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andrewm659
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installing 5.5.4 on debian unstable

I keep getting this. Any help?

andrew2:/home/andrew/vmware-distrib# ./vmware-install.pl

A previous installation of VMware software has been detected.

The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 3).

Keeping the tar3 installer database format.

Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Workstation.

Stopping VMware services:

Virtual machine monitor done

The removal of VMware Workstation 5.5.4 build-44386 for Linux completed

successfully. Thank you for having tried this software.

Installing the content of the package.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?

In which directory do you want to install the library files?

The path "/usr/lib/vmware" does not exist currently. This program is going to

create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?

\[yes]

In which directory do you want to install the manual files?

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?

The installation of VMware Workstation 5.5.4 build-44386 for Linux completed

successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any

time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl".

Before running VMware Workstation for the first time, you need to configure it

by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want

this program to invoke the command for you now? \[yes]

Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:

Virtual machine monitor done

You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.

Press enter to display it.

VMWARE MASTER END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

NOTICE: BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING,

COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU

AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS EULA,

YOU MAY NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, COPY OR USE THE

SOFTWARE, AND YOU MAY RETURN THE UNUSED

SOFTWARE TO THE VENDOR FROM WHICH YOU ACQUIRED

IT WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AND REQUEST A

REFUND OF THE LICENSE FEE, IF ANY, ALREADY

PAID UPON SHOWING PROOF OF PAYMENT. "YOU"

MEANS THE NATURAL PERSON OR THE ENTITY THAT IS

AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THIS EULA, THEIR

EMPLOYEES AND THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS THAT

PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU. YOU SHALL BE LIABLE

FOR ANY FAILURE BY SUCH EMPLOYEES AND THIRD

PARTY CONTRACTORS TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF

THIS AGREEMENT.

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 "Designated Administrative Access" means

Do you accept? (yes/no) yes

Thank you.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a

.desktop file extension.

In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?

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

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your

running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon 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.

Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "4.1.2", while you are trying to use

"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.1.3". This configuration is not recommended and

VMware Workstation may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same

compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler

"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.1.3" anyway? \[no] yes

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

kernel?

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only'

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-2-686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.18-2-686'

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/hash.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/task.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmmon.o

Building modules, stage 2.

MODPOST

CC /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o

LD /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.18-2-686'

cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only'

sh: line 1: 2996 Segmentation fault 'insmod' -p '/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon.o' >/dev/null 2>&1

Unable to make a vmmon module that can be loaded in the running kernel:

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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gareed
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Looks like module-init-tools has been updated and should work.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=425458

Will update and try later today.

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