Hello Folks,
I am getting following error while installing VMware Server 1.0.8 on Ubuntu 8.10
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? [/lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build/include]
Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24, from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15, from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:830:1: warning: "PTE_PFN_MASK" redefined In file included from include/asm/paravirt.h:7, from include/asm/irqflags.h:55, from include/linux/irqflags.h:57, from include/asm/system.h:11, from include/asm/processor.h:17, from include/linux/prefetch.h:14, from include/linux/list.h:6, from include/linux/module.h:9, from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12: include/asm/page.h:22:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/vmhost.h:13, from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:71: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_semaphore.h:5:27: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown field ‘nopage’ specified in initializer /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown field ‘nopage’ specified in initializer /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’: /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1670: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’ make[2]: * [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: * [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.27-7-generic' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module.
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Execution aborted.
root@station3:#
Please help.