VMWare Tools error Workstation 5.0.0 build 13124

[testlinux4ever]

Ok so I am complete Noob to this (well not complete) and I have tried so hard to install VMware tools so my resolution will be better than 800x600.
So far I have extracted the .tar.gz to a folder I like.
I navigated to the .pl (perl) file I need to run to install the tools.
It starts running and I follwed the instructions that the "Read_Me" file said to accept all default locations to install. So I did that and came up with a question that,
asked me to find where the Kernel files with C something was, so I found THAT and typed the folder location as needed and got this error
It is Fedora 8 also the Lightening plugin for Thunderbird will not go to any other view but the "Today" view. and some errors I can post but would have to reinstall. I was going to try Evolution, but resolution is KILLIN me.
"see attachment"

Any help would be much appreciated.
Drew

[Seve]

Hello:
You need to install some packages
From a terminal:

su -

yum groupinstall "Development Tools" " Legacy Software Development"
[Using the exact syntax including the quotes.
Then

yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers


Seve

[marcrblevins]

Why VMWARE Workstation? What is wrong with Vmware Server?

http://fedorasolved.org/server-solut...server-install

VMWare Server 1.0.6 does not need patching.

[testlinux4ever]

I did the instructions to the "T" and still same issue I even looked somewhere else and tryed pointing it in a different location and that didnt work either. Do you have any more suggestions?

[Seve]

Hello:
What is the output of
rpm -aq | grep kernel|sort
and
uname -r

Seve

[meowdin]

my kernel devel src is something like this:
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64/include

and I have totally 3 of them...

even tho i am F9, i think your location should be similar?? At least normally we got 2 kernel source (kernel-devel package) kept??

On my vmware server, my src path for c compiler eventually become this

[/lib/modules/2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64/build/include]

I think that's because I have compiled that since my first installation.....

[testlinux4ever]

my kernel devel src is something like this:
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64/include

and I have totally 3 of them...

even tho i am F9, i think your location should be similar?? At least normally we got 2 kernel source (kernel-devel package) kept??

On my vmware server, my src path for c compiler eventually become this

[/lib/modules/2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64/build/include]

I think that's because I have compiled that since my first installation.....

I actually tried both of those paths because I was doing some reading till like 11pm last night. My paths were a little different because of the kernel# but that didnt work either. So I read this one thing that said the version of VMWare Tools I am using might be too old.

Hence the reason I believe Seve had me install " Legacy Software Development"

So I coped out and took advice of marcblevins and downloaded and installed VMWare Server 1.6 last night and updated it this morning before I had to come to work.

Thanks for all the help I will be on here quite a bit because I am trying to transition from M$ to Open Source world and this is my start.

I actually had issues with Lightening Plugin for Thunderbird too with the last install where it wouldnt let me view the "Month View".

Hopefully that will be fixed along with the resolution issue.
Thanks guys,
Drew

[forkbomb]

Why VMWARE Workstation? What is wrong with Vmware Server?

http://fedorasolved.org/server-solut...server-install

VMWare Server 1.0.6 does not need patching.

I'm confused. Who said anything about patching?

In both VMWare Server and VMware workstation, in order to build the tools in a Linux guest, you need certain devel tools (C compiler, kernel headers, make, etc.).

[testlinux4ever]

Tjvanwyk,
So your solution is????????

[forkbomb]

Well, I'm not sure. I was just confused why "patching" was mentioned because the tools have to be built against the kernel of the guest Linux VM.

I've been trying in vain to get the tools working in Fedora and Debian guests, and have only managed to get some of the functions working (for instance, I can't get mouse and clipboard integration working). I can get the tools to build, but some of the functionality isn't there.

Maybe this will help:
http://www.howtoforge.com/vmware_tools_on_linux

[testlinux4ever]

Cheers,
I will try this more when I get off work and always keep posted on results.
I really hope to rid of the buggy 800x600 resolution, which is the main reason for doing this.
I believe it is not supporting a better resolution because of the VMWare tools. (at least that is what I have read.

Seve,
I will also get the results of the cmd you advised, if I still have issues with this new VM-server setup.

Thanks again
Drew

[forkbomb]

Cheers,
I believe it is not supporting a better resolution because of the VMWare tools. (at least that is what I have read.

Yup. I believe 800x600 is the limit for Linux guests unless you install the tools. I've managed to get higher res by installing the tools but the configure script seems to be messing up the Xorg config (had to hand edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to force the proper resolution).

VirtualBox seems to be easier for getting better resolutions and mouse integration working in Linux guests.

EDIT: about to try a Fedora 8 VM in VMware server. We'll see if it has something to do with F9.

[testlinux4ever]

Hello:
What is the output of
rpm -aq | grep kernel|sort
and
uname -r

Seve

Here are the results from that cmd
Some how in my last install I had made a change so I can view the whole path while browsing through folders and it didnt open in another window. I am searching like hell for that setting to make my life better.

[forkbomb]

Grr... so I just tried Fedora 8 in VMware Server (I know, the thread is about Workstation, but same basic principle and same tools) and the modules would not build. I'm through trying to troubleshoot why. Then I tried F8 in Virtualbox and the tools wouldn't build there, either.

I'm thinking Fedora doesn't do well in VMs.

[Seve]

Here are the results from that cmd
Some how in my last install I had made a change so I can view the whole path while browsing through folders and it didnt open in another window. I am searching like hell for that setting to make my life better.

Hello:
I cannot read the whole output ?

What I was looking for is that the output of
uname -r
matches the installed version of
kernel-devel and kernel-headers

Seve