From suse-linux-e-return-@suse.com  Sun Aug 12 08:09:54 2001
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 21:10:15 +0100
From: quintaq@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Re: [SLE] vmware modules won't compile
Message-id: <20010811200602.B3E57E63F6@ns1.suse.com>
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On Sat, 11 Aug 2001 21:36:12 +0200
J-Scott@t-online.de (John Scott) wrote:

> I've seen questions posted about using vmware with 2.4.7 kernels and
> several
> people say they've gotten them working.  I can't get them to compile. 
> I've
> downloaded the latest "mantel" SuSE kernel (in fact I've tried 2
> different
> versions) ....
> 
> Any suggestions?  Did anyone do anything different to make this work?
> 
John,

As I understand it, the problem is not fixed in any version of the kernel. 
You need the patch that you can find at : 

ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/vmmon-for-2.4.7-only.tar.gz

You just put the patch in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source, take a copy of
the original vmmon.tar for backup (the new file works *only* with 2.4.7 and
later),
gunzip the patch and rename it vmmon.tar.  vmware-config.pl should then
work, - though some people report compilation warnings.

The author of the patch is Petr Vandrovec and he says as follows :

"It is completely untested whether compiled module works ok, as I have
some patches which are incompatible with Linus's kernel, so I did not
tested it yet. After change makes through to Alan's patches, you can
be sure that I'll test it..."

I have been using it every day since early July, and I have not had any
problems.

Regards,

Geoff
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