[RndTbl] Vmware and Ubuntu 8.04 (vmware tools install)

Montana Quiring montanaq at gmail.com
Mon Apr 20 09:29:05 CDT 2009


I would kind of like to stick with 8.04 remix so that I can help
support my sister-in-law who is running that on her mini.

-MQ

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Kevin McGregor
<kevin.a.mcgregor at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hm. Have you tried installing a "stock" Ubuntu image in the VM? Maybe the
> 8.10 release?
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Montana Quiring <montanaq at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would appreciate any advice on this.
>>
>> I'm using the latest Vmware Fusion on a Mac.
>> In a VM image I've installed Ubuntu 8.4 Remix (it's the one that Dell
>> tweaked for the Dell Mini's)
>> The next step was to install the vmware tools since I had no networking...
>> When I run:
>> sudo ./vmware-install.pl
>> ...the install ticks along OK until I get to this point:
>> <SNIP>
>> None of the pre-built vmmemctl modules for VMware Tools is suitable for
>> your
>> running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmemctl
>> 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] /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include
>>
>> The path "/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16/include" is a kernel header
>> file
>> directory, but it does not contain the file "linux/version.h" as expected.
>> This can happen if the kernel has never been built, or if you have invoked
>> the
>> "make mrproper" command in your kernel directory.  In any case, you may
>> want to
>> rebuild your kernel.
>>
>> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your
>> running
>> kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]
>> </SNIP>
>>
>> NOTE: I had to copy across (on a USB flash drive) and install the
>> header files as they weren't already there (from what I could find)
>>
>> I've started the process of preparing to recompile the kernel, but got
>> stuck in deb package hell trying to satisfy the dependancies of
>> build-essential
>>
>> Can anyone offer any advice about how to get networking working, as
>> that would make getting everything else working easier.
>>
>>
>>
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