Re: [SLE] vmware broken after 9.1 kernel-upgrade --THE SOLUTION !!!

From: John Andersen (jsa_at_pen.homeip.net)
Date: 06/23/04

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    To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:14:08 -0800

    On Tuesday 22 June 2004 02:28, Matthias D. Caraco wrote:
    > John Andersen wrote:
    > >On Saturday 19 June 2004 17:32, Kastus wrote:
    > >>Finally, I tried to recompile kernel, using make cloneconfig, make
    > >> vmlinux. No luck again. The result is:
    > >>
    > >>WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.75/Module.symvers is
    > >> missing, modules will have
    > >>
    > >>Now I wonder if it is possible at all to compile vmware 4.5.1-7568
    > >> modules for SuSE kernel 2.6.5-7.75?
    > >>
    > >>Thanks, -Kastus
    > >
    > >Yes Kastus, I just did this, you were on the right track but made an
    > >unnecessary left turn.
    > >
    > >The Steps are:
    > >
    > >make cloneconfig (unless you did that already),
    > >make modules (no need to install them or rebuild the kernel because
    > >all we need is the missing Module.symvers that suse did not ship in the
    > >update. This step takes a while - have a beer while waiting).
    > >
    > >After those two steps vmware-config.pl will work.
    > >
    > >I did this on 2.6.5-7.75 and Vmware 4.5.2.
    >
    > This worked for me.
    > As mentioned in another thread, even easier is to install the package
    > kernel-syms.

    Except that after the upgrade that package (on the cdrom) is no longer
    current. 

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John Andersen

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