2006/3/19, Justin Conover <justin.conover@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > > On 3/18/06, Jim Bevier <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Filip Tsachev" <filip.tsachev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "For testers of Fedora Core development releases" > > <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 7:36 AM > > Subject: Re: Kernel 2059 from Dave Jones fixes nvidia.ko loading > > > > > > > On 18/03/06, Jim Bevier < jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> Well, kernel 2059 fixes the nvidia.ko loading problem. > > > nice! > > > > > >>It also still works for VMware,<snip> > > > since when? > > > I can't use vmplayer with 2.6.15-1.2041_FC5, because of > > > > > > The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the > > > same > > > address space size as your running kernel. > > > > > > I've read this topic: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2006-February/msg00701.html > > > Patched vmmon and vmnet, all went fine except patching vmware-config.pl: > > > > > > patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line > > > Hunk #1 FAILED at 1969. > > > 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file > > > /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.rej > > > [root@fbi vmware]# cat /usr/bin/vmware- config.pl.rej > > > *************** > > > *** 1969,1976 **** > > > . ' -E - | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' ' > > > . shell_string($pattern)); > > > chomp($header_page_offset); > > > - $header_page_offset =~ s/^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,}).*$/$1/; > > > - if ($header_page_offset =~ /[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}/) { > > > # We found a valid page offset > > > if (defined($gSystem{'page_offset'}) and > > > > > > --- 1969,1976 ---- > > > . ' -E - | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' ' > > > . shell_string($pattern)); > > > chomp($header_page_offset); > > > + if ($header_page_offset =~ /^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,})/) { > > > + $header_page_offset = $1; > > > # We found a valid page offset > > > if (defined($gSystem{'page_offset'}) and > > > > > > patch itself: > > > --- vmware-config.pl.old 2005-12-15 21:55:24.000000000 -0800 > > > +++ vmware-config.pl 2006-02-04 16:53:06.000000000 -0800 > > > @@ -1969,8 +1969,8 @@ > > > . ' -E - | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' ' > > > . shell_string($pattern)); > > > chomp($header_page_offset); > > > - $header_page_offset =~ s/^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,}).*$/$1/; > > > - if ($header_page_offset =~ /[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}/) { > > > + if ($header_page_offset =~ /^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,})/) { > > > + $header_page_offset = $1; > > > # We found a valid page offset > > > if (defined($gSystem{'page_offset'}) and > > > not (lc($header_page_offset) eq lc($gSystem{'page_offset'}))) { > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > Filip > > > http://fedora.linux.duke.edu/wiki/FilipTsachev > > > > Filip > > > > It looks like you have some bad characters in the patch. Edit it with > > your favorite editor or try the patch again. Here is the stuff again: > > > > >From a Tom London message on this list: > > > > There is a bug in the vmware-config.pl script that is exposed by > > changes to the newer kernel headers. > > > > I've reported this to vmware: > > > http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=31877&tstart=0 > > > > Here is the patch described there: > > > > --- vmware-config.pl.old 2005-12-15 21:55:24.000000000 -0800 > > +++ vmware-config.pl 2006-02-04 16:53: 06.000000000 -0800 > > @@ -1969,8 +1969,8 @@ > > . ' -E - | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' ' > > . shell_string($pattern)); > > chomp($header_page_offset); > > - $header_page_offset =~ s/^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,}).*$/$1/; > > - if ($header_page_offset =~ /[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}/) { > > + if ($header_page_offset =~ /^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,})/) { > > + $header_page_offset = $1; > > # We found a valid page offset > > if (defined($gSystem{'page_offset'}) and > > not (lc($header_page_offset) eq lc($gSystem{'page_offset'}))) { > > > > > > I am able to build a vmware 5.5 system with a couple of patches to vmware. > > One is in the makefile.kernel in vmmon and vmnet directory. The other is > > the patch above. See the vmware forum for the latest. I am also building > > on a x86_64 box. Also make sure you have the kernel-devel rpm installed. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-test-list mailing list > > > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list ) > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-test-list mailing list > > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > > http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/ > > Just grab the latest patch (98) and "su -c ./runme.pl" and it will patch > everything for you. > > wget -c > http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any-any-update98.tar.gz > > > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > > is vmware player repackageable and redistributeable? actually i dont like the way the vmware-config script dumps stuff into the filesystem. needs to be packaged properly to be clean. regards, rudolf kastl -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list