VMware fails to build with the new kernel

[Maurizio Marini]

On Saturday 13 September 2008, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Joachim Backes
>
> <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de> wrote:
> >>>> That is the one I have got:
> >>>>
> >>>> $ rpm -q VMware-server
> >>>> VMware-server-1.0.7-108231.i386
> >>>> $
> >>>>
> >>>> And I cannot have it working on F9.
> >>>
> >>> So I was wrong then with my assumption.
> >>> In this case, the latest vmware-any-any-update may help
> >>> (vmware-any-any-update117d.tar.gz from
> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vmkernelnewbies/files ?)
> >>>
> >>> Good luck & best Regards,
> >>> Arnold
> >>
> >> I have that installed. The issue is that vmware-config.pl worked under
> >> the prior kernel and failed today.  Something must have changed in the
> >> kernel headers that breaks vmware's compile.
> >
> > For german speaking fedora users:
> > http://www.fedorawiki.de/index.php/VMware_Server (no patch, but a
> > modified vmware-any-any-update117:
> > http://www.it-psycho.de/downloads/vmware-any-any-update117-itpsycho.tar.b
> >z2)
>
> The any-any-update file suggested by Joachim solves the problem, in my
> case.
>
> Paul

i have installed vmware-any-any-update117d.tar.gz
to install now vmware-any-any-update117-itpsycho.tar.bz2

i have to issue
rpm -e VMware-server-1.0.7-108231.i386 VMware-server-console-1.0.7-108231.i386 

then reissue rpm -ivh VMware-server-1.0.7-108231.i386 Vware-server-console-1.0.7-108231.i386

then apply the patch. i suppose, isn't it?

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