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From: Mauro Faccenda <faccenda@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: Jorge Almeida <jalmeida@××××××××××××.pt>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vmware install fails
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:13:23
Message-Id: 200607131650.25887.faccenda@gmx.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] vmware install fails by Jorge Almeida
1 On Thursday 13 July 2006 16:02, Jorge Almeida wrote:
2 > I'm giving vmware a try. I emerged app-emulation/vmware-workstation,
3 > which compiled without problems. The problem is with the script
4 > vmware-config.pl. I accepted the default location for C headers and I
5 > checked it corresponds to the current kernel. /usr/src/linux is the
6 > correct symlink, and include/version.h seems right.
7 > I added root to the vmware group.
8 > The forums show similar problems, but no solution.
9 > The links at the end of the error message seem useless.
10 > What can I try?
11 >
12 >
13 > $ /opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware-config.pl
14 > Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
15 >
16 > * ERROR: "vmware" has not yet been started.
17 >
18 > Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.
19 >
20 > Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
21 >
22 > None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitab
23 > le for your running kernel.
24 > Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon
25 > module for your system (you need to have a
26 > C compiler installed on your system)
27 > ? [yes]
28 >
29 > Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
30 >
31 > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
32 > running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r7/build/include]
33 >
34 > Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
35 >
36 > Building the vmmon module.
37 >
38 > make: execvp: ./getversion.pl: Permission denied
39 > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
40 > Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
41 > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r7/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
42 > SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory
43 > `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r7'
44 > make[2]: execvp: /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./getversion.pl: Permission
45 > denied CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
46 > /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:107: error: syntax error
47 > before ';' token make[2]: ***
48 > [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: ***
49 > [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
50 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r7'
51 > make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
52 > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
53 > Unable to build the vmmon module.
54 >
55 > For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
56 > visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html"
57 > and
58 > "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html"
59
60 do you have something like noexec on your /tmp partition?
61
62 []'s
63 .m
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Re: [gentoo-user] vmware install fails Jorge Almeida <jalmeida@××××××××××××.pt>