I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark
On Fri, June 29, 2007 2:55 pm, Mark Rose wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark
You are probably missing the kernel-devel package (or kernel-PAE-devel, depending on which kernel you are running).
Mark Rose wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
You need to install kernel-devel
Mark this is a running problem with fedora, and I don't think that vmware has released an update for RHEL5 yet, so what I would do is go look for vmware-any-any-update* patch and run this when trying to compile vmware server from your host. Here's a link to a post that leads to the patch http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=635622%F2%9B%8B%A6 , I think eventually vmware will come out with a new version that will compile correctly and I suspect it will be in the next release but this should work for now. I always run fedora core for my host o/s and have to use the patch everytime, I use centos o/s for my guests...go figure, in my main box I run myth and its easier to get eorking with fedora...:) Hope this helps.
On 6/29/07, Mark Rose mrose77@charter.net wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
I assumed you had the kernel-devel pkgs installed, if not make sure that is done...that for sure will stop it from happening.
On 6/29/07, Tom Bishop bishoptf@gmail.com wrote:
Mark this is a running problem with fedora, and I don't think that vmware has released an update for RHEL5 yet, so what I would do is go look for vmware-any-any-update* patch and run this when trying to compile vmware server from your host. Here's a link to a post that leads to the patch http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=635622%F2%9B%8B%A6 , I think eventually vmware will come out with a new version that will compile correctly and I suspect it will be in the next release but this should work for now. I always run fedora core for my host o/s and have to use the patch everytime, I use centos o/s for my guests...go figure, in my main box I run myth and its easier to get eorking with fedora...:) Hope this helps.
On 6/29/07, Mark Rose mrose77@charter.net wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
On 6/29/07, Mark Rose mrose77@charter.net wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark
Once you have the kernel-devel package installed, I believe you need to make a link called /usr/src/linux from the actual location of the kernel headers. Sorry I can't be more specific. I did that a month or so ago, and I'm not at that machine right now.
Here look at this link it has most if no0t all of the details.... http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=642278%F2%9C%B3%A6
On 6/29/07, Brian Mathis bmathis-centos@directedge.us wrote:
On 6/29/07, Mark Rose mrose77@charter.net wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball I
downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark
Once you have the kernel-devel package installed, I believe you need to make a link called /usr/src/linux from the actual location of the kernel headers. Sorry I can't be more specific. I did that a month or so ago, and I'm not at that machine right now. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
VMWare server will install on CentOS 5 without the need of the any-any patch. The symlink is all that is required and the kernel-devel packages. When going through the configuration script, it when it cannot identify where the sources are it will then prompt you for a new location whilst showing the current search location.
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Brian Mathis Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 3:14 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 on CentOS 5
On 6/29/07, Mark Rose mrose77@charter.net wrote:
I was in the process of installing VMWare Server 1.0.3 via the tarball
I downloaded from their site. When it asked for the C header files for my installed kernel (2.6.18-6), hey could not be found. When I initially installed CentOS, I made sure everything was included, so I am at a loss why they can not be found. I haven't tried installing it via the RPM, but I don't think it will make a difference. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. Thanks!
Mark
Once you have the kernel-devel package installed, I believe you need to make a link called /usr/src/linux from the actual location of the kernel headers. Sorry I can't be more specific. I did that a month or so ago, and I'm not at that machine right now. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
On 7/3/07, Ashton, Jeremy - Workstream Inc. Jeremy.Ashton@workstreaminc.com wrote:
Once you have the kernel-devel package installed, I believe you need to make a link called /usr/src/linux from the actual location of the kernel headers. Sorry I can't be more specific. I did that a month or so ago, and I'm not at that machine right now.
I always compile and install my kernel from my non-root user id and I have never needed this link. the vmware configuration script has always been able to find my sources.
mhr
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