Re: Cannot install VMware Server

[Paul Smith]

On Dec 1, 2007 9:46 PM, Joel Gomberg <obligor11-fedora(a)yahoo.com&gt; wrote:
>  > I am trying to install VMware Server, but getting this:
>  >
>  > Building the vmmon module.
>  >
>  > Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
>  > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
>  > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.23.1-49.fc8/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
>  > SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
>  > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686'
>  >   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
>  > /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function
> 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
>  > /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1659: error: 'struct
>  > mm_struct' has no member named 'dumpable'
>  > make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
>  > make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2
>  > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.23.1-49.fc8-i686'
>  > make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
>  > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
>  > Unable to build the vmmon module.
>  >
>  > For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
>  > visit our Web site at
> "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
>  >
> "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
>  >
>  > Any ideas?
>
>  Try the vmware-any-any-114 patch.  Google and ye shall find it. 
Installed, now. Thanks, Joel.

Paul