$ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware status Password: * status: stopped iain@orpheus ~ $ sudo `which vmware-config.pl` --default Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done Virtual ethernet done Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation 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/2.6.18-suspend2/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Building for VMware Workstation 4.5.[23] or VMware GSX Server 3.1.0. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-suspend2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18-suspend2' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/hash.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/task.o cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-ffreestanding" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/vmcore/compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/vmmon.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18-suspend2' cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. This program previously created the file /dev/vmmon, and was about to remove it.Somebody else apparently did it already. This program previously created the file /dev/parport0, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. This program previously created the file /dev/parport1, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. This program previously created the file /dev/parport2, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. This program previously created the file /dev/parport3, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. Extracting the sources of the vmnet module. Building the vmnet module. Building for VMware Workstation 4.5.[23] or VMware GSX Server 3.1.0. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-suspend2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18-suspend2' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/hub.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/userif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/netif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/bridge.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/procfs.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/smac_linux.x386.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vmnet.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST CC /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.18-suspend2' cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmnet-only' The module loads perfectly in the running kernel. This program previously created the file /dev/vmnet0, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. You have already setup networking. Would you like to skip networking setup and keep your old settings as they are? (yes/no) [yes] Do you want this program to automatically configure your system to allow your virtual machines to access the host's filesystem? (yes/no/help) [no] This program previously created the file /etc/vmware/not_configured, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already. Starting VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Virtual ethernet done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done The configuration of VMware Workstation 4.5.3 build-19414 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You can now run VMware Workstation by invoking the following command: "/opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware". Enjoy, --the VMware team iain@orpheus ~ $ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start * Starting VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ !! ] * Virtual ethernet [ !! ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ !! ] iain@orpheus ~ $ sudo /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware stop Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done Virtual ethernet done iain@orpheus ~ $ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start * Vmware Workstation is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured * for the running kernel. * Please ensure that the modules have been compiled for this kernel: * emerge --oneshot vmware-modules * Also ensure Vmware Workstation has been configured: * /opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware-config.pl * VMware is not properly configured! See above. [ !! ] iain@orpheus ~ $ sudo rm /etc/vmware/not_configured iain@orpheus ~ $ sudo /etc/init.d/vmware start * Starting VMware services: [ ok ] * Virtual machine monitor [ ok ] * Virtual ethernet [ ok ] * Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 [ ok ] iain@orpheus ~ $