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PostPosted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:43 am    Post subject: howto install vmware on ubuntu Reply with quote
If you own vmware and are having troubles getting it to install on ubuntu, and you can't get past this message after running vmware-config.pl:

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]




You need to ctrl + c to exit the vmware-config.pl and then run the next command:

Code:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential




After this completes, run vmware-config.pl again as root:

Code:

sudo vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                                   done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet1                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1                                 done
   DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                                          done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8                                 done
   Virtual ethernet                                                    done

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel?
[/lib/modules/2.6.15-26-amd64-generic/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-amd64-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/task.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
  CC      /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to remove it.
Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/parport1, and was about to remove
it.  Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/parport2, and was about to remove
it.  Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/parport3, and was about to remove
it.  Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet0, and was about to remove
it.  Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet1, and was about to remove
it.  Somebody else apparently did it already.

This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet8, and was about to remove
it.  Somebody else apparently did it already.

You have already setup networking.

Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are?
(yes/no) [yes]

Extracting the sources of the vmnet module.

Building the vmnet module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-amd64-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/hub.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/userif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/netif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/bridge.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/procfs.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
  SHIPPED /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/smac_linux.x86_64.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
Warning: could not open /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/includeCheck.h: Invalid argument
  CC      /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Starting VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Virtual ethernet                                                    done
   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                                   done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet1 (background)                    done
   Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 (background)                    done
   NAT service on /dev/vmnet8                                          done

The configuration of VMware Workstation 5.5.0 build-18463 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team




From the above, the most important part is that the linux headers are now at the correct location (also needed when compiling other programs)

Code:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel?
[/lib/modules/2.6.15-26-amd64-generic/build/include]






Another way to do this, but harder....

Download the linux kernel source for the kernel version you are running, i.e. if you are running 2.6.15-26, get the sources to 2.6.15

Move the downloaded file to /usr/src:

Code:

mv linux-2.6.15.tar.gz /usr/src/






Extract the files to /usr/src:
Code:

tar xzfv /usr/src/linux-2.6.15.tar.gz
If you downloaded the bz2 kernel source, use this command:

Code:

tar xjf /usr/src/linux-2.6.15.bz2










create a symlink to the folder linux-2.6.15 called linux:

Code:

ln -s linux-2.6.15 linux




Copy the kernel config file for your currently running kernel to the new /usr/src/linux directory and rename it to .config:

Code:

cp /boot/config-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic /usr/src/linux/.config




Change directories to /usr/src/linux if not already there:

Code:

cd /usr/src/linux




run make oldconfig:

Code:

make oldconfig




last command to run before you run the vmware-config.pl again:

Code:

make dep




When the above command completes, you can now run the vmware-config.pl file again as root.



















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