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plus_M

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Registered: 2006-10-17

Posts: 51

VMware internet problem

At first when I installed VMware the internet connection worked, and all was well (although I had initially run it as root, and now if I run it as my regular user it can't see the Virtual Machines I had created, but that is not that big of a deal).  Now, though, I have been running into troubles with it.  When I start the virtual machine, no matter what I do I can't get the internet connection to work from it.  Playing around with ideas, I have tried manually modprobe-ing vmmon and vmnet, but the modules don't seem to stay loaded.  I have also tried reconfiguring it, but upon reaching a certain part, I can no longer continue:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running 
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] 

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running 
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/linux-2.6.18-ARCH/include

The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match 
your running kernel (version 2.6.18-ARCH).  Even if the module were to compile 
successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

Yes, I have used the vmware-any-any-update thing, it does not work.  Yes, I have tried navigating to the kernel directory and typing make, and this is what it gives me:

[root@arch linux-2.6.18-ARCH]# make
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
scripts/Makefile.build:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.18-ARCH/init/Makefile: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18-ARCH/init/Makefile'.  Stop.
make: *** [init] Error 2

I figured that was normal since the make isn't actually supposed to do anything but generate the headers, but the fact that it can't find the ./init/Makefile kind of bothers me.  Unless that is the problem there, I am stumped, and if that is the problem, I have no idea how to go about correcting it.  If anyone knows what the problem is and/or how to fix it, please let me know.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Romashka

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 1,054

Re: VMware internet problem

At first when I installed VMware

vmware-server, vmware-player, vmware-workstation? Which one?

the internet connection worked, and all was well (although I had initially run it as root, and now if I run it as my regular user it can't see the Virtual Machines I had created, but that is not that big of a deal).

mv /root/.vmware /home/my_user
chown -R my_user:users /home/my_user/.vmware

Yes, I have used the vmware-any-any-update thing, it does not work.

This is not needed anymore. Are you sure you use the latest vmware-whatever package from AUR?  :?

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slubman

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From: Grenoble (France)

Registered: 2004-08-04

Posts: 86

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Re: VMware internet problem

I have tried manually modprobe-ing vmmon and vmnet, but the modules don't seem to stay loaded.  I have also tried reconfiguring it, but upon reaching a certain part, I can no longer continue:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running 
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] 

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running 
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/linux-2.6.18-ARCH/include

The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match 
your running kernel (version 2.6.18-ARCH).  Even if the module were to compile 
successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

Which kernel are you using, beyond, ck, stock one , (if it's stock one, from testing or current)  :?:

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plus_M

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Registered: 2006-10-17

Posts: 51

Re: VMware internet problem

I just did an upgrade to the testing 2.6.19 (which it seems just went current) kernel after posting this thread.  Same problem with the configuration script, and now vmware won't even start. This is what it gives:

/opt/vmware/lib/bin/vmware: /opt/vmware/lib/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/opt/vmware/lib/bin/vmware: /opt/vmware/lib/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/opt/vmware/lib/bin/vmware: /opt/vmware/lib/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
vmware: xcb_lock.c:62: _XGetXCBBuffer: Assertion `((int) ((xcb_req) - (dpy->request)) >= 0)' failed.

and then exits out.  I am totally lost as to what to do.

plus_M

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Registered: 2006-10-17

Posts: 51

Re: VMware internet problem

Once again it looks like I have solved my own problem =/.  I just uninstalled vmware-workstation and then got then used ABS to make a package of a newer version of vmware-workstation and then installed that, and after configuring everything seemed to work.