VMWare Trouble -Please Help

scott8711 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145

Ok, I have managed to build a new kernel and it boots just fine. However, I am still having trouble with my original problem. I cannot get vmware to build the proper modules that it needs. It asks for the location of the C header files for my running kernel. I am running 2.4.18-18.8.0smp. If I type in "/lib/modules/2.4.18-18.8.0smp/build/include" It looks in "/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0/include" since build is a symbolic link. vmware rejects these header files and says they do not match my running kernel. I do not have a linux-2.4.18-18.8.0smp folder in /usr/src. So how do I get vmware to work and still run the smp kernel (i.e. leave smp running instead of booting linux-2.4.18-18.8.0 which would shutdown my second processor)?

VMware techs are not repling to my e-mails and I cannot find this same problem with a serch.

Scott

HogRider · Apprentice Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 160

Simply point it to the %kernelsource%/build/include. If you're storing it elsewhere (as opposed to the standard "/usr/src"), give it the correct pointer.
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scott8711 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 145

Thats the problem. I can't seem to point to the right location. I am using a RedHat kernel and their search engine page that would display the kernel I need is down.

Scott

HogRider · Apprentice Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 160

Try "uname -a" to confirm your running kernel
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Mike

"Computers are like air conditioners, they stop working properly if you open Windows"
perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'