of exactly which ones I have added. I do have gcc-4.1, linux-kernel-headers for 2.6.20-16 (-386 and -generic), various vmware-server-kernel modules and sources and vmware-tools packages installed (via Adept). I'm still missing something but not sure what. I have looked at the vmware support forums as suggested at the end of the output but am no wiser. Anyone have any pointers? Cheers, Roger [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -r 2.6.20-16-386 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo vmware-config.pl Password: Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries. In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons? [/usr/share/icons] What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a .desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] In which directory do you want to install the application's icon? [/usr/share/pixmaps] /usr/share/applications/vmware-server.desktop: warning: The 'Application' category is not defined by the desktop entry specification. Please use one of "AudioVideo", "Audio", "Video", "Development", "Education", "Game", "Graphics", "Network", "Office", "Settings", "System", "Utility" instead /usr/share/applications/vmware-console-uri-handler.desktop: warning: The 'Application' category is not defined by the desktop entry specification. Please use one of "AudioVideo", "Audio", "Video", "Development", "Education", "Game", "Graphics", "Network", "Office", "Settings", "System", "Utility" instead Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable 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/2.6.20-16-386/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.20-16-386/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16-386' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:80: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before 'compat_exit' /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or '...' before 'exit_code' /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of '_syscall1' make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16-386' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/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 ". Execution aborted.
-- Regards, Ben Ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] +628111880346
