I am a Gentoo user, and am having the same or similar problem installing vmware-server with a 2.6.31 kernel. It appears to be caused, at least in my case, by a definition conflict between the include files on the system (and included by vmware) and the definitions implicit in the vmware software.
I had version 2.0.0 of the vmware-server already installed, but since it stopped working (probably because of the kernel update), i tried to upgrade to 2.0.2, but it does not work either. Here is what the compiler says about it. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.31-gentoo-r6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:31: /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:78: error: conflicting types for 'poll_initwait' include/linux/poll.h:70: error: previous declaration of 'poll_initwait' was here /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function 'LinuxDriverSyncCallOnEachCPU': /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1423: error: too many arguments to function 'smp_call_function' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function 'LinuxDriver_Ioctl': /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'euid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'uid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'fsuid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'uid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'egid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'gid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'fsgid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: 'struct task_struct' has no member named 'gid' /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:2007: error: too many arguments to function 'smp_call_function' make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module. -- vmware-server 1.0.5 can't be install on ubuntu x64 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227484 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
