vmware 2.6.0-test11 - UPDATE WORKING -

[xcable]

Anyone got vmware working under 2.6.0-test11?

I get errors.

Update - Working
Got it working! I used a patch set called vmware-any-any-update45. It's a has some scripts, a c file, tar files etc.. You can get it at :
http://platan.vc.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/

Download it, untar it, cd to the new created folder, su to root, type "./runme.pl", and choose yes to run vmware-config.pl. And launch vmware. It works on my system using 2.6.0-test11.

End Update

heath holcomb

[codedmart]

I can't even get it to install. It tells me that it was not configured right and to run vmware-config.pl, and when I do that it says it build everything it needs for the 2.6 kernel. It does that over and over. Have you tried plex86? does it even work?

[klarnox]

The problem with the error relating to the vmware-config.pl file is a lock file in the same directory (don't remember what it's called off hand) that doesn't get removed. If you manually delete the lock file you should be ready to go.

[Headrush]

It does work. I have been using vmware build 4460 and test11 kernel since it came out.

[scoobydu]

Wierd, the upgrade works but the fresh install borks for me ...

[amgnet]

I can't even get it to install. It tells me that it was not configured right and to run vmware-config.pl, and when I do that it says it build everything it needs for the 2.6 kernel. It does that over and over. Have you tried plex86? does it even work?

I got the same symptoms too and I can't get it to work. Can anybody please help ?

10x!

[amgnet]

Finally it worked. With help from gentoo mailing lists!

After merge vm-workstation the file /etc/vmware/not_configured should be erased. After that it will work!

[Reducer2001]

Thanks for the tip to that patch. I still get an error. Using mm-sources-test10...

Thanks for any help!

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Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.
 
Building the vmnet module.
 
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only'
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test10-mm1'
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
*** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line can cause
***          inconsistencies
  CHK     include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
  Building modules, stage 2.
/usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test10-mm1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:17: *** Uh-oh, you have stale module entries. You messed with SUBDIRS,
/usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test10-mm1/scripts/Makefile.modpost:18: do not complain if something goes wrong.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test10-mm1'
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only'
Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running kernel:
Error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet.o': -1 File exists
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.

[xcable]

Don't know about your error. You might try using 2.6.0-test11, that's what I'm running.


heath

[Reducer2001]

Actually, it was my dumb mistake. I still had vmnet module running from a previous install.

[gmcle454]

Got it working! I used a patch set called vmware-any-any-update45. It's a has some scripts, a c file, tar files etc.. You can get it at :
http://platan.vc.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/

Download it, untar it, cd to the new created folder, su to root, type "./runme.pl", and choose yes to run vmware-config.pl. And launch vmware. It works on my system using 2.6.0-test11.

Thanks a bunch! VMWare has had me baffled for a few days now!