Error message from VMwar Tools install on Fedora 21 (Rawhide)

[mfelker]

Here is the error message I received during installation of VMware on Fedora 21 kernel 3.14 . At least  one result is  I can't  drag and       drop.  May not be  able to use shared folders as well

" The vmxnet driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3 and greater. Please upgrade to a newer virtual NIC. (e.g., vmxnet3 or e1000e)"

How can I attempt to fix this?

BTW there on kernel 3.3 on kernel.org  I don't believe Ffedora 20 evne has kernel 3.2 which  would satisfy the requirement her.

[Ethan44]

Hi

Welcome to the communities.

As error message clearly stated driver is no longer supported on kernels 3.3

So please test on lower version of Kernel.

[mfelker]

As I said ther is no kernel 3.3.  Fedora never keeps the headers for older kernels - thus the Tools could not compile. The error  message also states that   there would be a workaround if the virtual NIC was  upgraded.  How to do this is   precisely what I was asking.

Also I'm been a member of  the communities for several years.

[WoodyZ · Accepted solution]

These issues have been covered before so Google is your friend!

Hints:  ethernetN.virtualDev and --clobber-kernel-modules

[mfelker]

Thank you very much - this is just what I needed