VMware server cannot run on FC6

[alan]

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006, Paul Smith wrote:

> On 10/28/06, Jeffrey D. Yuille <jeffy5 at optonline.net> wrote:
>> >> > Unable to make a vmmon module that can be loaded in the running
>> >> kernel:
>> >> > insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon.o': -1 Invalid
>> >> module
>> >> > format

[snip]

>>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config8/vmnet-only/bridge.o
>>   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config8/vmnet-only/procfs.o
>> /tmp/vmware-config8/vmnet-only/procfs.c:33:26: error: linux/config.h: No
>> such file or directory
>> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config8/vmnet-only/procfs.o] Error 1
>> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config8/vmnet-only] Error 2
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686'
>> make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
>> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config8/vmnet-only'
>> Unable to build the vmnet 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".
>> 
>> Execution aborted.
>> 
>> [root at jeffrey bin]#
>> 
>> Any help and advice would be appreciated.
>
> Maybe, Jeff, you could try instead the pair i586 kernel and
> kernel-devel. (It works here.)

Nope.  Wrong answer.

Symlink config.h to autoconf.h in /usr/src/kernel/<version>/include/linux.

This is the same problem that bjorks the nvidia driver.  config.h was 
depricated, but far too much code looks for it.

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