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Re: VMware Workstation Module Compilation (etch)



On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:00:47 -0500
Kenneth Jacker <khj@be.cs.appstate.edu> wrote:

> Has anyone successfully compiled the required modules for 'VMware
> Workstation' under Debian/etch?  Though I've been able to do this on
> two Ubuntu systems, I keep getting errors during the installation
> process on my 'etch' systems:
> 
>     The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE)
>     does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.18-3-686).  Even
>     if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into
>     the running kernel.

[...]

I understand that there is an issue with vmware on recent kernels. See
here for a discussion:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/f6ca3ef81023f93d/e7b10484cd229960

-- 

Liam



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