Problem installing VMware

[Maamria]

i have installed VMware and installed and prepare Kenrel sources in BackTrack 5
vmware a message appears when running "unable to build kernel module "
i see log file /tmp/vmware-root/setup.log i find that "Failed to compile module vmmon"
please how to fix error

[Malcototh]

I have gotten this error too, and the log states multiple times:
"Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.39.4"

[J0hnnyb14z3]

is this on a x86/amd64 pc or an ARM device? If it really is ARM what device are you running? I know my ARM device wouldn't be able to handle running a VM in a million years.. talk about LAG!!

[promark]

what vmware product are you using? I recently installed workstation with no problems but had already installed dkms when i installed virtualbox try

apt-get install dkms

and then re run the vmware installer and dkms should be used to insert the kernel modules

[Israel213]

I'm having the same error on an x86 processor. Usually the fix is this:

# apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) && ln -sf /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r) /usr/src/linux 
m-a update && m-a prepare
ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.39.4 /lib/modules/2.6.39.4

But I'm still getting that error. I looked and discovered there's no Build directory in my kernel headers so there's nothing really there to build a module with. That's definitely part of the problem, but why I don't know.

I too have dkms installed already.

# apt-get install dkms
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
dkms is already the newest version.

[Malcototh]

If you haven't yet, check out this. Namely, the patch should help, it worked for me.

[therealfunkys0ul]

just follow the instructions posted following the link:

If you haven't yet, check out this. Namely, the patch should help, it worked for me.

worked for vmware workstation 7.1.4
thx

[wabbitoid]

just follow the instructions posted following the link:

That worked for me! Thanks for posting, my blood pressure thanks you.

[mario977]

i have installed VMware and installed and prepare Kenrel sources in BackTrack 5
vmware a message appears when running "unable to build kernel module "
i see log file /tmp/vmware-root/setup.log i find that "Failed to compile module vmmon"
please how to fix error

Hey Maamria Here is for backtrack 5 ARM topics ( Mobil Phones )

I don't know why you started this post here ?
you can find a lot of stuff about your problem in BackTrack 5 How-To's