On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 07:50:50PM +0900 or thereabouts, Jack Morgan wrote:
> I'm trying to install VMware on Potato, and I'm getting the following
> error:
> 
> ---Error----
> 
> None of VMware's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your running
> kernel. Do
> you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for your system
> (you need
> to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]
> 
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
> running
> kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] /usr/include
> 
> The directory of kernel headers (version 2.2.15) does not match your
> running
> kernel (version 2.2.17). Consequently, even if the compilation of the
> module was
> successful, the module would not load into the running kernel.

get the kernel sources via apt-get


> 
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
> running
> kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]
> 
> ---Error----
> 
> I tried using /usr/include but got the above error. My kernel is 2.2.17
> binary. Do I need to recompile a new kernel. Any suggestions?
> 
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