VMWare Workstation 5.5.3 and Ubuntu Linux 6.10 Guest : Compile error.

[drioo]

Could not finnish kernel compilation.

Detected X.org 7.1 ...

Where is the problem?

[RDPetruska]

You're going to need to provide more information for us to help you. Have you read the release notes? Look at the bottom http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html

[KevinG]

Post the exact error you received when running the vmware-config-tools.pl script

[drioo]

Here goes all compilation process output: {

drioo@drioo:/usr/bin$ sudo ./vmware-config-tools.pl

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Guest operating system daemon:-ne done

Guest filesystem driver:-ne done

Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmhgfs modules for VMware Tools is suitable for your

running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmhgfs module for

your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? \[yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running

kernel?

Extracting the sources of the vmhgfs module.

Building the vmhgfs module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only'

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-generic'

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/cpName.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLinux.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/dev.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/driver.o

/tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/driver.c:3975: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/hgfsUtil.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/main.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/staticEscape.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/vmhgfs.o

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/vmhgfs.mod.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only/vmhgfs.ko

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-generic'

cp -f vmhgfs.ko ./../vmhgfs.o

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmhgfs-only'

The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Extracting the sources of the vmxnet module.

Building the vmxnet module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmxnet-only'

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-10-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-generic'

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.o

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.mod.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config0/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.ko

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.17-10-generic'

cp -f vmxnet.ko ./../vmxnet.o

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmxnet-only'

The module loads perfectly in the running kernel.

Detected X.org version 7.1.

Problem extracting verion of X.org

Execution aborted.

}

[m3g4m4n]

same problem \!! im newb!

[genie]

Greetings from Sunny South Africa.

I get the identicle ouput trace...

[pointreyes]

Did the vmware-install.pl script work for you? Maybe it did not fully complete the installation? I just ran the vmware-config-tools.pl script and the installation when through. However, I did not receive a message about an unsuitable pre-built vmhgfs module. Here's the output from my script execution:

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Guest operating system daemon:-ne done

Guest filesystem driver:-ne done

Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.17-10-i586generic-Ubuntu6.10 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

pcnet32 33796 0

Unloading pcnet32 module

vmxnet 13312 0

Unloading vmxnet module

Trying to find a suitable vmxnet module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.17-10-i586generic-Ubuntu6.10 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

Detected X.org version 7.1.

Do you want to change your guest X resolution? (yes/no) \[no]

Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Switching to guest configuration:-ne done

Guest filesystem driver:-ne done

DMA setup:-ne done

Guest operating system daemon:-ne done

The configuration of VMware Tools 5.5.3 build-34685 for Linux for this running

kernel completed successfully.

You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take

effect.

You can now run VMware Tools by invoking the following command:

"/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an XFree86 session.

To use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands:

/etc/init.d/networking stop

rmmod pcnet32

rmmod vmxnet

depmod -a

modprobe vmxnet

/etc/init.d/networking start

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

[bippi]

Ahhh, therein lies the rub.

You didn't have to compile. It compiles, goes to 'Detected X.org version 7.1.'

'problem extracting version of X.org'

'Execution aborted'

It seems to run swimmingly without the tools, however.