Re: VmWare on Woody

Em Qua, 2002-06-12 às 11:04, Helgi Örn Helgason escreveu: > On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:27, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > > Rpm is installed in Woody only if you select it. It's available in > > section admin, priority optional. > > > > In the package desciption you will find a strong suggestion to use >

Re: VmWare on Woody

Em Qua, 2002-06-12 às 11:41, Helgi Örn Helgason escreveu: > On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:27, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > > Rpm is installed in Woody only if you select it. It's available in > > section admin, priority optional. > > > > In the package desciption you will find a strong suggestion to use >

Re: VmWare on Woody

Em Qua, 2002-06-12 às 10:20, Helgi Örn Helgason escreveu: > On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 14:28, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 01:46:46PM +0200, Helgi ?rn wrote: > > > I've never before installad a package with RPM in Debian, are there some > > > weird oddities combined with that? > > >

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 16:20, Ian D. Stewart wrote: > > Look in /usr/src. Assuming you have installed the kernel-header > package, there should be a directory called > /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.2.19, or something similiar. > > > HTH. > Ian > I installed the kernel-image-2.4.18-686 package wit

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 04:41:32PM +0200, Helgi ?rn Helgason wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:27, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > > Rpm is installed in Woody only if you select it. It's available in > > section admin, priority optional. > > > > In the package desciption you will find a strong suggestion

Re: VmWare on Woody

Helgi writes: > Please explain why RPM shouldn't be used when it's there? RPM is there so that alien can use it to convert packages. > The Linux (rpm)package is not dist-specific... It is specific to RPM-based didtributions. Using both RPM and dpkg on the same system will result in each overwri

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:27, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > Rpm is installed in Woody only if you select it. It's available in > section admin, priority optional. > > In the package desciption you will find a strong suggestion to use > alien instead: > > "Using rpm directly will bypass the Debian packa

Re: VmWare on Woody

On 2002.06.12 09:58 Helgi Örn Helgason wrote: On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:26, Colin Watson wrote: > I believe it's there for extracting files manually from RPMs, building > RPMs, and that sort of thing. Using it to install packages on your live > system is dangerous because there's no protection aga

Re: VmWare on Woody

On 12 Jun 2002 15:58:05 +0200 "Helgi Örn Helgason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now when I run the tarball installation I can't seem to give the > installer the right information when it asks me: > *What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > running kernel?* Do you

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:58:05PM +0200, Helgi ?rn Helgason wrote: > Now when I run the tarball installation I can't seem to give the > installer the right information when it asks me: > *What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your > running kernel?* If you compiled yo

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:27, Robert Ian Smit wrote: > Rpm is installed in Woody only if you select it. It's available in > section admin, priority optional. > > In the package desciption you will find a strong suggestion to use > alien instead: > > "Using rpm directly will bypass the Debian packa

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:26, Colin Watson wrote: > I believe it's there for extracting files manually from RPMs, building > RPMs, and that sort of thing. Using it to install packages on your live > system is dangerous because there's no protection against RPM packages > stomping all over things tha

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:20:53PM +0200, Helgi ?rn Helgason wrote: > Please explain why RPM shouldn't be used when it's there? > The Linux (rpm)package is not dist-specific AFAIK and RPM is installed > in Woody so why not? > I've never before seen or used RPM in Debian so I thought it was > inte

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:20:53PM +0200, Helgi ?rn Helgason wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 14:28, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 01:46:46PM +0200, Helgi ?rn wrote: > > > I've never before installad a package with RPM in Debian, are there some > > > weird oddities combined with tha

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 14:28, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 01:46:46PM +0200, Helgi ?rn wrote: > > I've never before installad a package with RPM in Debian, are there some > > weird oddities combined with that? > > Never do that. Use alien if you can't find a non-RPM version of the

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 14:24, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > Why are you trying to use the RPM? Why not use the TAR archive at > the link below (taken directly from VMWare's web-site): > > http://vmware-svca.www.conxion.com/software/VMware-workstation-3.1.1-1790.tar.gz > Because that's what I had h

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 01:46:46PM +0200, Helgi ?rn wrote: > I've never before installad a package with RPM in Debian, are there some > weird oddities combined with that? Never do that. Use alien if you can't find a non-RPM version of the package. -- Colin Watson

Re: VmWare on Woody

On 12 Jun 2002 13:46:46 +0200 "Helgi Örn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is what I get when I start the installation with RPM: (snip) > So what's the problem? > I've never before installad a package with RPM in Debian, are there some > weird oddities combined with that? Why are you trying to u

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 04:12, Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 01:58:19AM +0200, Helgi Örn wrote: > > > Is there someone here with an experience running VmWare 3.1.1 in Woody? > > I just need to know if this is at all possible without any major > > tweaking. > > Mostly, yes. Just

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Thu, 2002-06-06 at 23:54, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 08:51:19AM +0200, Mark Janssen wrote: > > > Could you send me these required changes... :) > > Your /etc/devfs/devices file should look something like the attached. After running wmware-config, do a ls -l /dev/vm* and mak

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 08:51:19AM +0200, Mark Janssen wrote: > Could you send me these required changes... :) Your /etc/devfs/devices file should look something like the attached. -- Baloo # devices file # format: name [bc] major minor uid gid mode # or: directory-name d "" "" uid gid mode #

Re: VmWare on Woody

On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 04:12, Paul Johnson wrote: > Mostly, yes. Just run the vmware config, and be sure to build those > kernel modules. If you use devfs, you'll need to let devfsd know this > in it's config files so the vmware devices don't get smacked down on > next reboot. Hi, Could you send

Re: VmWare on Woody

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 01:58:19AM +0200, Helgi ?rn wrote: > Is there someone here with an experience running VmWare 3.1.1 in Woody? > I just need to know if this is at all possible without any major > tweeking. Mostly, yes. Just run the vmware conf

Re: VmWare on Woody

Thank's. Great! now I can iron over a RedHat with a Woody... :-) Cheers, Helgi Örn On Fri, 2002-06-07 at 02:00, Quenten Griffith wrote: > Yes I am and it runs great right out of the box with the 2.4.18 kernel. > > > Is there someone here with an experience running VmWare 3.1.1 in Woody? > > I j

Re: VmWare on Woody

Yes I am and it runs great right out of the box with the 2.4.18 kernel. Helgi Örn wrote: > Hello all! > > Is there someone here with an experience running VmWare 3.1.1 in Woody? > I just need to know if this is at all possible without any major > tweeking. > > Cheers, > Helgi Örn > > -- >

VmWare on Woody

Hello all! Is there someone here with an experience running VmWare 3.1.1 in Woody? I just need to know if this is at all possible without any major tweeking. Cheers, Helgi Örn -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro