Kernel 3.11 and VMware 9 -

[Bob Goodwin]

Where can I find a patch to permit running VMware Workstation 9 with the 
most recent Fedora-19 Kernel? My effort with Google produced nothing I 
had confidence in. The VMware app. is convenient to use as well as 
expensive but I'm beginning to think it's not a good choice for those of 
us running Fedora. In the normal progression of updates kernel 3.11 will 
eventually fall off the list ...

Bob

[Reindl Harald]

Am 25.09.2013 18:31, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> Where can I find a patch to permit running VMware Workstation 9 with the most recent Fedora-19 Kernel? My effort
> with Google produced nothing I had confidence in. The VMware app. is convenient to use as well as expensive but I'm
> beginning to think it's not a good choice for those of us running Fedora. In the normal progression of updates
> kernel 3.11 will eventually fall off the list ...

why do you ask the same question again already answered a few weeks ago?

https://www.google.at/search?q=vmware+workstation+kernel+3.11
http://slackblogs.blogspot.co.at/2013/09/linux-kernel-311-vmware-workstation...

"it's best to start with patches for Linux Kernel 3.10 which can be downloaded
from my vmware-3.10 SlackHacks repository" contains a link

https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/tree/master/vmware/vmware-3.10

[Bob Goodwin]

On 25/09/13 13:55, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 25.09.2013 18:31, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> > > Where can I find a patch to permit running VMware Workstation 9 with the most recent Fedora-19 Kernel? My effort
> > > with Google produced nothing I had confidence in. The VMware app. is convenient to use as well as expensive but I'm
> > > beginning to think it's not a good choice for those of us running Fedora. In the normal progression of updates
> > > kernel 3.10 will eventually fall off the list ...
>
> why do you ask the same question again already answered a few weeks ago?

Because we are dealing with 3.11 now, that you understand.  The patch 
you suggested for 3.10 works fine but all I could find is this Slackware 
patch and I wasn't certain it was applicable to fedora-19/64 bit, 
apparently you are saying it is? Good!

However I have not found how to download the patch and I'm stuck there. 
If you can explain how to do that I will install it.

Thank you,

Bob

[Reindl Harald]

Am 25.09.2013 21:43, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> On 25/09/13 13:55, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 25.09.2013 18:31, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> > > > Where can I find a patch to permit running VMware Workstation 9 with the most recent Fedora-19 Kernel? My effort
> > > > with Google produced nothing I had confidence in. The VMware app. is convenient to use as well as expensive but
> > >
> > > I'm
> > > > beginning to think it's not a good choice for those of us running Fedora. In the normal progression of updates
> > > > kernel 3.10 will eventually fall off the list ...
> >
> > why do you ask the same question again already answered a few weeks ago?
>
> Because we are dealing with 3.11 now, that you understand.  The patch you suggested for 3.10 works fine but all I
> could find is this Slackware patch and I wasn't certain it was applicable to fedora-19/64 bit, apparently you are
> saying it is? Good!
>
> However I have not found how to download the patch and I'm stuck there. If you can explain how to do that I will
> install it.

i posted you the link, you only need to read and follow

https://www.google.at/search?q=vmware+workstation+kernel+3.11
http://slackblogs.blogspot.co.at/2013/09/linux-kernel-311-vmware-workstation...

there is a blue text "vmware-3.11 SlackHacks Repository" which is also a link
https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/tree/master/vmware/vmware-3.11

and there is a instruction:
1. cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
2. tar xvf vmblock.tar
3. cd vmblock-only
4. patch -p1 < /path/to/vmblock-3.11.patch
5. cd ..
6. tar cvf vmblock.tar vmblock-only/
7. vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

what more do you need?

and yes, it works
Sep 14 18:58:13 Installed: kernel-3.11.1-200.fc19.x86_64

[root@srv-rhsoft:~]$ vmrun
HOST: srv-rhsoft.rhsoft.net
Total running VMs: 2
/mnt/data/fileserver/vmware/testserver/config.vmx
/mnt/data/fileserver/vmware/arrakis/arrakis.vmx

[Bob Goodwin]

On 25/09/13 15:47, Reindl Harald wrote:
> what more do you need?

