[                                             15 Sep 2001, updated 07 Nov 2001
 I should have thanked Robert Paulsen
 <paulsen@texas.net> for providing the key points previously on this list.
 Volker
]

From suse-linux-e-return@suse.com  Tue Aug 28 15:11:37 2001
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:10:47 +1200 (NZST)
From: Volker Kuhlmann <kuhlmav@elec.canterbury.ac.nz>
Subject: [SLE] VMware 2.0.4 - SuSE 7.2/2.4.4-4GB - HOWTO
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SuSE: please add this to the SDB.


The complete guide to setting up vmware under SuSE Linux 7.2
... or some such.

This does not void the warranty, unless the solution which is in the sdb
so far, in sdb/en/html/mwalter_vmware_72.html.

Here are corrected instructions:


Applies to:

SuSE Linux 7.2
Kernel 2.4.4-4GB
VMware 2.0.4 express (I can't see a reason why workstation should be
	different)

Symptom:

During the configuration of vmware (by running vmware-config.pl as
root) and compilation of the vmware kernel modules, the compilation
fails with missing version.h and modversions.h.

Cause:

SuSE does not install version.h properly, and does not use kernel module
versions in their kernels.

Solution:

Create the missing header files before compiling the vmware kernel
modules.

1) Install package kernel-source-2.4.4.SuSE

2) Create header files

	cd /usr/src/linux
	make mrproper
	make cloneconfig
	
	Use the method given in mwalter_vmware_72.html to enable module
	version support, or use xconfig (needs tcl/tk installed) instead
	of menuconfig, or edit the file .config appropriately
	
	Note the warning re memory in mwalter_vmware_72.html
	
	make dep

   This has created the missing header files.
   DO NOT COMPILE MODULES OR INSTALL THE KERNEL OR MODULES!

3) Provide a missing symlink:

	ln -s ../../etc/init.d/vmware /usr/sbin/rcvmware

   This lets your start the vmware networking with rcvmware start/stop,
   like any other service.

4) Configure vmware

	vmware-config.pl

   this will overwrite the existing vmware modules in
   /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc/. The existing modules are
   SuSE-supplied (part of package k_deflt or similar) and for vmware
   2.0.3, in other words no good anyway.


As for kernels 2.4.7 or 2.4.9, I don't know as I don't run them (yet),
but previous messages on suse-linux-e suggest that apart from the above,
it is also necessary to apply a small patch to the source of the vmware
kernel modules prior to running vmware-config.pl.

Have fun,

Volker