Public bug reported:
Hi,
actually I'm building the modules for a Sid system, but I hope it won't
matter.
First problem:
When one uses make-kpkg modules-images without having the kernel-image package
already installed, the variable VM_UNAME points to a non-existing directory. So
I replaced VM_UNAME by $(KSRC)/include
Second problem:
The /etc/init.d/vmware script always wants to insmod
/lib/modules/$KVERS/misc/somefile.o and doesn't even try to use modprobe. How
did you actually solve this with ubuntu? Have you already tried to ask the
vmware people first to try modprobe?
As a temporary fix I added a copy to the .ko files, thinking about it again,
probably a link would also do.
Hmm, how can I attach a patch here? No button and no questions as in
reportbug reports. I'm putting it inline
--- /home/bernd/tmp/vmare/vmware-player-kernel-2.6.15-2.6.15.10/debian/rules
2006-07-04 23:01:55.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/src/modules/vmware/debian/rules 2006-07-04 22:56:11.000000000
+0200
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
build-kernel-stamp:
dh_testdir
for i in $(flavours); do \
- cd $(builddir)/$$i/vmmon-only && $(MAKE) VM_UNAME=$$i; \
- cd $(builddir)/$$i/vmnet-only && $(MAKE) VM_UNAME=$$i; \
+ cd $(builddir)/$$i/vmmon-only && $(MAKE)
HEADER_DIR=$(KSRC)/include; \
+ cd $(builddir)/$$i/vmnet-only && $(MAKE)
HEADER_DIR=$(KSRC)/include; \
done
touch build-kernel-stamp
@@ -171,12 +171,14 @@
dh_installdirs lib/modules/$(KVERS)/misc
# Build the module
- cd vmnet-only && $(MAKE) VM_UNAME=$(KVERS)
- cd vmmon-only && $(MAKE) VM_UNAME=$(KVERS)
+ cd vmnet-only && $(MAKE) HEADER_DIR=$(KSRC)/include
+ cd vmmon-only && $(MAKE) HEADER_DIR=$(KSRC)/include
# Install the modules
cp vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
debian/$(PACKAGE)-modules-$(KVERS)/lib/modules/$(KVERS)/misc
+ cp vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
debian/$(PACKAGE)-modules-$(KVERS)/lib/modules/$(KVERS)/misc/vmnet.o
cp vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
debian/$(PACKAGE)-modules-$(KVERS)/lib/modules/$(KVERS)/misc
+ cp vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
debian/$(PACKAGE)-modules-$(KVERS)/lib/modules/$(KVERS)/misc/vmmon.o
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
Cheers,
Bernd
** Affects: vmware-player-kernel-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
--
patch for rules file
https://launchpad.net/bugs/51890
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