VMware Communities: Message List - can't compile under linux 2.6.26

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

skycrash — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:33:40 GMT

Thanks.. this patches work for me.. (2.6.26-5)

Bye

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

feldgendler — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:01:55 GMT

Try the normal way,have it stop at compiler error, apply the patch, make again.

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

dhjdhj — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:09:10 GMT

Nigel ~~- you saved my a~~ THANK YOU

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

dhjdhj — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:02:28 GMT

How does one use this patch file?

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

feldgendler — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:45:27 GMT

Exactly. Applying patches manually is a pain. Does anyone know where to submit patches so that they get included in the next release of VMware?

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

Phil=4096 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:16:50 GMT

This is great - works a treat ... except I couldn't figure out how to use this "automagically", so I had to extract all the .tars from /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source, patch by hand and re-tar the 3 archives. Then vmware-config.pl works and builds a working system. I'm sure there must be an easier way, but patch couldn't find files and then just didn't do the changes.

This was on Fedora 8, vmware server 1.0.7 installed by rpm.

Phil.

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

feldgendler — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:28:04 GMT

I've made a patch that seems to get the kernel module to compile and work with 2.6.26.
Now I'd really like VMware to merge it, to save everybody the trouble of applying the patch after every VMware or kernel upgrade.

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

birdie — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:55:47 GMT

Always updated vmware-any-any-updates

I get "init_mm undefined" in vmmon.ko, linux 2.6.26.3.

It looks like you made a mistake of not including deprecated system calls when building your custom kernel. Please, recompile with CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS enabled. This option is located in the "Kernel hacking" section.

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

pkoning — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:17:09 GMT

Let me clarify that.. I thought the thread would show. I get "init_mm undefined" in vmmon.ko, linux 2.6.26.3.

--paul

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

pkoning — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:16:01 GMT

Same for me, Linux 2.6.23.3 built from the stock sources.

---paul

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

pbx06 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:11:10 GMT

hi.
i have the beta . + linux 2.6.26 + tuxonice patch
i replaced the source vmmon and vmnet tar.
now my question is : how do you compile the module i was unable to launh any instaler from the /usr/lib/vmware/* dir. i have not found any script helper!

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

vinicius.vbf — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:10:54 GMT

Works for me too. Kernel 2.6.26 final.

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

1abc — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:22:58 GMT

VMWare workstation 6.04 is broken for me since 2.6.22. I use the newest ubuntu with custom kernel 2.6.26 atm.

LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
see include/linux/module.h for more information
WARNING: "init_mm" [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko] undefined!
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
Unable to make a vmmon module that can be loaded in the running kernel:
insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module
There is probably a slight difference in the kernel configuration between the
set of C header files you specified and your running kernel. You may want to
rebuild a kernel based on that directory, or specify another directory.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".

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Please help!

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

mcgoy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:29:14 GMT

Thank you very much! It worked for me with latest 2.6.26

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

phaoost — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:39:58 GMT

thanks, works fine with 2.6.26

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

Moonfire — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:41:06 GMT

Hi,

this works not for me.
If i compile this, this works fine, and will use, i get error that this is the wrong version of modules.

I now use the final 2.6.26 and need to build vmware-modules-1.0.0.20.

Is there a way to use?

BR Maik
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* Preparing vmmon module
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26/build M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26'
make[1]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1. Add `+' to parent make rule.
CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.20/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.20/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:197: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer
/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.20/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:198: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[3]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.20/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** http://_module_/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.20/work/vmmon-only Error 2
make[1]: *** sub-make Error 2

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

xtknight — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:15:13 GMT

Thanks a lot. It works for me in 2.6.26-rc8.

Re: can't compile under linux 2.6.26

NigelCunningham — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:33:10 GMT

I've just had a go at this.

With the attached replacement tarballs (pop them both in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source after backing up the old files), I resume a suspended machine and access the net from a workstation 6.0.4 installation with a 2.6.26-rc7 kernel. I have not made the #ifdefs right for backwards compatability but apart from that... (Your mileage may vary).

Nigel

can't compile under linux 2.6.26

michaeldadmum — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:11:03 GMT

When I was using VMWare Wkst 6.0.2 and upgraded the kernel to 2.6.25, it doesn't compile anymore. After I upgraded it to Wkst 6.5 Beta 1, it works.

After I upgraded my kernel to 2.6.26-rc1, it doesn't compile anymore again.

Are there any patch?

/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:177: error: unknown field ‘nopage' specified in initializer
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:178: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** ~~_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only~~ Error 2
make: *** http://vmmon.ko Error 2
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-products" and
"http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-tools".

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