After update the ubuntu to version 7.10,
get some trouble to continue to run VMWARE.
Steps to solve :
1. sudo vmware-config.pl
.....
ERROR :
location of the directory of C header files
METHOD to solve :
2. Next ERROR :
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-amd64-generic'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.ht ml" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/pre built_modules_linux.html".
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METHOD to solve :
from web :
What version you are installing? With 5.0 you need to apply the any-any-update94 patch and at 5.5 you should have no problems.
what I try :
download vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz
and install it
after install it, run vmware-config.pl
this time, it succeed!
get some trouble to continue to run VMWARE.
Steps to solve :
1. sudo vmware-config.pl
.....
ERROR :
location of the directory of C header files
METHOD to solve :
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
2. Next ERROR :
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-9-amd64-generic'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.ht ml" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/pre built_modules_linux.html".
Execution aborted.
METHOD to solve :
from web :
What version you are installing? With 5.0 you need to apply the any-any-update94 patch and at 5.5 you should have no problems.
what I try :
download vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz
and install it
after install it, run vmware-config.pl
this time, it succeed!