I would like to try VMware Server (free) before my company buys it and we all use Debian (Lenny) Linux on our machines.
My machine is currently running 2.6.24-1-686-bigmem kernel and when I try to run the vmware installer, I get the following:
Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "4.1.3", while you are trying to use
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.2.3". This configuration is not recommended and
VMware Server may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same
compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.2.3" anyway? yes
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? /lib/modules/2.6.24-1-686-bigmem/build/include
Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Building the vmmon module.
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-1-686-bigmem/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-686-bigmem'
*/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/Makefile:89: *** Inappropriate build
environment: you wanted to use gcc version 4.2.3 while kernel attempts
to use gcc version 4.1.3.*
*/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/Makefile:91: *** For proper build you'll
have to replace gcc-4.1 -m32 with symbolic link to /usr/bin/gcc. Stop.*
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-686-bigmem'
*make: *** http://vmmon.ko Error 2*
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.
For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".
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Can anyone please assist me in getting this working on my Linux PC or is Vmware just not going to work for me?