Comments on: Install open-vm-tools on Debian 4.0 (Etch) http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html Debian/Ubuntu Linux System Administration Tutorials,Howtos,Tips Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: chris hiestand http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-2720 chris hiestand Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:22:12 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html#comment-2720 Run a <code>m-a clean open-vm</code> Run a m-a clean open-vm

]]> By: Chris http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-2656 Chris Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:33:05 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html#comment-2656 This procedure is not working on my debian 5, i get, and still get the same err on stage2: Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmhgfs/vmhgfs.mod.o LD [M] /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmhgfs/vmhgfs.ko make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-amd64' cp -f vmhgfs.ko ./../vmhgfs.o make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmhgfs' /usr/bin/make -C modules/linux/vmmemctl Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-amd64' CC [M] /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/backdoorGcc64.o CC [M] /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.o /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.c: In function ‘os_init’: /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.c:553: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘get_info’ make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.o] Error 1 make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl] Error 2 make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-amd64' make[3]: *** [vmmemctl.ko] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl' make[2]: *** [build] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm' make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm' make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2 This procedure is not working on my debian 5, i get, and still get the same err on stage2:

Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
CC /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmhgfs/vmhgfs.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmhgfs/vmhgfs.ko
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-amd64′
cp -f vmhgfs.ko ./../vmhgfs.o
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmhgfs’
/usr/bin/make -C modules/linux/vmmemctl
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl’
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-amd64′
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/backdoorGcc64.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.o
/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.c: In function ‘os_init’:
/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.c:553: error: ‘struct proc_dir_entry’ has no member named ‘get_info’
make[5]: *** [/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl/os.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-1-amd64′
make[3]: *** [vmmemctl.ko] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm/modules/linux/vmmemctl’
make[2]: *** [build] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm’
make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/modules/open-vm’
make: *** [kdist_build] Error 2

]]> By: arcimboldo http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html/comment-page-1#comment-2075 arcimboldo Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:51:18 +0000 http://www.debianadmin.com/install-open-vm-tools-on-debian-40-etch.html#comment-2075 Actually you need to install just module-assistant (apt-get install module-assistant) and then run m-a a-i open-vm Module-assistant will install all the needed software and will build the required modules. It could be useful, also, to install the repository GPG key by issuing the command apt-get install debian-backports-keyring Actually you need to install just module-assistant (apt-get install module-assistant) and then run m-a a-i open-vm
Module-assistant will install all the needed software and will build the required modules.

It could be useful, also, to install the repository GPG key by issuing the command

apt-get install debian-backports-keyring

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