On Jan 29, 2008 3:18 PM, Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com wrote:
Johnny Hughes wrote:
Overall ... unless you really, Really, REALLY need a newer kernel, it is best to use the one provided by the distribution.
Is there a difference in the way kernel modules are managed between CentOS4 and 5? I thought that under CentOS4 after a kernel update VMware would insist that you run vmware-config.pl but it would always say that the existing module loads perfectly, where under CentOS5 it always compiles a new version for each updated kernel.
If we are talking about VMWare Server, RHEL4 is a supported OS, but RHEL5 isn't. If your not on a supported OS, it won't have a pre-configured set of modules.
It does look like RHEL5 support was added in VMWare Workstation 6, but I haven't used that version.