On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Helmar Gerloni <hel...@gerloni.net> wrote: >> >> Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: >> Switching to guest configuration: [71G done >> >> /etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name >> /etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name >> >> Blocking file system: [71Gfailed >> >> /etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1187: local: ': bad variable name >> >> Guest operating system daemon: [71G done >> >> Unable to start services for VMware Tools > > The problem lies in the output of uname -r: > > root@wheezy:~# uname -r > 3.2.0-4-686-pae > > root@jessie:~# uname -r > 3.11-2-686-pae > > get_version_integer expects a version like "v1 dot v2 dot v3" from "uname -r".
Upstream still uses the "0" (or "n") sublevel so the kernel team might be amenable to changing its numbering scheme. # head -n4 Makefile VERSION = 3 PATCHLEVEL = 13 SUBLEVEL = 0 EXTRAVERSION = -rc3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=SxuXtuM4otmO3Mt4tnxz56XymdGf=3mg6oxptswl7h...@mail.gmail.com