Vmware-server-modules and kernel 2.6.19 [solved]

I'm trying to rebuild the vmware server modules from AUR for the new kernel. After adjusting the files for the kernel version and doing makepkg I get the following:
==> Validating source files with MD5sums
VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Extracting Sources...
==> tar --use-compress-program=gzip -xf VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.tar.gz
==> Starting build()...
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-ARCH'
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/common/task.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
LD [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
LD [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-ARCH'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory `/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.19-ARCH/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-ARCH'
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/userif.o
/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/userif.c: In function 'VNetCopyDatagramToUser':
/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: 'CHECKSUM_HW' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: error: for each function it appears in.)
make[2]: *** [/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only/userif.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-ARCH'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/home/mars/SRC/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmnet-only'
==> ERROR: Build Failed. Aborting...
It seems the userif module breaks. I haven't a clue how to solve this. :?

Progress:
AUR
which leads to
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread. … 4&tstart=0
EDIT: package in AUR has been updated. Thnx pizzapunk.

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I've been an arch user for several months now. Amazingly, I've been able to work my way through all the problems I've had thus far (due, in large part, to the arch community and wikis). This is my first time actually posting for help.
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FYI, the error I'm getting while building the vmware-server-modules is:
CC [M] /var/abs/local/vmware-server-modules/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/var/abs/local/vmware-server-modules/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer
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make[2]: *** [/var/abs/local/vmware-server-modules/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/abs/local/vmware-server-modules/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only] Error 2
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make: Leaving directory `/var/abs/local/vmware-server-modules/vmware-server-modules/src/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
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Aborting...
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foutrelis wrote:
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Thank you for your posts. My own research and your comments has convinced me that VMware Server is not the right way forward nowadays.
EXSi:
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Citrix XenServer:
This looks promising - does anyone use this?
VirtualBox:
I hear your comments ... maybe its time to do some reading on this. Seems like I'll only get it to work if I take the time to do it right. As usual, so no suprises there Given that it will be easier to experiment on my usual system than have to spend time on a new box, I think I'll investigate this first.
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I can't get very far as I can't even compile vmmon and vmnet and I have no idea on how to solve this problem
[21:02:38][root@phusis]
[/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source]Arch64# make -C vmmon-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/usr/src/linux-`uname -r`/include CC=gcc SUPPO_SMP=1 GREP=grep IS_GCC_3=no
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH'
CC [M] /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:20,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/./include/x86apic.h:79:1: warning: "APIC_BASE_MSR" redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/numa_64.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/numa.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h:28,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap_64.h:15,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h:7,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h:13,
from include/linux/smp.h:30,
from include/linux/topology.h:33,
from include/linux/mmzone.h:763,
from include/linux/gfp.h:4,
from include/linux/kmod.h:22,
from include/linux/module.h:13,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/apicdef.h:132:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:830:1: warning: "PTE_PFN_MASK" redefined
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/pda.h:8,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:19,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:15,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:14,
from include/linux/list.h:6,
from include/linux/module.h:9,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH/arch/x86/include/asm/page.h:22:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/vmhost.h:13,
from /opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:71:
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/./include/compat_semaphore.h:5:27: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl':
/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1670: error: too many arguments to function 'smp_call_function'
make[2]: *** [/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.28-ARCH'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/opt/arch32/root/vmware-server-distrib/lib/modules/source/vmmon-only'
Do you know what I could do to sort the above issue?
Thanks
Ludo

