Hi, I've been trying to get vmware to work here and I got this issue while compiling the kernel module.
I'm using Debian Lenny, kernel 2.6.24-686 and here's the output I get: == None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server 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 "4.1.3", while you are trying to use "/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.2.3". This configuration is not recommended and VMware Server 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 "4.2.3" anyway? [no] yes What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.24-1-686/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-1-686/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-686' /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/Makefile:89: *** Inappropriate build environment: you wanted to use gcc version 4.2.3 while kernel attempts to use gcc version 4.1.3. /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/Makefile:91: *** For proper build you'll have to replace gcc-4.1 -m32 with symbolic link to /usr/bin/gcc. Stop. make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-686' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/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.html"; and "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html";. Execution aborted. == Notice that I said yes when it recommended no. I also tried 'export CC='gcc-4.1'' and it didnt work. Thanks in advance, -- Miguel Fco. A. de Mattos Gaiowski
