[ale] vmware and kernel 2.4.9?

[Kent Pirkle]

You need to either get the version 3.0 beta or you can get a fix for the
2.x series here:

ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/vmmon-for-2.4.7-only.tar.gz


On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 10:41:29AM -0600, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> 
> Anyone have any luck compiling the modules for vmware and kernel 2.4.9?
> 
> I get this:
> 
> Do you accept? (yes/no) yes
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
> 
> None of VMware's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running kernel. Do
> you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need 
> to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] 
> 
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running 
> kernel? [/lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include] 
> 
> Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
> 
> Building the vmmon module.
> 
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
> make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.9'
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.9'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.9'
> In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:5,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/pagemap.h:16,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/locks.h:8,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
>                  from ../linux/driver.h:10,
>                  from .././linux/driver.c:58:
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `get_pgd_slow':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:56: `PAGE_OFFSET' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:56: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:56: for each function it appears in.)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function `pte_alloc_one':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/asm/pgalloc.h:103: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> In file included from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/pagemap.h:16,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/locks.h:8,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h:6,
>                  from /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/miscdevice.h:4,
>                  from ../linux/driver.h:10,
>                  from .././linux/driver.c:58:
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `clear_user_highpage':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:48: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `clear_highpage':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:54: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `memclear_highpage':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:62: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `memclear_highpage_flush':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:76: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `copy_user_highpage':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:90: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h: In function `copy_highpage':
> /lib/modules/2.4.9/build/include/linux/highmem.h:101: `PAGE_SIZE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> .././linux/driver.c: In function `LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
> .././linux/driver.c:928: structure has no member named `dumpable'
> make[2]: *** [driver.o] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/driver-2.4.9'
> make[1]: *** [driver] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
> make: *** [auto-build] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only'
> Unable to build the vmmon module.
> 
> For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please have
> a look at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html".
> 
> Execution aborted.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> :wq!
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