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[Joachim Backes]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> I've uninstalled the Player as suggested, and the Server RPM installed
> fine. When I try to run vmware-install.pl I answer all the questions
> with their defaults and get this:
> 
> Building the vmnet module.
> 
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD
> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6-i686'
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/driver.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/hub.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.o
> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function 
> 'VNetCopyDatagramToUser':
> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: 'CHECKSUM_HW'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: (Each undeclared
> identifier is reported only once
> /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: for each function
> it appears in.)
> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2895.fc6-i686'
> make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/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 localhost ~]#
> 
> 
> I have no idea how to get past this, and google is not much help as
> this does not seem to be a common problem. Has anybody any idea what I
> must do? Thanks.
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> 
> http://what-is-what.com/what_is/world_wide_web.html
> http://uldu.com
>

Hi Dotan,

did you install "vmware-any-any-update107.tar.gz" from "http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/" ?

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