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VMware Errors – FC6 And/or 2.6.19 Kernel

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If you are using 2.6.19 kernel, then you will notice some errors with the vmware-config.pl script. If… actually, you better be using the 2.6.19 kernel now, or whatever the latest release is as of now

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 Error runninging vmware-config.pl :  
 /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function ‘VNetCopyDatagramToUser’:  
 /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: ‘CHECKSUM_HW’ undeclared (first use in this function)  
 /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once  
 /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: for each function it appears in.)  
 make[2]:   [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1  
 make[1]:   [\_module\_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only] Error 2  
 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6′  
 make: [vmnet.ko] Error 2  
 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only’  
 Unable to build the vmnet module.

It seems CHECKSUM_HW has been remove from 2.6.19 and replaced with CHECKSUM_PARTIAL. You can either replace any CHECKSUM_HW lines with CHECKSUM_PARTION, or you can use the patch that Robin Kearney (usefulthings.org.uk) has writtenHow to use the Patch:

FIX – As root:

  • cd /tmp
  • wget http://usefulthings.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/vmnet-only-2.6.19.patch
  • cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
  • cp vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.orig
  • tar xf vmnet.tar
  • patch -p0 < /tmp/vmnet-only-2.6.19.patch
  • tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
  • vmware-config.pl (if OS is FC6, this will probably fail again)

Fedora Core 6 will most likely have another error we need to fix:

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 Using 2.6.x kernel build system.  
 make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only’  
 make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules  
 make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6-i686′  
 CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/driver.o  
 CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/hub.o  
 CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/userif.o  
 CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/netif.o  
 CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/bridge.o  
 CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o  
 /tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.c:33:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory  
 make[2]: \***| [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only/procfs.o] Error 1  
 make[1]: \***| [\_module\_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only] Error 2  
 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6-i686′  
 make: \***| [vmnet.ko] Error 2  
 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmnet-only’  
 Unable to build the vmnet module.

FIX – as root:

  • cd /usr/src/kernels/2.6.19-1.2911.fc6-i686/include/linux (or whatever kernel version you are using)
  • touch config.h
  • vmware-config.pl (should actually complete this time)