What's the exact error message you get?
The file /etc/vmware/locations (a record of the answers you give the
installer) has the variable
HEADER_DIR /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.1.4.el5/build/include
rpm -qf says that directory belongs to kernel-devel
Hugh
Christian Pazmiño wrote:
Friends,
with the same problem but I already have the deve packages here my output of
kernel devel
# rpm -qa kernel*
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.el5
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.el5
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.el5
Anyone some idea????
REgrets
On 6/7/07, *Bryan Hepworth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Hugh Brown wrote:
>
>
> Bryan Hepworth wrote:
>> Hugh Brown wrote:
>>> Christian Pazmiño wrote:
>>>> Friends,
>>>>
>>>> Anybody has succesfully install some VMware Virtualization
>>>> Product's in RHEL
>>>> 5??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I just re-imaged my primary workstation as rhel 5 and installed
>>> vmware server 1.0.3 w/o any problem. It took a while to restore my
>>> VMs so I haven't tested to see if they work yet. The console
>>> started fine and I was able to add the VMs that had been restored to
>>> the console's inventory, I just didn't start any of them.
>>>
>>> Hugh
>> Hugh
>>
>> I'd be interested to hear about the install - I gave it a quick whirl
>> last week but didn't have the necessary AMD64 stuff so it has to
>> compile it. It complained about kernel headers not being where they
>> ought even though it looks like I've installed the RPM's for the
>> kernel. I haven't had chance to look again, but if anyone else has
>> done an AMD64 install I'd be grateful for information.
>>
>> Bryan
>
>
> My install consisted of:
>
> rpm -ivh VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm
> vmware-config.pl
>
> On the vmware-config.pl, I accepted all of the defaults except for the
> location of the VMs.
>
> As noted by others, I do have the kernel-devel packages installed.
> I'm running it on an x86_64 load with most of the various compat and
> 32 bit libraries installed (i.e. more or less an @Everything from RH4
> days)
>
> I started up all of the VMs and they seem to be working/happy.
>
> Hugh
Thanks Hugh
I'll give it another stab in the morning.
Bryan
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