On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 06:35 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Surachai Locharoen wrote: > > I use debian unstable (linux kernel 2.6.20). I want to install vmware > > player 2.0 but I can't compile vmware module. > > It is a segmentation fault. There are warning message about version > > incompatible of gcc. However I still compile it. I am not sure it is a > > problem. > > Anybody know?, how to debug it or fix it. > > > > Thank. > > > > This is message from vmware-config.pl : > > > > None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Player is suitable for your > > running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon > > module for > > your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] > > > > Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. > > > > Your kernel was built with "gcc" version " 4.1.2", while you are trying > > to use > > "/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.1.3". This configuration is not recommended and > > VMware Player may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same > > compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with > > compiler > <skip> > It tells you the problem: the kernel from unstable has been compiled > with gcc-4.1.2 and you are using gcc-4.1.3 to install vmware stuff. > It might crash and it did. > Use a different kernel: compile your own and it will install.
I have vmware and vmware-player running just fine. This problem is addressed in the vmware-any-any patches available. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0
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