VMWare - Red Hat 7.1

[EyesWideOpen]

When I try to install VMWare in Red Hat 7.1 I get asked the following question:

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

I press enter to use the default value (/usr/src/linux/include) and get the following error:

The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.

The only thing that exists in the directory /usr/src is a redhat directory. :confused: I used the default path in Red Hat 6.2 and it worked so something is different with my 7.1 install.

Anyone else have this problem.

BTW, the same thing happened when I tried to install VMWare in Debain.

[ 24 April 2001: Message edited by: EyesWideOpen ]

[2thumbs]

Gotta install the kernel source, it's probably not installed by default. Check on your CD or download and compile from www.kernel.org. (http://www.kernel.org.)

[EyesWideOpen]

I figured it was something like that. I was sure that's what it was with Debian because I wasn't too sure about the options I chose during install (due to a somewhat cryptic (read: non-Red Hat-like :) ) installer).

But I figured Red Hat would install it by default. I guess not.

Thanks for the help. ;)

[ 24 April 2001: Message edited by: EyesWideOpen ]

[pbharris]

hello,
i was unable to get vmware working with kernel 2.4.2 (rh stock) but it worked well under 2.4.3
paul

[2thumbs]

NP. Oh, and when you DL the source from the site, you'll need to compile it and use that as a kernel or it won't work 'cause the headers are different. If you want to avoid that, use the source from the CD. Not sure where that'd be on the CD though.

[2thumbs]

Originally posted by pbharris:
<STRONG>hello,
i was unable to get vmware working with kernel 2.4.2 (rh stock) but it worked well under 2.4.3
paul</STRONG>

I had it working on a compiled 2.4.2 kernel fairly well, except that the floppy drive didn't work :rolleyes: I assume it was that 'cause the floppy worked fine on the stock 2.2.17 MDK kernel. Haven't tried it with 2.4.3 yet.

[EyesWideOpen]

Originally posted by 2thumbs:
<STRONG>NP. Oh, and when you DL the source from the site, you'll need to compile it and use that as a kernel or it won't work 'cause the headers are different. If you want to avoid that, use the source from the CD. Not sure where that'd be on the CD though.</STRONG>

I installed the kernel-source rpm from the CD. That got me a little farther along in the installation but now I get a make error:


...
make: *** [netif.o]Error 1
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet module.
...


I don't think it's in my destiny to run VMWare. I got it installed and running in Red Hat 6.2 but I couldn't get on the network here at work, I couldn't get installed in Debian and now I can't get it installed in Red Hat 7.1 :( .

Thanks for the help anyway. I don't even need VMWare really but it'd be nice to get it working.

[ 24 April 2001: Message edited by: EyesWideOpen ]

[2thumbs]

Wierd. I haven't used vmware extensively, so I'm not sure what that's all about :( Maybe someone else knows?