hi,
i am not able to use the patch. there are always missing files and i dont know the path for this files.
here is the output of the console:
patch -p1 -i /home/felix//Desktop/vmware-workstation-6.5.1.126130-2.6.29_x86_64.patch
can't find file to patch at input line 4
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmblock-only/include/compat_wait.h new/vmblock-only/include/compat_wait.h
|--- orig/vmblock-only/include/compat_wait.h 2008-10-28 22:47:20.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmblock-only/include/compat_wait.h 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 19
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmci-only/include/compat_wait.h new/vmci-only/include/compat_wait.h
|--- orig/vmci-only/include/compat_wait.h 2008-10-28 22:47:21.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmci-only/include/compat_wait.h 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch: y
y: No such file or directory
Skip this patch? [y]
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 34
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h new/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h
|--- orig/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h 2008-10-28 22:47:18.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 49
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmmon-only/include/x86apic.h new/vmmon-only/include/x86apic.h
|--- orig/vmmon-only/include/x86apic.h 2008-10-28 22:47:17.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmmon-only/include/x86apic.h 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 64
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c new/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c
|--- orig/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c 2008-10-28 22:47:18.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 85
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c new/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c
|--- orig/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c 2008-10-28 22:47:17.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
4 out of 4 hunks ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 173
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmmon-only/linux/vmmonInt.h new/vmmon-only/linux/vmmonInt.h
|--- orig/vmmon-only/linux/vmmonInt.h 2008-10-28 22:47:17.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmmon-only/linux/vmmonInt.h 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 188
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmnet-only/bridge.c new/vmnet-only/bridge.c
|--- orig/vmnet-only/bridge.c 2008-10-28 22:47:18.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmnet-only/bridge.c 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 203
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmnet-only/compat_wait.h new/vmnet-only/compat_wait.h
|--- orig/vmnet-only/compat_wait.h 2008-10-28 22:47:19.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmnet-only/compat_wait.h 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 218
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmnet-only/driver.c new/vmnet-only/driver.c
|--- orig/vmnet-only/driver.c 2008-10-28 22:47:19.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmnet-only/driver.c 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 235
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vmnet-only/netif.c new/vmnet-only/netif.c
|--- orig/vmnet-only/netif.c 2008-10-28 22:47:18.000000000 -0700
|+++ new/vmnet-only/netif.c 2009-01-20 04:49:44.000000000 -0700
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
4 out of 4 hunks ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 286
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
|diff -Naur orig/vsock-only/include/compat_wait.h new/vsock-only/include/compat_wait.h
|--- orig/vsock-only/include/compat_wait.h 2009-01-20 14:11:34.000000000 +0100
|+++ new/vsock-only/include/compat_wait.h 2009-01-20 14:51:05.000000000 +0100
File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y] y
Skipping patch.
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
thanks
felix

Vmware Server 1.0.3 and kernel 2.6.22

Maybe this will be of help to anyone...
The modules for vmware server 1.0.3 don't compile under 2.6.22-ARCH kernel from testing, and as far as I know there is no patch to fix that automatically yet. I was able to to compile them successfully using the information from post 11 in this thread: http://www.vmware.com/community/thread. … adID=92709 - the specific file that I had to edit was "/usr/src/linux-2.6.22-ARCH/include/asm-i386/page.h".

To compile vmware workstation 6 for the new kernel check out this link.
http://npw.net/2007/05/17/vmware-workst … inux-2622/

Vmware-server 1.0.1 and kernel *.19 [solved]

Hi,
since I upgraded the kernel from 2.6.18 to .19 I cant get my vmware-server running. Has anybody else this problem?
I ran vmware-config.pl again but it always crashes with:
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-ARCH'
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/driver.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/hub.o
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.o
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c: In Funktion »VNetCopyDatagramToUser«:
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: Fehler: »CHECKSUM_HW« nicht deklariert (erste Benutzung in dieser Funktion)
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: Fehler: (Jeder nicht deklarierte Bezeichner wird nur einmal aufgeführt
/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.c:629: Fehler: für jede Funktion in der er auftritt.)
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only/userif.o] Fehler 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only] Fehler 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.19-ARCH'
make: *** [vmnet.ko] Fehler 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config2/vmnet-only'
Unable to build the vmnet module.
I try to create this error in english later, but maybe u know the problem already. I found sth about a any-any-patch but I couldnt find out if this is related to arch.
Would be great if somebody could give me a hint.
Btw, Merry Christmas [/i]

Merry Christmas to you too.
Yes. The problem is related to the any-any-patch.
Get the latest version of the patch and run it. That should solve the problem.
If for whatever reason it fails then, and only then, look for this file:
/lib/modules/2.6.18-ARCH/build/include/linux/version.h, and make sure it contains a line for the UTS_RELEASE, and if it does not, add at the end the following: define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.19-ARCH"
Then run the patch again.
Hope it helps.
R

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