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On 26/04/2013 18:54, Jarry wrote: |
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> On 26-Apr-13 18:41, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>> On 26/04/2013 18:37, Jarry wrote: |
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>>> On 26-Apr-13 18:11, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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>>>> compile fails with lots of |
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>>>> "...error "No Module support in this kernel. Please configure with |
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>>>> CONFIG_MODULES" |
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>>>> Please tell me that I'm not going to have to enable modules just so I |
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>>>> can use the vmware tools?? |
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>>> Yes you are. If you want to use vm-tools ("open" or "vmware"), |
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>>> you have to enable kernel modules. And also some strange options |
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>>> (i.e. vmware-graphics). And as I told you previously, updating |
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>>> to new kernel is really pain in a**. That's why I got rid of |
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>>> the whole vm-stuff and I'm happy without it... |
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>> Are you aware of "module-rebuild rebuild"? |
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> Yes I am. Believe me or not, but this did not work. |
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>> Nice little scriplet that reduces all that pain to running one single |
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>> command after installing a new built kernel. |
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> I mean there is a problem with new kernel version. Not sure |
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> but I suppose open-vm-tools sources are installed into kernel |
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> sources tree. And if you install new kernel, open-vm-tools |
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> sources are not moved to the new kernel-sources tree. |
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> Whenever I installed new kernel-sources and re-created link |
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> /usr/src/linux pointing to the new sources, I had to re-emerge |
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> open-vm-tools too... |
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I don't use open-vm-tools so I don't know how they work. I do know |
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vmware and virtualbox's stuff though - basically the same as any |
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out-of-tree module package. The ebuild takes care of the nitty-gritty |
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and builds the modules against whatever /usr/src/linux points to. Is |
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open-vm-tools the same? |
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Deploying a new kernel version is a complex affair anyway. You have to |
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configure the thing, carefully look out for new and changed config |
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options, run FOUR make commands, edit grub.conf and do a lot of testing. |
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Now you have to add one extra tiny little command to the end. It's one |
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little bullet point in your process. |
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Surely you can't be claiming that is a huge problem for you? |
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Alan McKinnon |
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