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[Gilboa Davara]

On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 10:12 +0200, 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.
> 

Hello Dotan,

If you're handy with tar/editor/make, there's a known fix for this
problem.
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=63674

- Gilboa