Bug#420167: linux-image-2.6.20-1-686: vmplayer vmmon module fails to load because of paravirtualization
tags 420167 fixed-upstream
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On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 09:45:10AM -0400, Arnout Boelens wrote:
> Installing vmplayer version 1.0.3 with a stock Debian kernel fails, because
> Paravirtualization (CONFIG_PARAVIRT) is enabled by default. I don't know whether
> this option is needed for other virtualization software, but if not, it would be
> nice if this option was disabled. Then it wouldn't be needed anymore to
> recompile the kernel in order to install vmware.
This is fixed upstream by marking paravirt_ops as non-GPL.
Bastian
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