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

[Jouk Jansen]

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
>>
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>> 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.
>
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>   Steve

According to this page you need the any-any117d patch
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=53387
Anynody tried this?

       Jouk


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