vmware blues

[Paul Kaplan]

On Monday 11 June 2007 3:17:02 am david wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 01:02 +0000, pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote:
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: david <david at kenpro.com.au>
> >
> > > Installing vmware on feisty:
> > >
> > > sudo apt-get install vmware-server
> > >
> > > everything installs fine, but when I try to "power up" it says: error,
> > > and stops!
> > >
> > > I tried to install from tar-ball, but it didn't like my headers.
> > > It wanted linux-headers-386 (from memory) but I
> > > have /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-15-386/ which evidently isn't good
> > > enough :(
> > >
> > > Then I looked at re-installing from apt-get and noticed that apt-get
> > > insists on vmware-server-kernel-modules-2.6.20-16 although i'm running
> > > 2.6.20-15  ...... maybe that's why it won't power up?
> > >
> > > any thoughts?
> > >
> > > thanks, David.
> >
> > A couple...
> >
> > Make sure your kernel and your headers are both at the same number.  If
> > you have copies of two versions of the header package get rid of the one
> > not the same as your kernel.
>
> thanks.. i've tried that, but as long as I stay with the deb packages I
> can't get the numbers to match. 
Sounds like that's your problem.  If you can get them to match, I'll bet 
that'd solve your problem.  Did you try the Ubuntu wiki or fora?
Paul

> It looks like vmware-server has run 
> ahead of the kernel. I'm thinking of upgrading to the 2.6.20-16 kernel
> but I've read lots of problems with it.
>
> > At least for Workstation on Feisty, I needed to apply the vmware-any-any
> > patch at ftp.cvut.cz/vmware for your configuration.  Try searching on the
> > VMWare fora.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Paul