[gentoo-user] How to build vmware-modules for kernel 2.6.30

[gentoo-user] How to build vmware-modules for kernel 2.6.30

[Jim Cunning]

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I upgraded to kernel 2.6.30 and now cannot build the vmware kernel-
modules-1.0.0.15-r2 that I need for vmware-workstation-5.5.9.  I've seen 
references on google searches that kernel-modules-1.0.0.25 will work for 
vmware-5.3 up to vmware-6.something.  

vmware-workstation-5.5.9 seems to require *only* vmware-modules-1.0.0.15.  Is 
there a way I can change this and rebuild both vmware and its kernel modules?
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Jim

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Re: [gentoo-user] How to build vmware-modules for kernel 2.6.30

[Paul Hartman]

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:21 AM, Jim Cunning <jcunning@cunning.ods.org> wrote:
> I upgraded to kernel 2.6.30 and now cannot build the vmware kernel-
> modules-1.0.0.15-r2 that I need for vmware-workstation-5.5.9.  I've seen
> references on google searches that kernel-modules-1.0.0.25 will work for
> vmware-5.3 up to vmware-6.something.
>
> vmware-workstation-5.5.9 seems to require *only* vmware-modules-1.0.0.15.  Is
> there a way I can change this and rebuild both vmware and its kernel modules?

You could perhaps emerge the newer modules with --nodeps and see if it
works. You might have to put the old vmware-modules package into
package.provided so emerge doesn't complain about it.

There are patches to supposedly make it work (it requires patching
your kernel as well as your vmware-module sources):
http://www.insecure.ws/2009/04/21/vmware-specific-specific-55x-and-kernel-2629

Other possible actions would be to go back to older kernel or upgrade
to newer vmware-workstation. :)

Good luck

Re: [gentoo-user][SOLVED] How to build vmware-modules for kernel 2.6.30

[Jim Cunning]

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On Tuesday 20 October 2009 07:15:45 Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:21 AM, Jim Cunning <jcunning@cunning.ods.org> 
wrote:
[...]
> > vmware-workstation-5.5.9 seems to require *only* vmware-modules-1.0.0.15.
> >  Is there a way I can change this and rebuild both vmware and its kernel
> > modules?
> 
> You could perhaps emerge the newer modules with --nodeps and see if it
> works. You might have to put the old vmware-modules package into
> package.provided so emerge doesn't complain about it.
This worked so far as to get the modules built and loaded.  Then vmware 5.5.9 
complained about mismatched interface version numbers.
 
> There are patches to supposedly make it work (it requires patching
> your kernel as well as your vmware-module sources):
> http://www.insecure.ws/2009/04/21/vmware-specific-specific-55x-and-kernel-2
> 629
More involved than I want to undertake, and also would require repeating each 
time the kernel were updated.

> Other possible actions would be to go back to older kernel or upgrade
> to newer vmware-workstation. :)
I bit the bullet and upgraded to vmware-workstation-6.5.3.  Much easier.  It 
just drops in and works.
-- 
Jim

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