Dennis, You do not need to recompile your kernel for vmware. Just do this:
sudo rm -f /usr/bin/gcc sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/bin/gcc sudo /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl sudo rm -f /usr/bin/gcc sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 /usr/bin/gcc Brian On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 12:48 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! > > I am cursing this new version of Ubuntu - I do not think it was really ready > for prime time. It started by breaking dependancies like crazy (on the > version I was running) until it totally screwed my system and I could not > even boot into a terminal session to try to fix things. > > I had current backups on (most) of my critical stuff so I said the heck with > it and installed Breezy from scratch via cd, wiping the drive. > > Install ran just fine, all the appropriate things are there. > > Then I attempted to install Skype, which won't, install that is. A fix is > promised. > > I can live without that, but I need VMWare. When I tried to install that - > all sorts of things were not on my system. Attempted to fix that, then it > said the version of gcc used to build my kernel doesn't match any version of > gcc on my system. It advises me to recompile the kernel. > > > OK folks. I have actually managed to use linux for 5 years without ever > having to re-compile the kernel. I have looked on the web and the info I've > found makes a LOT of assumptions - > > Does anyone have a usable tutorial on re-compiling the kernel (safely - as in > saving the old one in case the new blows too.)? > > Or should I just junk the whole thing and re-install the old version of > Ubuntu? > > Dennis > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
