vmware-server with 2.6.24
Alex Samad
I was wondering if any one has got this combo to work with the
vmware-package package. I have it working on 2.6.22
I have done a google, and seen people have got it working with the
vmware installer (and patches)
alex
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Damon L. Chesser
> Hi
>
> I was wondering if any one has got this combo to work with the
> vmware-package package. I have it working on 2.6.22
>
> I have done a google, and seen people have got it working with the
> vmware installer (and patches)
>
> alex
>
make a .deb (man alien, exact syntax is lacking), install said .deb with
dpkg -i
run vmware-config.pl If you run into any gcc issues, read the error
message, make a sim link as suggested. Your done.
Always worked for me, running vmworkstation here on 2.6.22 (however it
is Ubuntu, but until a week ago, I had Sid and it worked there).
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Alex Samad
> Alex Samad wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I was wondering if any one has got this combo to work with the
>> vmware-package package. I have it working on 2.6.22
>>
>> I have done a google, and seen people have got it working with the
>> vmware installer (and patches)
>>
>> alex
>>
> I always just downloaded the rpm package. Run alien --with-scripts to
> make a .deb (man alien, exact syntax is lacking), install said .deb with
> dpkg -i
>
> run vmware-config.pl If you run into any gcc issues, read the error
> message, make a sim link as suggested. Your done.
>
> Always worked for me, running vmworkstation here on 2.6.22 (however it
> is Ubuntu, but until a week ago, I had Sid and it worked there).
and a apt-get install vmware-XXX
my problem was with 2.6.24.
I try and do it with apt if possible
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Damon L. Chesser
SNIP
> well for 2.6.22 you couls also just do a m-a a-i vmware-server-kernel
> and a apt-get install vmware-XXX
>
> my problem was with 2.6.24.
>
> I try and do it with apt if possible
If you make a .deb from alien and use dpkg -i, it is as if you are using
apt. The packagemanager knows it is installed. Apt is not magical. It
is a front end to dpkg.
I can't remember how I hit on this method, however I can tell you I
don't like installing *.tar.gz unless I am making a .deb. Using Alien
--with-scripts makes me a .deb. So far in Debian Sid and in Ubuntu 7.10
this method has worked for VMworkstation and VMserver and you don't have
to muck with mod assistant.
Alex Samad
> Alex Samad wrote:
>
> SNIP
>> well for 2.6.22 you couls also just do a m-a a-i vmware-server-kernel
>> and a apt-get install vmware-XXX
>>
>> my problem was with 2.6.24.
>>
>> I try and do it with apt if possible
>
> If you make a .deb from alien and use dpkg -i, it is as if you are using
> apt. The packagemanager knows it is installed. Apt is not magical. It
> is a front end to dpkg.
>
> I can't remember how I hit on this method, however I can tell you I
> don't like installing *.tar.gz unless I am making a .deb. Using Alien
> --with-scripts makes me a .deb. So far in Debian Sid and in Ubuntu 7.10
> this method has worked for VMworkstation and VMserver and you don't have
> to muck with mod assistant.
I will have to have a look at it. I guess before 2.6.24 module assist
wasn't a problem
>
>
> Damon L. Chesser
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Micha
Alex Samad <al...@samad.com.au> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:05:44AM -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> > Alex Samad wrote:
> >
> > SNIP
> >> well for 2.6.22 you couls also just do a m-a a-i vmware-server-kernel
> >> and a apt-get install vmware-XXX
> >>
> >> my problem was with 2.6.24.
> >>
> >> I try and do it with apt if possible
> >
> > If you make a .deb from alien and use dpkg -i, it is as if you are using
> > apt. The packagemanager knows it is installed. Apt is not magical. It
> > is a front end to dpkg.
> true
>
> >
> > I can't remember how I hit on this method, however I can tell you I
> > don't like installing *.tar.gz unless I am making a .deb. Using Alien
> > --with-scripts makes me a .deb. So far in Debian Sid and in Ubuntu 7.10
> > this method has worked for VMworkstation and VMserver and you don't have
> > to muck with mod assistant.
> I will have to have a look at it. I guess before 2.6.24 module assist
> wasn't a problem
from installing it some a few days ago for a test, the problem is that it won't
install directly since one of the headers for the kernel driver includes
(IIRC the include name) asm/bitops.h instead of linux/bitops.h so I had to
pause (Ctrl-Z) the compilation in the middle and fix the file.
