Installing vmware tools in OpenSUSE 10.2 vm

[vmn3wb3]

Hello,

I'm stuck on the kernel headers section of vmware-config-tools.pl.

I've installed gcc and all available updates, but my kernel headers don't match the installed kernel:

rpm -qa | grep kernel:

linux-kernel-headers-2.6.18.2-3

kernel-default-2.6.18.8-0.5

I can't find any kernel headers online or through Yast that match my updated kernel. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

CH

[shshjun]

should be able to find one in this thread:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=355358

[vmn3wb3]

I found some links with extra repositories and added them to yast. I'm doing another online update now.

Thanks,

CH

[vmn3wb3]

I added four other repositories, and none of them had updated kernel headers. I'm still at:

linux-kernel-headers-2.6.18.2-3

kernel-default-2.6.18.8-0.5

I tried manually installing kernel-source-2.6.18.8.....rpm from the web, and yast gives me an error saying that this would conflict with kernel-source-2.6.18.8-0.5 that's currently installed. I'm not sure what this means.

CH

[shshjun]

for vmtools to get compiled, you can simply get the kernel-header rpm of your kernel version (reported by uname) then do

rpm -U your-header.rpm

and you should be able to proceed.

[vmn3wb3]

After installing kernel-source, I had the following:

rpm -qa | grep kernel

kernel-source-2.6.18.8-0.5

kernel-default-2.6.18.8-0.5

linux-kernel-headers-2.6.18.2-3

I was then able to install the vpn tools without any issues.

Thanks,

CH