Re: VMware on BS-Ware PRO

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I've tried to install VMware on a new BS-Ware box, but while executing
>>/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl (the network module portion,  previous
>>module generation works file) it dies with:
>>make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
>>bridge.c: In function `VNetBridgeReceiveFromDev':
>>bridge.c:788: warning: implicit declaration of function
>`skb_datarefp'
>>make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
>>Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running
> kernel:
>> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet.o: unresolved symbol skb_datarefp
>> There is probably a light difference of 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.
>>Anyone else seen this?  (I know Bruce uses VMware).
>I haven't tried VMware  on BSware _PRO_  but I suspect the error
>is because VMware thinks it's a standard Redhat kernel, and is
>install the modules for that, when in fact it's a modifed Redhat
>kernel.  The modules have to match the kernel exactly.
>I'd try installing the kernel source and building the modules
>for VMware.  If that fails, you'll probably have to rebuild
>the kernel and then build modules.

Yep, it  died trying to build those modules.

>Also make sure you have the very latest VMware which does
>support the 2.4 kernel.

Same RPM I use at home on 2.4.3 (patched up like a ship after pearl harbor, 
which is BTW a real snore-inducer of a movie).

I'm going to try building a kernel and re-building the modules...

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