Installation of VMware-server

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 17:27 +0000, Jack Byers wrote:
> 
> Jack Byers     byersj at hotmail.com
> 
> 
> >you might need just a simple variation on that general vmware  suggested
> >location.
> >e.g. on my fc5   on vmplayer  (not vmserver)
> >i think i successfully responded with
> >
> >/usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-i686/include
> >
> >HTH
> >Jack
> 
> 
> 
> Yes I agree, but this is exactly my problem, the fact that I cannot
> find this variated location, I forgot to mention also the kernel
> version I am using so here it goes:

Do you have the kernel-devel package installed that corresponds to your
running kernel?  If you do, vmware-config.pl should find the headers
at /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/build/include or something similar.

> 
> <!---------------Snip------------------->
> [root at localhost Desktop]# uname -r && rpm -qa | grep kernel-devel
> 2.6.21-1.3228.fc7
> kernel-devel-2.6.22.1-33.fc7
> <!---------------Snip------------------->
> 
> 
> so, if my fc5 experience is any guide, you should try
> locate  2.6.21-1.3228.fc7-i686/include
> 
> I have an fc7 x64  laptop   with  2.6.21-1.3228.  kernel
> but it is currently being returned to my vendor for
> some config problem fixes.  Assuming i get it back in working order
> i can try to find the appropriate  /include  file path for you
> 
> sorry, I am not a vmserver expert, even tho i still use vmplay.er 
> successfully,
> HTH
> Jack
> 
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                Matthew Saltzman

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