#uname -r
2.6.20-5-generic
#cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu feisty (development branch) \n \l
\# dpkg -l |grep 2.6.20-5
ii linux-headers-2.6.20-5 2.6.20-5.7 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.20-5-generic 2.6.20-5.7 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.20 on x
ii linux-image-2.6.20-5-generic 2.6.20-5.7 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.20 on x86
ii linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-5-generic 2.6.20.1-6 Non-free Linux 2.6.20 modules on x86/x86_64
\# ./vmware-install.pl
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.20-5-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-5-generic'
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:80:
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or âÂÂ...â before âÂÂcompat_exitâÂÂ
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: error: expected declaration specifiers or âÂÂ...â before âÂÂexit_codeâÂÂ
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./include/compat_kernel.h:21: warning: type defaults to âÂÂintâ in declaration of âÂÂ_syscall1âÂÂ
make[2]: *** /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o Error 1
make[1]: *** \[_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-5-generic'
make: *** \[vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.