I downloaded the trial version to see if it is going to meet our company's needs but I cannot get it installed.
here is what I did
cd /usr/src/linux
make clean
make mrproper
make clonecnfig
make prepare-all
then I ran vmware-config.pl.
here is my output script
any help would be greatly welcomed.
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware GSX Server is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? \[yes]
Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? /usr/src/linux/include
Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a'
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no modversions.
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c:68:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/include/pgtbl.h: In function `PgtblVa2PTELocked':
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/include/pgtbl.h:81: warning: passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.
Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.
Building the vmnet module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a'
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no modversions.
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c:45:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/pgtbl.h: In function `PgtblVa2PTELocked':
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/pgtbl.h:81: warning: passing arg 1 of `pmd_offset' from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function `VNetCopyDatagramToUser':
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.c:563: warning: implicit declaration of function `skb_copy_datagram'
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o
LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
Warning: could not open /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/includeCheck.h: No such file or directory
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.11.4-20a'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running kernel:
insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module
There is probably a slight difference in the kernel configuration between the
set of C header files you specified and your running kernel. You may want to
rebuild a kernel based on that directory, or specify another directory.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
Execution aborted.
here is my kernel version
Linux HYPOCENTER 2.6.11.4-20a-default #1 Wed Mar 23 21:52:37 UTC 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux