You forgot to install the updated include files.
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: Sheldon Lee Wen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mandrake Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 6:42 PM
Subject: [expert] VMWare problems with 2.2.9-27 - possible solution.
> Hi,
>
> While trying to install VMWare with the updated kernel you get the
> following error message:
>
> > I've updated the kernel using kernel-2.2.9-27mdk.i586.rpm from one of
> > > > the Mandrake mirrors. However, now that I'm installing VMWare, it
gives
> > > > me the following error:
> > > >
> > > > ### Something is wrong with the system include files on
> > > > ### your machine! The file <linux/version.h> is for a
> > > > ### 2.2.9-19mdk Linux system but you are running a 2.2.9-27mdk
> > > > ### kernel. This will not work for building the VMware device
> > > > ### drivers; you must have include files that match the version
> > > > ### of your operating system.
> > > >
> > > > So, the question is: can I simply edit version.h to show the new
> > > > 2.2.9-27 version, or do I need to get some updated files from
elsewhere?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks...
> > >
> > > http://home.knUUt.de/tom.be/venus.html#vmware
> >
> > VMWARE doesn't work with 'out of the box' mandrake 2.2.9-27 kernel, but
it
> > will work if you recompile your own kernel though. Tried this yesterday
and
> > all is OK. The original 2.2.9-27 kernel caused VMWARE to segfault, but
the
> > recompiled one lets me run VM. The same counts for the 2.2.10 kernel of
the
> > cooker distro.
>
> --
>
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> Sheldon Lee Wen
> "Superstition is a word the ignorant use to describe their ignorance."
> -- Sifu.
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