Using?2.6.x?kernel?build?system.
make:?Entering?directory?`/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
make?-C?/lib/modules/2.6.24.4-64.fc8/build/include/..?SUBDIRS=$PWD?SRCROOT=$PWD/.?modules
make[1]:?Entering?directory?`/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.4-64.fc8-i686'
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
In?file?included?from?include/asm/bitops.h:2,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:74,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:23,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:18,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/hostif.h:18,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.c:14:
include/asm/bitops_32.h:9:2:?error:?#error?only?<linux/bitops.h>?can?be?included?directly
make[2]:?***?[/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o]?Error?1
make[1]:?***?[_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only]?Error?2
make[1]:?Leaving?directory?`/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.4-64.fc8-i686'
make:?***?[vmmon.ko]?Error?2
make:?Leaving?directory?`/tmp/vmware-config2/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".
make:?Entering?directory?`/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only'
make?-C?/lib/modules/2.6.24.4-64.fc8/build/include/..?SUBDIRS=$PWD?SRCROOT=$PWD/.?modules
make[1]:?Entering?directory?`/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.4-64.fc8-i686'
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/comport.o
CC?[M]?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
In?file?included?from?include/asm/bitops.h:2,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/vcpuset.h:74,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/./include/modulecall.h:23,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.h:18,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/hostif.h:18,
?????????????????from?/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.c:14:
include/asm/bitops_32.h:9:2:?error:?#error?only?<linux/bitops.h>?can?be?included?directly
make[2]:?***?[/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o]?Error?1
make[1]:?***?[_module_/tmp/vmware-config2/vmmon-only]?Error?2
make[1]:?Leaving?directory?`/usr/src/kernels/2.6.24.4-64.fc8-i686'
make:?***?[vmmon.ko]?Error?2
make:?Leaving?directory?`/tmp/vmware-config2/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".
Problem: include/asm/bitops_32.h:9:2: error: #error only <linux/bitops.h> can be included directly, and vmmon-only compile failes
Solution: change line 74 in vmmon-only source file to read: #include “linux/bitops.h”
Steps:
- cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
- sudo cp vmmon.tar vmmon.tar.bak
- sudo tar xvf vmmon.tar
- cd vmmon-only/include/
- sudo gedit vcpuset.h
- change line 74 from: #include “asm/bitops.h” to: #include “linux/bitops.h”
- rm vmmon.tar
- sudo tar cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
- sudo rm -rf vmmon-only
- sudo vmware-config.pl
That’s it, the compile will work now and vmware should be usable as normal