Dennis, It looks like you updated from the stock i386 kernel to the i586 version, but never updated your kernel headers to linux-headers-2.6.12-9-586, so vmware is trying to compile against the wrong headers.
Brian On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 13:58 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Brian when I executed line 3 > I got the following and it aborted. > > Dennis > > /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.c:586: warning: passing arg 3 of > `sk_alloc' makes pointer from integer without a cast > /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.c:586: warning: passing arg 4 of > `sk_alloc' makes integer from pointer without a cast > CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o > LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.o > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST > Warning: could not open /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/includeCheck.h: > Invalid argument > *** Warning: "skb_copy_datagram" [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko] > undefined! > CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o > LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-386' > cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only' > Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running kernel: > insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet.o': -1 Unknown symbol in > module > There is probably a slight difference in the kernel configuration between the > set of C header files you specified and your running kernel. You may want to > rebuild a kernel based on that directory, or specify another directory. > > 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. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11/3/2005 1:44:27 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RLUG] Ubuntu Breezy problems > > 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
