Re: VMware fails to build with the new kernel

[Andrew Kenton Mitchell <andrew.mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Me too.

Andrew Kenton Mitchell



Steven Stern wrote:
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> On 09/12/2008 05:52 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
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> > Dear All,
> >
> > VMware fails to build with the new kernel. The error messages are
> > detailed below.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --------------------------------
> > Building the vmmon module.
> >
> > Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
> > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/build/include/..
> > SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
> >   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown
> > field 'nopage' specified in initializer
> > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning:
> > initialization from incompatible pointer type
> > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown
> > field 'nopage' specified in initializer
> > /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning:
> > initialization from incompatible pointer type
> > make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
> > make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
> > Unable to build the vmmon module.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >     
>
> It's not just you.  Me, too.
>
> - --
>
>   Steve
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