On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Joe Apuzzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I noticed that VMWare Server 1.0.5 was not working after my upgrade to > Ubuntu (AMD64) 8.04 > Thus I ran the normal reconfigure script: "sudo > /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl" which ended in errors: > > Building the vmmon module. > > Using 2.6.x kernel build system. > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-17-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD > SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-17-generic' > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o > In file included from > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:25, > from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:48: > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vm_basic_types.h:159: > error: redefinition of typedef 'uintptr_t' > include/linux/types.h:40: error: previous declaration of 'uintptr_t' > was here > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20, > from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49: > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:37:5: > warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:43:5: > warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined > In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20, > from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49: > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:60: error: > conflicting types for 'poll_initwait' > include/linux/poll.h:65: error: previous declaration of > 'poll_initwait' was here > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: > initialization from incompatible pointer type > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: > initialization from incompatible pointer type > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function > 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl': > /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1659: error: 'struct > mm_struct' has no member named 'dumpable' > 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-2.6.24-17-generic' > 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. > > So after looking I found the any-any script : > "http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz"; > > Which replaces the "vmware-config.pl" and compiles the kernel modules > correctly. > But the console still will not run, but we have errors: > > [joe|~] vmware > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' > not found (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2) > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' > not found (required by /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6) > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' > not found (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2) > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' > not found (required by /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6) > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_3.4' > not found (required by /usr/lib32/libcairo.so.2) > /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1: version `GCC_4.2.0' > not found (required by /usr/lib32/libstdc++.so.6) > > But then I found this solution on the Ubuntu forums: > > sudo ln -sf /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1 > sudo ln -sf /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0 > > > After that the vmware console ran and I was able to get my vm's to boot. > > Joe
I used the script found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=788169&highlight=vmware+64 -- John D. Mort http://john.mort.net _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
