Re: [Sheflug] VMware/Redhat

[Alan Dawson <aland [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Netsonic <netsonic [at] blueyonder.co.uk>: 
 
> > I remember trying to compile some drivers or other once (not to do with 
> > vmware) and seeing a similar error.  It was because my .config in 
> > /usr/src/linux was missing or had different settings. 
> > 
> > zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/src/linux/.config helped 
> > 
> > AED 
>  
> Yes it is pretty much those messages Alan. I know I have the kernel source 
> files in there but i just cant work out how to get it to work. 
>  
> I would assume having only the one set of CD's that there is only one set of 
> kernel files, in which case I need to make VMware think they are 
> uniprocessor rather than multi. 
> 
I would have thought that the kernel source was the same and its different 
compile time directives that set the smp stuff... but i only paddle the 
shallow water and rely on google too much 
 
have fun 
 
AED 
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