kernel-headers location with VMware player 2.5

feciii · #1 29th June 2009, 07:38 PM

I just installed 2.6.29-5-191-fc11 on a del Optiplex 960 and everything went smoothly enough until i tried to install VMware Player 2.5. The installation programs claims to have run correctly, but when I started up the program it opened a window (VMware Kernel Module Updater) that asked for the locations of the kernel-headers for 2.6.29-5-191.fc11.i586. I am running that kernel, and the headers for that version have been downloaded but I am unable to set the proper location for the updater. Has anyone else seen this problem ? Any solutions ?

Thanks

-R

feciii · #2 29th June 2009, 08:03 PM

Update. I got a little further after installing the kernel-devel pkg. Now VMware can't build the kernel module and gives the following log file.

more /tmp/vmware-root/setup-7436.log
Jun 29 14:59:37.990: app| Log for VMware Workstation pid=7436 version=6.5.2 build=build-156735 option=Release
Jun 29 14:59:37.990: app| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Jun 29 14:59:37.990: app| Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-7436.log
Jun 29 14:59:38.410: app| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Jun 29 14:59:38.420: app| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586/build/include
CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.4.0

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

feciii · #3 29th June 2009, 08:08 PM

hmm I found a different post with the same problem from 2 weeks ago. I might have to wait for a new update to VMware.

North323 · #4 26th July 2009, 06:22 PM

i am experiencing the same issue. i agree, we may have to wait for a patch or update from vmware

Nokia · #5 26th July 2009, 06:59 PM

Try VirtualBox instead. www.virtualbox.org

North323 · #6 28th July 2009, 01:41 AM

looks good but how do i open back track vm image?

egurski · #7 28th July 2009, 12:10 PM

Here is a link to the vmware community:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/203231

I am running the 64 bit kernel version and it works like a champ.

Once the kernel changes, just run the vmware command as root and the modules will compile cleanly...

HTH

North323 · #8 28th July 2009, 01:45 PM

is this the same fix for 32 bit?

egurski · #9 28th July 2009, 02:14 PM

Yes, it is the same fix.

North323 · #10 28th July 2009, 02:20 PM

so i have to down load those two files and run the .sh file that will basically run the patch and i should be good to go?

egurski · #11 28th July 2009, 07:50 PM

That is correct. Just follwo the instructions and you are all set...

tquang · #12 29th July 2009, 03:40 AM

And little tip: remove USB of your Virtual Machine. If didn't, VMware crash!