On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 05:26:27AM +0300, Alex Shnitman wrote: > On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 11:28:28AM +1000, debian wrote: > > > Anyone managed to install vmware via the vmware install perl script and > > actually get it to work and make modules for its devices. I get erros on > > install about my kernel version.. > > > > Anyone care to give me some help/hints on getting it to install cleanly. And > > work. > > You have to have the kernel source, or at least the headers part of > it, in /usr/src/linux. Sometimes that's not enough (I'm not familiar > with the vmware Makefile so I can't tell for vmware) and you have to > do this: > cd /usr/include > mv linux linux.old > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux .
I believe you meant 'ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux'. > mv asm asm.old > ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm . This is not necessary in my experience. Bob -- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
