Comments on How To Install VMware Server 2 On Debian Lenny

Wouldn't it be more secure to install and run the vmware server as a dedicated user for this?

I believe this is the fix you are looking for.

http://www.n2networksolutions.com/2011/02/21/vmware-server-503-service-unavailable-fix/

 The Debian Lenny kernel was built using gcc 4.1, however we now have gcc 4.3 installed. The VMware installer will complain about this and fail, unless we make /usr/bin/gcc a symlink to /usr/bin/gcc-4.1:

ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-4.1 /usr/bin/gcc

This can also be done by using this to start the installer:

CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.1 ./vmware-install.pl

no way to install vmware server 2.x on my lenny system ...

hangs at compiling vmmon ...

 btw: it's x64 system and by using the tipps (symlink etc.) there's only the error-message, that my kernel is compiled with gcc 4.3.4 and now 4.1.3 will be used ...

this causes in install-error ...

u need install gcc-4.3 first and them do this:

ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-4.3 /usr/bin/gcc 

:)

I've made a clean install this morning, and received this

 Setup is unable to find the "killall" program on your machine.

after running the ./vmware-install.pl

running:

aptitude install psmisc

Excellent tutorial that got me using Vmware Server 2 when I hadn't even thought of it in the past. Thanks !

Great !! It works great !

Thanks a lot !

When i restart the server, and try to access to it fron another machine, vmware report:

how you fix that ?

error 503

 in debian lenny and vmware 2.0

sudo service vmware-mgmt restart

Debian Lenny with VMWare 2.0.2 installation seems to have a problem installing the vsock module.  You didn't mention that anywhere but I was wondering if you had the same experience?  It does however install fine and work.  Not sure what vsock is really for.

I get the following:

 Using 2.6.x kernel build system.

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only'

make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64'

  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.o

  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/driverLog.o

  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/util.o

  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/vsockAddr.o

  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.o

  Building modules, stage 2.

  MODPOST 1 modules

WARNING: "VMCIDatagram_CreateHnd" [/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.ko] undefined!

WARNING: "VMCIDatagram_DestroyHnd" [/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.ko] undefined!

WARNING: "VMCI_GetContextID" [/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.ko] undefined!

WARNING: "VMCIDatagram_Send" [/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.ko] undefined!

  CC      /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.mod.o

  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/vsock.ko

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64'

cp -f vsock.ko ./../vsock.o

make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only'

Unable to make a vsock module that can be loaded in the running kernel:

insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module

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.

The VM communication interface socket family is used in conjunction with the VM

communication interface to provide a new communication path among guests and 

host.  The rest of this software provided by VMware Server is designed to work 

independently of this feature.  If you wish to have the VSOCK feature  you can 

install the driver by running vmware-config.pl again after making sure that 

gcc, binutils, make and the kernel sources for your running kernel are 

installed on your machine. These packages are available on your distribution's 

installation CD.

Hi ,

 I use Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.4

 When I try to install the packages "linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd gcc-4.1" the system said me :

 - The build-essential package is not available.

 Thanks in advanced...

Try

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6-686/or find yours by 'uname -a

It's Amazing your Article!!

Thanks a lot

Can you mod the tut for 6.0 Squeeze? There are a few things that are different. IPv6 gets in the way of this method. Excellent work as usual! =)