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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: build problems with vmware-modules
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:49:37
Message-Id: j5u1t5$b5s$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] build problems with vmware-modules by Jonas de Buhr
1 On 09/27/2011 10:08 PM, Jonas de Buhr wrote:
2 > hello everone!
3 >
4 > i'm having problems running vmware. a recend "emerge -DuvaN world"
5 > upgraded vmware to version 6.5.5 and i upgraded the kernel to
6 > # uname -a
7 > Linux toxic 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 #4 SMP Thu Sep 22 16:06:58 CEST 2011
8 > x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz GenuineIntel
9 > GNU/Linux
10
11 With VMWare, you need recent versions to work with non-ancient kernel
12 versions. VMware 7.x should work fine with kernel 2.6.39.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: build problems with vmware-modules Jonas de Buhr <jonas.de.buhr@×××.net>