On Sat, 2013-01-12 at 21:04 -0500, Marty Felker wrote: > On 01/12/2013 10:36 AM, test-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Actually, in this case, the kernel-headers and kernel-devel packages are > > installed. Further, this appears to only happen with the 3.7 series of > > the kernel. > > > > I know this because I was having the same problem and, because I need > > VMware Workstation for my work (some things needed for my job require > > Windows - arrgh!!!), I had to roll back to the 3.6 kernel. Currently, I > > can confirm that VMware Workstation 9.0.1 is working with kernel version > > 3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64 - and is working with that kernel unmodified (no > > patches from VMware needed). > > > > Now, I don't recall the exact error message with kernel 3.7 because I > > reverted back to the 3.6 series (via yum distro-sync), but VMware > > Workstation 9.0.1 clearly is having trouble finding the kernel headers > > and other associated components with the 3.7 series of the kernel that > > is in the updates-testing repository. > > > > So, what that means is that something with respect to where the header > > files are placed and located between these two series of kernels has > > been changed to the point that applications like VMware Workstaion can > > no longer find them. I would need to go back to the 3.7 series kernel to > > get the exact error message. I may have it in an old VMware log file, so > > I'll check that too next chance. > I've also had to back away from kernel 3.7 because even a symbolic link > fix floating around WS 9.0.1 won't compile (as usual Virtualbox works > fine!). Thke kernel dev seem to have moved the location of the heaader > files (VMwareecan't find but I can - their search has always been weak). Please refrain from replying to digests (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines#Replying_to_Digests) poc -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
