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pilgrim

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Registered: 2005-11-30

Posts: 9

Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Where do I find the kernel headers package for linux-2.6.17-ARCH, the new kernel? I searched the repos and only found headers for 2.6.12.

pilgrim

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Registered: 2005-11-30

Posts: 9

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Never mind, I found 'em. Duh on me.

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Wait, where? There's a new version? :?

iphitus

Forum Fellow

From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

No. Your kernel-headers are NOT meant to match your kernel version. They are usually a sanitised older copy, that programs can actually compile against.

James

pilgrim

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Registered: 2005-11-30

Posts: 9

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Well, I'm trying to reinstall vmware after the big upgrade today. I have vmware 4.5.1. During the install, while running the vmware-install.pl script, when it asks for the directory of the C header files that match the currently running kernel, I enter: "/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-ARCH/include". Then I get this error message: "The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same address space size as your running kernel." I've tried several of the directories under /usr/src/linux-2.6.17-ARCH, but none of them work. Any ideas?

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

update to a newer vmware if you can.

alternatively, search the forums, there's a fix here somewhere that involves editing one line in the vmware-install.pl script. However that older vmware willl probably fail compiling on the modules anyway.

James

_Gandalf_

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Registered: 2006-01-12

Posts: 735

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Don't try it, I have vmware 5.5 and the modules does not build with kernel 2.6.17, anyway if you insist..

--- vmware-config.pl.orig       2006-01-17 16:10:14.400885920 -0700                                
+++ vmware-config.pl    2006-01-09 15:29:29.958487280 -0700
@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@
                    . 'not have the same address space size as your running '
                    . 'kernel.' . "nn", 0);
       }  
-      return '';
+#      return '';
     }  
   }  

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stonecrest

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From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Don't try it, I have vmware 5.5 and the modules does not build with kernel 2.6.17

It worked fine here. Have you tried the vmware-any-any patch?

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pilgrim

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Registered: 2005-11-30

Posts: 9

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Don't try it, I have vmware 5.5 and the modules does not build with kernel 2.6.17

It worked fine here. Have you tried the vmware-any-any patch?

I did the first time, do I have to apply it again? I guess it can't hurt to try again.

Thanks

AndyRTR

Developer

From: Magdeburg/Germany

Registered: 2005-10-07

Posts: 1,641

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

read here for more:

http://cross-lfs.org/view/svn/x86_64-64 … aders.html

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,038

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

you could also use the vmware workstation package in aur.

after the upgrade last friday i ran it and vmware runs fine.

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pilgrim

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Registered: 2005-11-30

Posts: 9

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

I don't want to use the PKGBUILD in AUR because I only have a 4.5 license. I applied the any-any-101 patch and I still get this eror when trying to build the vmmon module:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/src/linux-2.6.17-ARCH/include

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

Any help appreciated,
:-)

iphitus

Forum Fellow

From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Kernel headers for 2.6.17

Again, look at the patch gandalf showed you and manually apply it.