I have the source from ftp.kernel.org installed and configured/compiled it (with make-kpkg) to create my kernel. I had an older version of vmware which was running fine. When I had the problem, I tried downgrading to build 364 and it wouldn't install the networking module either (the error message was different). I've tried both gcc 2.95.2 and 2.72 with the same results. Here's what I get with running vmware-config.pl on build 468 (2.0 beta):
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of VMware's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only' make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only' make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/driver-2.2.14' make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/driver-2.2.14' make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/driver-2.2.14' make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/driver-2.2.14' make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only' make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. Making sure that both the parport and parport_pc kernel services are available. Unable to load the parport_pc module that is required by the vmppuser module. You may want to load it manually before re-running this script. Without this support, VMware will run flawlessly, but will lack the ability to use parallel ports in a bidirectional way. This means that it is possible that some parallel port devices (scanners, dongles, ...) will not work inside a Virtual Machine. Hit enter to continue. Do you want this script to automatically configure your system to allow your Virtual Machines to access the host filesystem? (yes/no/help) [no] Do you want to be able to use the network in your Virtual Machines? [yes] Trying to find a suitable vmnet module for your running kernel. None of VMware's pre-built vmnet modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmnet module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Extracting the sources of the vmnet module. Building the vmnet module. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet-only' make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet-only' Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running kernel: /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol dev_queue_xmit_R1d2b7833 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol skb_under_panic_Rf30b8107 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol dev_get_Rd550890d /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol eth_type_trans_R2f92a656 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol skb_over_panic_R83c017f3 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol skb_clone_R06345f4e /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol dev_remove_pack_R57069407 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol sk_free_R7a5e376d /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol __kfree_skb_Rd7ca36ac /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol alloc_skb_R762d4944 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol sk_alloc_R0837fb50 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol dev_add_pack_R3bb61145 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol unregister_netdev_Rc758f216 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol netif_rx_R0f9bc702 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol register_netdev_R91db5789 /tmp/vmware-config6/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol ether_setup_R1f4671d9 There is probably a light difference of 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. Execution aborted. As you can see, vmmon (which is the one I had trouble with in the early versions of vmware) compiles and installs fine. vmnet.o actually got compiled, but didn't get installed. I tried manually adding it to /lib/modules/2.2.14/misc, but it wouldn't run. Build 364 installed without problems a few months ago (potato with kernel 2.2.14 in both cases). vmware runs fine if I configure without networking. Bob On Sat, Feb 26, 2000 at 01:08:29PM -0800, aphro wrote: > what is the error(s) you get? and do you have the complete kernel source > installed? i never really understood how > 'pacakged'(deb/rpm/whatever) kernel source trees were laid out, if you > can't get it working i suggest grabbing the 2.2.14 source(tgz > format) extracting it into /usr/src then run a 'make depend' on it before > trying to compile anything. > > i've been running VMWare for some time with the only problem being when i > went from single CPU to dual CPU i had to recompile the modules. I'm > running slink btw. you also may want to make sure vmware is using gcc > 2.7.2.3 to compile the modules rather then 2.95 (edit makefiles or > something)that may improve your chances of a successful compilation. > > nate > > On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Bob Nielsen wrote: > > nielse >I am running an up-to-date potato system with 2.2.14 and find that > when > nielse >I try to install vmware, I am able to create and install the vmmon.o > nielse >module, but not the vmnet.o module. This previously worked fine. I > nielse >suspect it is because something (library or ??) has changed since the > nielse >previous installation I did. This has happened both on version 1.1 > and > nielse >2.0beta. 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