If there is a debian package or you know how to get at the module files then
this can probably be avoided.
Alex Samad
hard, sometimes it just go to far, which is why I try and kiss it. So
tried out the any-any stuff, it worked so I was happy.
But knowing it is a simple things as changing a header file name, I
might re look at it and go back to the kernel modules from the vmware
tar ball
>
> If there is a debian package or you know how to get at the module files then
> this can probably be avoided.
afaik there are none, apart from the build your own. Not sure how
vmware would feel about people distributing pre packaged deb's of there
stuff ? pretty sure it doesn't meet debian guidelines either
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Mirco Piccin
> I have found from previous times trying to install vmware not to look to
> hard, sometimes it just go to far, which is why I try and kiss it. So
> tried out the any-any stuff, it worked so I was happy.
> But knowing it is a simple things as changing a header file name, I
> might re look at it and go back to the kernel modules from the vmware
> tar ball
yes, you must modify the /vmmon-only/include/vcpuset.h included in
vmmon.tar (into vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz)
SO:
# wget http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz
# tar zxvf vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz
# cd vmware-any-any-update115
# cp vmmon.tar vmmon.tar.ori
# tar xvf vmmon.tar
You must modify ./vmmon-only/include/vcpuset.h
edit
#include "asm/bitops.h"
to obtain
#include "linux/bitops.h"
so, finally, you'll have:
...
#elif defined MODULE
#include "linux/bitops.h"
#elif defined __APPLE__ && defined KERNEL
...
Recreate the tar file and run the runme.pl (instead of vmware-config.pl)
# tar cvfp vmmon.tar vmmon-only
# ./runme.pl
Hope this help.
Regards
M
Berni Elbourn
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Alex Samad
> Hi
>
> Just thought I would update this,
>
> I just tried to build some more deb's from the vmware downloads.
>
> What I found (with the new vmware-packages 0.22) is
> I can easily build the server and the blobs and the console
>
> I had to use any-any-115a, with make-vmware -u 115a -s -p any-any <tgz>
> The resultant vmware kernel source file build .
>
> I tried make-vmware with 116, but could not build the kernel module
sorry on a retry I was able to build the 116 kernel module (had to clean
out the orig stuff)
>
> note the changelog for vmware-package says you can build against the
> 2.6.24 tree, but as yet I haven't been able to (I haven't tried very
> hard to find out what the problem might be)
>
> Alex
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 08:59:08PM -0700, Brad Brock wrote:
> >
> >
> > Berni Elbourn <be...@elbournb.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: http://blog.creonfx.com/temp/vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz works for me.
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> > AFAIK, vmware workstation 6 and vmware server 1.0.4 don't need any patch. I've tried both of them on 2.6.22 and 2.6.24. Both run very well.
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Alex Samad
Just thought I would update this,
I just tried to build some more deb's from the vmware downloads.
What I found (with the new vmware-packages 0.22) is
I can easily build the server and the blobs and the console
I had to use any-any-115a, with make-vmware -u 115a -s -p any-any <tgz>
The resultant vmware kernel source file build .
I tried make-vmware with 116, but could not build the kernel module
note the changelog for vmware-package says you can build against the
2.6.24 tree, but as yet I haven't been able to (I haven't tried very
hard to find out what the problem might be)
Alex
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 08:59:08PM -0700, Brad Brock wrote:
>
>
> Berni Elbourn <be...@elbournb.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: http://blog.creonfx.com/temp/vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz works for me.
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> AFAIK, vmware workstation 6 and vmware server 1.0.4 don't need any patch. I've tried both of them on 2.6.22 and 2.6.24. Both run very well.
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Mirco Piccin
About vmware server and 2.6.24 kernel:
> http://blog.creonfx.com/temp/vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz works for me.
> > > AFAIK, vmware workstation 6 and vmware server 1.0.4 don't need any patch. I've tried both of them on 2.6.22 and 2.6.24. Both run very well.
I've right now installed the new (3 weeks ago) server release with the
any-any-update "support", and in specific:
VMware-server-1.0.5-80187
vmware-any-any-update-116
It works well.
Regards