VMware and Kernel 2.6.6-1.427

Joe Conway mail at joeconway.com
Sat Jun 12 23:45:35 UTC 2004


Robert Locke wrote:
>>From: Joe Conway <mail at joeconway.com>
>>Here's what I did -- use at your own risk ;-)
>>
> Perhaps an even easier solution....
> 
> VMWare has released an update to VMWare Workstation 4.5.  Upgrade to
> 4.5.2 build 8848.  I simply downloaded the rpm, upgraded and re-ran
> vmware-config.pl and that compile problem went away.  Seems to
> incorporate some or all of the updates from
> vmware-any-any-update##.tar.gz.

Thanks. I didn't know that was available -- it wasn't when I first 
started playing with the 2.6.6 kernel.

> BTW, I had no problems with VMWare Workstation 4.5.1 build 7568 under
> FC2 2.6.5-1.358 and now seem to be having success with VMWare
> Workstation 4.5.2 build 8848 under FC2 2.6.6-1.427.

I've had no problems with VMWare Workstation 4.5.1 build 7568 under FC2 
2.6.5-1.358 or FC2 2.6.6-1.427 (using the above mentioned hack). I guess 
I'll be moving to vmware 4.5.2 soon though.

Joe





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