For those who haven't looked in to it, the default kernel run when you
install Air server:high is mdklinus, which is just a plain vanilla as if
downloaded from kernel.org.
I changed to mdksecure, which was precompiled with patches that prevent
changes to critical system files, and other security-related
enhancements. No inconvenience from it so far, EXCEPT:
VMWare 2 doesn't have a precompiled module corresponding, (it does for
the Air mdk kernel) so it tries to compile using src/linux/include. It
fails, as the running kernel doesn't match include/. (mdksecure v.
mdk) I edit include/version.h to mdksecure and try VMware compile
again. Now it fails with 'slight symbol mismatch', as headers are still
only for mdk. (not mdksecure)
I make mrproper && make xconfig and make deps && make bzImage, but go
no further in hopes the include/ dir is filled in correctly for VMware
compile, but same problem.
I do not have the patch they add to the kernel for mdksecure, nor the
headers for it, so cannot =compile= a secure kernel.
I can reboot to mdk, VMware finds precompiled modules, installs & runs
fine. But when I reboot to mdksecure with these modules, of course
mismatch between modules & running kernel.
So I am faced with a choice: a hardened kernel, or VMware.
Will Mandrake release either the patches or headers for mdksecure? Or
should I go to something like LIDS? Would I have the same problem with
LIDS?
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