[root@localhost scott]# /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Player are stopped.
Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor [ OK ]
Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.
In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]
What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]
In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]
** (process:6153): CRITICAL **: egg_desktop_entries_add_group: assertion `egg_desktop_entries_lookup_group (entries, group_name) == NULL' failed
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Player is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon 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? [/lib/modules/2.6.16.27.tex1.smp/build/include]
The kernel defined by this directory of header files does not have the same
address space size as your running kernel.
Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16.27.tex1.smp/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16.27.tex1.smp'
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20,
from /root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h:37:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h:43:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:20,
from /root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/include/compat_wait.h:60: error: conflicting types for `poll_initwait'
include/linux/poll.h:45: error: previous declaration of `poll_initwait'
/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:145: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:149: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[2]: *** [/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16.27.tex1.smp'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
Execution aborted.
[root@localhost scott]#