2.6.20-16 kernel, was Re: vmware blues

[david]

On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 05:06 -0400, Paul Kaplan wrote:
> 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
> 

No, but I've been researching upgrading the kernel. Sadly I see nothing
but bad news about 2.6.20-16 so I'm a bit reluctant. Is there any GOOD
news about this kernel? Is it just a case of 
<sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.20-16-386>

Maybe there are just a few people having problems and most people are OK
with this kernel. Any comments?



> > 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
> 
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