Re: [Debian-Usser] linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 not supporting vmware-player kernel modules?

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Javier Vasquez wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm running unstable, and on the previous linux image version for
> amd64 (2.6.25-2-amd64) I didn't have any trouble compiling the vmware
> kernel modules coming with the latest vmware-player tarrball
> (VMware-player-2.0.4-93057.x86_64.tar.gz).
>
> However when compiling the modules for the same vmware-player version
> but on latest linux image (2.6.26-1-amd64) I got a lot of errors.  I'm
> attaching the log of "make-vmpkg -b <deb_path> -k -s
> VMware-player-2.0.4-93057.x86_64.tar.gz"
>
> Has any one noticed this already?  Is there any work around?  I still
> have 2.6.25-2-amd64 so I can stay with 2.6.25, but I wanted to know if
> there's some one else trying the same...

That has been discussed at length in the VMware linux forum: I run the 
vmserver and it compiles with 2.6.26 + update117c but it won't activate 
the client.

Check the vmware player forum for issues, but you're out of luck with 
VMware amd 2.6.26!

Hugo