Jason Wang wrote: > hi, i'm trying to install vmware 5.0 on debian sarge.. and i can't get > it to work.. i first downloaded the vmware from the offical site (the > tar package), and started to install.. the install went fine, then i > patched vmware-any-any-update90.. then i ran vmware-config.pl, that's > when problem poped up, when it tries to compile my kernal-headers, it > gave me this error: > Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "3.3.5", while you are trying to use > "/usr/bin/gcc" version "3.3.6". This configuration is not recommended and VMware > Workstation may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same > compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler > "/usr/bin/gcc" version "3.3.6" anyway? [no] y > > i answered y, and then in the end, it gave me this error: > What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running > kernel? [/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10/include] > > Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. > > Building the vmmon module. > > Using 2.6.x kernel build system. > make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only' > make -C /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD > SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules > /bin/sh: /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10/scripts/gcc-version.sh: No > such file or directory > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10' > make[2]: scripts/Makefile.build: No such file or directory > make[2]: *** No rule to make target `scripts/Makefile.build'. Stop. > make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10' > make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 > make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only' > Unable to build the vmmon module. > > anyone know what's wrong? > > thanks alot :D More than likely, you need a fully configured source tree. When I tried out VMWare last year, I figured out that was the problem. Incidentally, have you checkout qemu? I am using qemu 0.7 and it rocks. With the jqemu GUI front end, it is easily competitve with VMWare. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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