>There are 2 potential "gotchas" that I'm aware of... You are exactly right! Read on....
> 1) The kernel headers need to *exactly* match your running kernel. If > your using a distribution kernel, there should be a matching > kernel-headers-* package that you can install. If you compile your > own, be sure to hang onto the headers after building. The easiest way > to do this is to use make-kpkg, and have it generate a kernel-headers > package for you. I have a Debian 3.0 install with the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel and I just did an apt-get install kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4 then did an ln -s to make: linux -> kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4 So I tell the vmware script that my kernel headers are in /usr/src/linux/include Is that right? > 2) The VMware modules must be built using the same GCC version as the > kernel. In practice, this probably only affects unstable at the > moment, due to the GCC 3.2 transition. This is where I am clueless. Vmware install script says this: ------------------------ Setup is unable to find the "make" program on your machine. Please make sure it is installed. Do you want to specify the location of this program by hand? [yes] What is the location of the "make" program on your machine? -------------------------- I say it is in /usr/bin/gcc but the install fails. This is what dpkg -l shows for gcc: ii gcc 2.95.4-14 The GNU C compiler. ii gcc-2.95 2.95.4-11woody1 The GNU C compiler. ii gcc-3.0-base 3.0.4-7 The GNU Compiler Collection (base package). I remember last week doing and apt-get gcc something, but I was frustrated and just grabbing anything which just makes it worse. Here is my embarassing failure: Building the vmmon module. gcc: auto-build: No such file or directory gcc: HEADER_DIR=/usr/src/linux/include: No such file or directory gcc: CC=/usr/bin/gcc: No such file or directory gcc: GREP=grep: No such file or directory Unable to build the vmmon module. Here is my /usr/src/linux/include: steelhead:/usr/src/linux/include# ls -al total 112 drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Feb 12 18:35 asm -> asm-i386 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-alpha drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-arm drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-cris drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-generic drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-i386 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-ia64 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-m68k drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-mips drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-mips64 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-parisc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-ppc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-s390 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-s390x drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-sh drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-sparc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 asm-sparc64 drwxr-xr-x 270 root root 8192 Feb 10 20:36 config drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 12288 Feb 10 20:36 linux drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 math-emu drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 net drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 pcmcia drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 scsi drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 10 20:36 video steelhead:/usr/src/linux/include# Thanks for any tips! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
