howh to 'downgrade' back to a previous kernel version...
From: david hoare (davidhoare_at_lifetimeaddress.com)
Date: 07/16/04
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:58:47 -0700
I have dutifully upgraded the kernel and sources to 2.6.5-7.95...
Now I am trying to install Vmware, and I get the following errors when
trying to run vmware-config.pl...
> /etc/vmware # vmware-config.pl
> Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.
>
> Stopping VMware services:
> Virtual machine monitor done
>
> Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
>
> None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitable for your
> running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
> your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]
>
> Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
>
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
> kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]
>
> Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
>
> Building the vmmon module.
>
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
> make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.95'
> Makefile:438: .config: No such file or directory
>
> WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.95/Module.symvers is missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled.
>
> CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
> /bin/sh: line 1: scripts/basic/fixdep: No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.95'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
> Unable to build the vmmon module.
>
> For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
> visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
> "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
>
> Execution aborted.
I read in a post somwhere that this problem can happen with the newer
kernel... OK - so how do I jump BACK to the older one?
OR - does anyone wknow of a fix for this...?
Thanks
David Hoare
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