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VMware 9.0.1 – Not so Clever, After all..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 18, 2012 by RGNovember 18, 2012

Just updated the kernel on my test system to 3.7-rc6, and discovered – sadly – that the standard VMware (re)compile/install script – vmware-modconfig – still doesn’t find the ‘relocated’ version.h in the 3.7 series kernels. So, although the VMware new-install/update script (VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle, in this case), does recognise the 3.7 change, the (re)compilation script doesn’t.. # vmware-modconfig –console … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Linux, VMware | Tagged 9.0.1, kernel 3.7, moved, success, version.h, vmware, vmware-modconfig, workaround | 11 Replies

VMware W/S 9.0.1 – and a Pleasant Surprise..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on November 8, 2012 by RGNovember 8, 2012

Previous VMware ‘dot-releases’ have typically still needed patching for the very-latest kernels, but I was pleased to find that VMware Workstation 9.0.1 installed on Kernel 3.6.6 without any need for the ‘3.5 patch’ that was necessary for 9.0.0..    Even more of a surprise, was that 9.0.1 also installs with no problems on Kernel 3.7-rc4!     So… Thanks to … Continue reading →

Posted in compilation, Fedora, kernel, Linux, Performance, VMware | Tagged 9.0.1, clean install, kernel 3.6, kernel 3.7-rc, success, vmware, workstation | 1 Reply
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