[Solved] vmware won't work with kernel 2.6.16

stonecrest · 2006-04-03 05:32:13

This is a disclaimer and comes straight from the folks at VMware:

VMware 5.5 will never work with any kernel after 2.6.15.

VMware 6.0 will work with the newer kernel, but it is not yet released of course. So if you need to use VMware, be aware of this.

midwinter · 2006-04-03 05:52:20

The 'any-any' patch works here.

iphitus · 2006-04-03 07:14:11

Whats the error?

Try the fix listed here: http://iphitus.loudas.com/beyond.php

James

scarecrow · 2006-04-03 08:41:22

The Iphitus solution didn't work for me, but Petr's "any-any" patch revision 100 (issued yesterday) works. The modules compile with a few warnings, and the VM starts OK- but I haven't used it seriously yet (all that with the "beyond" stock kernel).
Where did they claim that it will never work? Just curious...

Mr Green · 2006-04-03 17:19:40

I am having the same problem getting vmplayer to work # ing return did not work

vmware-config is looking for /usr/src/linux/include ? put in path /usr/src/linux-2.6.16-ARCH but no joy ....

Could do with help on this one :?

shbang · 2006-04-04 00:13:36

did you do 'ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.16-ARCH /usr/src/linux' ?

stonecrest · 2006-04-04 01:06:24

iphitus wrote:

Whats the error?
Try the fix listed here: http://iphitus.loudas.com/beyond.php
James

Well, that got me farther, but it still errors:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running 
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.16-ARCH/build/include] 

The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same 
address space size as your running kernel.

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-ARCH'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:37:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:43:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20,
                 from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:60: error: conflicting types for 'poll_initwait'
include/linux/poll.h:45: error: previous declaration of 'poll_initwait' was here
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:145: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:149: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-ARCH'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/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.

stonecrest · 2006-04-04 01:08:46

scarecrow wrote:

Where did they claim that it will never work? Just curious...

It's posted multiple places on the VMware forums.

scarecrow · 2006-04-04 03:26:13

http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/
Get any-any update from there and run it. It works fine here ( and I see version 101 is now the newest one). Symlink /bin/lsmod to /sbin/lσmod before (to avoid a few warnings).
And I can't see anything like that in their forums... only Fedora-related annoyances, which are supposed to be fixed right now. On the contrary, the crew says it should work using any-any.

ralvez · 2006-04-04 03:44:33

Well... I must be a very lucky folk! I just did the upgrade, run /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl and ... mine works just fine.
No errors, no drama ... it just works.
I do have the "any any" patch though.

Hope this helps.

Mr Green · 2006-04-04 08:10:50

shbang wrote:

did you do 'ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.16-ARCH /usr/src/linux' ?

No luck same error .....

Any any script helped but I get lsmod error (will try fix above!)

Has anyone got vmplayer working in 2.6.16 at all ?

EDIT updated to latest kernel & tried again vmplayer start now ;-)

stonecrest · 2006-04-05 19:41:22

scarecrow wrote:

http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/
Get any-any update from there and run it. It works fine here ( and I see version 101 is now the newest one). Symlink /bin/lsmod to /sbin/slmod before (to avoid a few warnings).
And I can't see anything like that in their forums... only Fedora-related annoyances, which are supposed to be fixed right now. On the contrary, the crew says it should work using any-any.

Thanks scarecrow, that seemed to work.

And you're right, now my google searches show a lot of posts that mention the any-any patch. A few days ago that was definitely not the case. Ah well, I'm just glad it works again

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#1 2006-04-03 05:32:13

[Solved] vmware won't work with kernel 2.6.16

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