the vmware kernel modules are kinda odd... i'd suggest doing the following:
# rc-update del vmware default
# reboot
# /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl
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On September 29, 2003 05:42 pm, Mark Johanson wrote:
> Trying to install vmware. I make it to the config.pl part. Run
> it and this is what I get:
>
> Building the vmnet module.
>
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmnet-only'
> Unable to make a vmnet module that can be loaded in the running
> kernel:
> insmod: a module named vmnet already exists
> There is probably a slight difference in the kernel
> configuration between the
> set of C header files you specified and your running kernel.
> You may want to
> rebuild a kernel based on that directory, or specify another
> directory.
>
> 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.
>
> So I go and try to locate this vmnet module that supposably
> exists and this is what I get:
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] proc # locate vmnet
> /dev/vmnet0
> /dev/vmnet1
> /dev/vmnet2
> /dev/vmnet3
> /dev/vmnet4
> /dev/vmnet5
> /dev/vmnet6
> /dev/vmnet7
> /dev/vmnet8
> /dev/vmnet9
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet0
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet1
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet2
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet3
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet4
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet5
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet6
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet7
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet8
> /lib/dev-state/vmnet9
> /usr/portage/metadata/cache/net-misc/vmnet-0.4
> /usr/portage/net-misc/vmnet
> /usr/portage/net-misc/vmnet/Manifest
> /usr/portage/net-misc/vmnet/files
> /usr/portage/net-misc/vmnet/files/digest-vmnet-0.4
> /usr/portage/net-misc/vmnet/vmnet-0.4.ebuild
> /usr/portage/net-misc/vmnet/ChangeLog
> /proc/vmnet
>
>
> Any ideas what I can('t) delete safely that might make this work
> correctly? Tried posting it to the forums but I keep getting
> time out errors when I submit...
>
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