(fedora) Re: VMware fails to build with the new kernel

[Steven Stern]

Jouk Jansen wrote:
> Steven Stern wrote:
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>> On 09/12/2008 05:52 AM, Paul Smith wrote:
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>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> VMware fails to build with the new kernel. The error messages are
>>> detailed below.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> --------------------------------
>>> Building the vmmon module.
>>>
>>> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
>>> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
>>> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686/build/include/..
>>> SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
>>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
>>>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
>>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown
>>> field 'nopage' specified in initializer
>>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning:
>>> initialization from incompatible pointer type
>>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown
>>> field 'nopage' specified in initializer
>>> /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning:
>>> initialization from incompatible pointer type
>>> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
>>> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only] Error 2
>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686'
>>> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
>>> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/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.
>>>
>>>     
>> It's not just you.  Me, too.
>>
>> - --
>>
>>   Steve
> 
> According to this page you need the any-any117d patch
> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=53387
> Anynody tried this?
> 
>        Jouk

Thanks! that was it. I completely missed the change from kernel-25 to
kernel-26.