Can't run VMWare 4.5.2 in Hoary

[Timothy Ha]

Perhaps it is Hoary problem only. But at last I found a way:

1. First install kernel 2.6.8-1-686 - Hoary comes with 3-386 instead.
2. Download and install kernel-headers 2.6.8-1-686, too
3. use the vmware-any-any patch
4. vmware-config.pl then compiles modules for vmware without errors.

Sorry for troubling you in such a short amount of time with several 
letters. Hope that my case helps somebody.

Timothy Ha wrote:

>
> No, it runs and creates a new virtual machine. But when I click 
> "start" for the virtual machine, it does nothing. No debug message, too.
>
> What is going on with it?
> Thanks.
>
> Timothy Ha wrote:
>
>> I downloaded the vmware-any-any patch .84 release
>>
>> 1) installed vmware newly
>> 2) installed the patch by running sudo ./runme.pl from the patch's 
>> folder
>> 3) sudo rm /etc/vmware/not_configured
>>
>> 4) RUN vmware successfully.
>>
>> Timothy
>>
>> Timothy Ha wrote:
>>
>>> I have updated from Warty to Hoary. Downloaded VMWare 4.5.2 and 
>>> installed it.
>>>
>>> But vmware-config.pl can't compile the vmmon modules. I downloaded 
>>> build-essential, kernel-headers-2.6.8-1-386 and -686 by Synaptic 
>>> from repos (hoary and hoary-universe...) but at the compilation it 
>>> says that kernel is currently 2.6.8-3-386 and even if the module 
>>> will be built, it won't load into the current kernel.
>>>
>>> What can I do to have VMWare running?
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> P.S: I have read about patch to /etc/init.d/vmware to have udev 
>>> working.
>>>
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