Susan,
It's not a big issue. The problem is with using suse-provided
kernels as the headers are not recognized.
Briefly you have to do the following (if you are using SuSE 7.2 or 7.3):
from the suse-linux-e archives of November 2001 and by Volker Kuhlmann
1. install kernel-source-2.4.10.SuSE
2. make header files
cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
make cloneconfig
turn on modules versions by either:
make xconfig
Enter "Loadable module support" (2nd down on left)
Leave maximum supported memory @ 4GB (vmware won't work w/64GB)
Save and exit:
or make menuconfig
or make config
make dep
DO NOT COMPILE MODULES OR INSTALL THE KERNEL OR MODULES!!!!
3. Provide missing symlink
ln -s ../../etc/init.d/vmware /usr/sbin/rcvmware
4. Patch the vmware module code
Download the patch:
ftp://platan.vc.cvut.cz/pub/vmware/vmware-ws-1142-for-2.4.7a.tar.gz
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
tar -xpzf vmware-ws-1142-for-2.4.7a.tar.gz
mv vmware-ws-1142-for-2.4.7a/* .
5. Configure vmware
vmware-config.pl
This is summarized. Go to
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-linux-e/2001-Nov/0750.html for the actual howto.
Regards,
Keith B.
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