The Problem is, app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r2 dont working with kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r5 vdr02 ~ # modprobe vmmon FATAL: Error inserting vmmon (/lib/modules/2.6.30-gentoo-r5/misc/vmmon.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) vdr02 ~ # vdr02 ~ # dmesg vmmon: Unknown symbol init_mm vdr02 ~ # app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.25 is still working with kernel 2.6.30-gentoo-r5, but app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.9.156507 is blocking vmware-modules-1.0.0.25 : Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild U ] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.25 [1.0.0.15-r2] 0 kB [blocks B ] >=app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.16 (">=app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.16" is blocking app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.9.156507) Total: 1 package (1 upgrade), Size of downloads: 0 kB Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied) * Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be * installed at the same time on the same system. ('ebuild', '/', 'app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.25', 'merge') pulled in by vmware-modules ('installed', '/', 'app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.9.156507', 'nomerge') pulled in by app-emulation/vmware-server required by @world For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant): http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked vdr02 ~ # Please can someone fix this? Reproducible: Always
vmware-server-1.0.9 needs vmware-modules-1.0.0.15 vmware-modules-1.0.0.24 are for vmware-server-2.0.1 and vmware-player-2.5.2 vmware-modules-1.0.0.25 are for vmware-player-2.5.3 vmware-server-1.0.9 will not work with vmware-modules-1.0.0.15 how to run vmware-server-1.0.9 with 2.6.30 kernel please see the bug # 273173
(In reply to comment #1) > vmware-server-1.0.9 will not work with vmware-modules-1.0.0.15 Corrected: vmware-server-1.0.9 will not work with >=vmware-module-1.0.0.24
> how to run vmware-server-1.0.9 with 2.6.30 kernel please see the bug # 273173 This Patch dont work on my System. After apply the patch and recompile kernel it is still the same error > Apply with patch -p1 inside the kernel source root and rebuild the kernel with > make clean && make && make modules_install. vdr02 linux # modprobe vmmon FATAL: Error inserting vmmon (/lib/modules/2.6.30-gentoo-r5/misc/vmmon.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) vdr02 linux #
