Re: VMware

[Simeon Walker <simeon@sbs.bangor.ac.uk>]

Nate Amsden wrote:
> 
> > Elfert wrote:
> 
> > "The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.0) does not match your running
> > kernel (version 2.2.18)  Consequently even if the compilation of the module
> > was successful, the module would load into the running kernel."
> 
> be sure you have the source packages installed for the kernel your using.
> ive never tried vmware with the stock debian kernel but ive run it on dozens
> of machines with my own self compiled kernels with perfect success. vmware
> is so stable it makes me sick. its NEVER crashed in almost 2 years of
> (IMO) intensive usage! tried corel linux, caldera, redhat, debian, solaris
> 7, nt, win95, win98, win98se, freebsd, and all of them worked great!(as
> a guest OS of course).
> 
> if all else fails compile a fresh kernel. i use the tar.gz file to install
> vmware from, i do not think the rpm is compadble even after doing
> an alien on it.(last time i tried it failed pretty bad)
> 
> nate
>
I'd secod that. I'm a convert from Mandrake and tried using alien
on the RPM but it didn't really work. I had no problems at all 
installing from the .tar.gz file.

Sim

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