As I've posted twice before, vmware 7.x isn't a valid option as it won't work on pentium-m machines.
It is ubuntu that broke vmware 6.x. AFAIK, other distributions have the headers required. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Charlie Kravetz <charlie-...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > @Adam: that should be taken up with VMware itself. The latest version, > 7.1.1, does include the headers. > > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Status: Confirmed => Invalid > > -- > header files matching your running kernel were not found > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/641882 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: Invalid > > Bug description: > VMware Kernel Modules Updater does not find the Kernel Header Files for > kernel 2.6.35-22-generic, but these are installed. VMware ist unusable > without the modules the kernel modules updater wants to compile and install. > > I found it with > VMware Workstation 6.5.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1 > Ubuntu 10.10 beta > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: open-vm-tools 2010.04.25-253928-2+ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.32-generic 2.6.35.4 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Sat Sep 18 10:50:00 2010 > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, user) > LANG=de_DE.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: open-vm-tools > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/641882/+subscribe > -- header files matching your running kernel were not found https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/641882 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs