Ubuntu 8.04 Server LTS and VMware Server 1.05

[Ken Lee]

I'd like to see a how to with a simple server install and VMware. Then I'd have a machine to test all of my virtual machines.

Since server doesn't install X, looking for an install that details just what is needed to be installed to get this setup up and running!

[c4rdinal]

I tried to install VMware Server-1.06 on my Ubuntu 8.04 Server but went into several problems.

I install some packages needed during the installation.

#sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
# sudo aptitude install xinetd
# sudo aptitude install build-essential
# sudo aptitude install libxtst6
# sudo aptitude install libxt6
# sudo aptitude install libice6
# sudo aptitude install libsm6
# sudo aptitude install libxrender1
# sudo aptitude install libxi6

#./vmware-install.pl

Building for VMware Server 1.0.0.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-server/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-server'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
In file included from include/asm/bitops.h:2,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:74,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:23,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:19,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/hostif.h:18,
from /tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.c:15:
include/asm/bitops_32.h:9:2: error: #error only <linux/bitops.h> can be included directly
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-server'
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.


Hope you can help me.

[Ken Lee]

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VMWare 6 and Ubuntu Hardy: vmmon compile error

Just a quick post to documentate how I got my VMWare config to work:

Problem: include/asm/bitops_32.h:9:2: error: #error only <linux/bitops.h> can be included directly, and vmmon-only compile failes

Solution: change line 74 in vmmon-only source file to read: #include “linux/bitops.h”

Steps:

1. cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
2. cp vmmon.tar vmmon.tar.orig
3. sudo tar xvf vmmon.tar
4. cd vmmon-only/include/
5. sudo vi vcpuset.h
6. change line 74 from: #include “asm/bitops.h” to: #include “linux/bitops.h”
7. rm vmmon.tar
8. sudo tar cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only/
9. sudo rm -rf vmmon-only/
10. sudo vmware-config.pl

That’s it, the compile will work now and vmware should be usable as normal
eitch

Hope that solves your compile problem! Ken

[haimari1]

i hope this will help you, it worked for me when i upgraded my kubuntu

http://scripts-net.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20