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diff --git a/content/technical/vmware-player-on-fedora-16.md b/content/technical/vmware-player-on-fedora-16.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..01f3938 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/technical/vmware-player-on-fedora-16.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +Title: VMWare Player on Fedora 16 +Date: 2011-10-28 +Tags: technical, security +Slug: vmware-player-on-fedora-16 + +I have some VMWare VM's I've been using here and there. I probably +should convert them to Virtual Box, but I've had a rough time getting +that working as well. + +So ... every time you upgrade the kernel, VMWare barfs because kernel +headers have changed. Usually I look around for patches to the VMWare +sources, but this time there were none I could find, so I figured it was +my turn. + +[This simple patch][] makes VMWare Player 4.0.0 work with Linux 3.1.0. +At least it seems to work. What I did to patch it in: + + :::sh + $ mkdir /tmp/vmware + $ cd /tmp/vmware + $ wget http://thewalter.net/stef/misc/vmnet-4.0.0-linux-3.1.0.patch + $ tar -xvf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar + $ patch -p0 < vmnet-4.0.0-linux-3.1.0.patch + $ sudo cp /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar.bak + $ sudo tar -cvf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar vmnet-only + +And then run vmplayer and let it do its install thing. It says that the +services fail to start (systemd incompatibility), but it works +regardless. + +Note: If you try this and it doesn't work for you (or makes your doggy +sad), don't complain to me. [Complain to VMWare][]. + + + [This simple patch]: http://thewalter.net/stef/misc/vmnet-4.0.0-linux-3.1.0.patch + [Complain to VMWare]: http://communities.vmware.com/index.jspa |