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 More options May 7 2008, 3:03 pm
From: greno <gr...@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:03:54 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Wed, May 7 2008 3:03 pm
Subject: Re: VMWare on 2.6.25 kernel
I downloaded and tested current 117 on my F9 install and here is what
happened:

the vmmon.o got built and MODPOST said 1 unused symbol but module
inserted into kernel fine.
then it went on to vmnet and had a problem there:

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25-14.fc9.i686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25-14.fc9.i686'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/hub.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/userif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/netif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/bridge.o
/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/bridge.c: In function ‘VNetBridgeUp’:
/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/bridge.c:949: error: implicit
declaration of function ‘sock_valbool_flag’
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only/bridge.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25-14.fc9.i686'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet 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.


 
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