On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:41:53 +1100 Alex Samad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:05:44AM -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > > Alex Samad wrote: > > > > SNIP > >> well for 2.6.22 you couls also just do a m-a a-i vmware-server-kernel > >> and a apt-get install vmware-XXX > >> > >> my problem was with 2.6.24. > >> > >> I try and do it with apt if possible > > > > If you make a .deb from alien and use dpkg -i, it is as if you are using > > apt. The packagemanager knows it is installed. Apt is not magical. It > > is a front end to dpkg. > true > > > > > I can't remember how I hit on this method, however I can tell you I > > don't like installing *.tar.gz unless I am making a .deb. Using Alien > > --with-scripts makes me a .deb. So far in Debian Sid and in Ubuntu 7.10 > > this method has worked for VMworkstation and VMserver and you don't have > > to muck with mod assistant. > I will have to have a look at it. I guess before 2.6.24 module assist > wasn't a problem from installing it some a few days ago for a test, the problem is that it won't install directly since one of the headers for the kernel driver includes (IIRC the include name) asm/bitops.h instead of linux/bitops.h so I had to pause (Ctrl-Z) the compilation in the middle and fix the file. If there is a debian package or you know how to get at the module files then this can probably be avoided. > > > > > > Damon L. Chesser > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a > > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
