Vmware player on 11.04?

[Fintan]

It is that time of the year again.

I am trying to get my vmware player (version 3.1.4) installed on natty.

According to this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VMware

Quote:

For 2.6.38 kernel and VMware player 3.1.4, there is no patch required

I have the gcc 4.5 and the linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic / linux-headers-virtual (linux-headers-2.6.38-8-virtual) installed.

After trying to compile I get this:

....check /tmp/vmware-root/setup-3515.log

which gives me this at the end:

Apr 27 11:01:21.797: app-3079050944| Building module vmmon.
Apr 27 11:01:21.797: app-3079050944| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Apr 27 11:01:21.822: app-3079050944| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.5 GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.5.2
Apr 27 11:01:22.234: app-3079050944| Failed to compile module vmmon!

Any ideas?

[dibl]

Re: Vmware player on 11.04?

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/308540?tstart=0

It is an issue I have been following for some months now (long, irrelevant story). I haven't installed it on 11.04, but according to the posters there, the patch will work and the modules will compile. Let us know ...

[Fintan]

Re: Vmware player on 11.04?

Thanks dible. I am writing from my android phone so I'll keep it short for now.
I applied the patch and it worked. Unfortunatly the forum was offline again so
I could'nt give details.

They will come later .