RE: RH9 + Kernel 2.6.3 + VMware - license "unspecified" taints kernel

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian T. Brunner [mailto:brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 2:08 AM
> To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx; Ow Mun Heng
> Subject: Re: RH9 + Kernel 2.6.3 + VMware - license 
> "unspecified" taints
> kernel
> 
> 
> 
> 2 solutions:
> 
> 1: recompile the module with the kernel version information
> 2: insmod -vf module >/dev/null 2>&1

Is this the option

CONFIG_MODVERSIONS??

I have it 

#CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set.

it says (EXPERIMENTAL) -> for modules compiled under different kernel to 
be useable without re-compiling on the current platform.



> >>> ow.mun.heng@xxxxxxx 02/18/04 09:41PM >>>
> Hi All,
> 
> 	Compiled the new 2.6 series kernel. I've got and patched 
> vmware using vmware-any-any-update50.gz Now, I'm getting errors 
> during bootup saying that 
> 
> vmmon  : module license 'unspecified' taints kernel
> vmnet  : module license 'unspecified' taints kernel
> 
> I know we used to get it when I was running 2.4 series
> but it never did come up and clutter up the screen during
> bootup. If you were to look at /var/log/messages, it will
> come up, just not during the rc.sysinit/bootup.
> 
> It's cluttering up my nice boot-up sequence and I don't like it.
> Not serious. Just not eye-candy..
> 
> any experience in solving this?
> 
> Cheers,                                                 .^.
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