I need to know how to download this patch:

https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/blob/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock...

Do I have to copy this into a text editor and create it?

[Reindl Harald]

Am 25.09.2013 21:56, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> On 25/09/13 15:47, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > what more do you need?
>
> I need to know how to download this patch:
>
> https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/blob/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock...
>
> Do I have to copy this into a text editor and create it?

what about look at the page?
there is a button "RAW"

https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....

[harry@srv-rhsoft:/downloads]$ wget
https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....
--2013-09-25 22:06:04--  https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....
Resolving raw.github.com (raw.github.com)... 185.31.16.133
Connecting to raw.github.com (raw.github.com)|185.31.16.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2433 (2.4K) [text/plain]
Saving to: 'vmblock.3.11.patch'

[Bob Goodwin]

On 25/09/13 16:06, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 25.09.2013 21:56, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> > On 25/09/13 15:47, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > > what more do you need?
> >
> > I need to know how to download this patch:
> >
> > https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/blob/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock...
> >
> > Do I have to copy this into a text editor and create it?
>
> what about look at the page?
> there is a button "RAW"
>
> https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....

Ok, "RAW" meant nothing to me. I see it now. Do I copy all of that into 
a file named vmblock-3.11.patch?

I would like to do it right the first time around ...

[Reindl Harald]

Am 25.09.2013 22:17, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> On 25/09/13 16:06, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 25.09.2013 21:56, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> > > On 25/09/13 15:47, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > > > what more do you need?
> > >
> > > I need to know how to download this patch:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/blob/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock...
> > >
> > > Do I have to copy this into a text editor and create it?
> >
> > what about look at the page?
> > there is a button "RAW"
> >
> > https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....
>
> Ok, "RAW" meant nothing to me. I see it now. Do I copy all of that into a file named vmblock-3.11.patch?
>
> I would like to do it right the first time around ...

*i posted you even the command and you stripped it from the quote*

the way how you act with help is cheeky because you always expect
completly done solutions and even if you get them served you
are too lazy to look around

* terminal
* wget <url>

[harry@srv-rhsoft:/downloads]$ wget
https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....

--2013-09-25 22:06:04--  https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....
Resolving raw.github.com (raw.github.com)... 185.31.16.133
Connecting to raw.github.com (raw.github.com)|185.31.16.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2433 (2.4K) [text/plain]
Saving to: 'vmblock.3.11.patch'

[Joe Zeff]

On 09/25/2013 01:17 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> On 25/09/13 16:06, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 25.09.2013 21:56, schrieb Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA:
> > > On 25/09/13 15:47, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > > > what more do you need?
> > >
> > > I need to know how to download this patch:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/blob/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock...
> > >
> > > Do I have to copy this into a text editor and create it?
> >
> > what about look at the page?
> > there is a button "RAW"
> >
> > https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....
>
> Ok, "RAW" meant nothing to me. I see it now. Do I copy all of that into
> a file named vmblock-3.11.patch?
>
> I would like to do it right the first time around ...

File->Save Page As...

and put it wherever you think is appropriate as the default name is 
already what you want.

[Bob Goodwin]

On 25/09/13 16:24, Reindl Harald wrote:
> *i posted you even the command and you stripped it from the quote*
>
> the way how you act with help is cheeky because you always expect
> completly done solutions and even if you get them served you
> are too lazy to look around
> terminal
> wget <url>
>
> [harry@srv-rhsoft:/downloads]$ wget
> https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....
>
> --2013-09-25 22:06:04--https://raw.github.com/willysr/SlackHacks/master/vmware/vmware-3.11/vmblock....

Harry, I really appreciate your help, you just get me a bit upset trying 
to follow you.

I know from experience that you always come up with the answers ...

Thanks much,

Bob

[Bob Goodwin]

On 25/09/13 16:25, Joe Zeff wrote:
> File->Save Page As...
>
> and put it wherever you think is appropriate as the default name is 
> already what you want.
> --

Joe, wget worked fine. I have a fedora 19 VM running with kernel 3.11 
now, thanks to Harry's help. He's a rough instructor but he usually has 
the answers.

Thanks,

Bob