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Re: 2.4.7-pre8-xfs breaks VMWare

To: "Bernhard R. Erdmann" <be@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 2.4.7-pre8-xfs breaks VMWare
From: Juha Saarinen <juha@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 08:46:24 +1200 (NZST)
Cc: Linux XFS Mailing List <linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <3B5743C9.49891146@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Bernhard R. Erdmann wrote:

> Hi,
>
> after upgrading from 2.4.7-pre6-xfs to 2.4.7-pre8-xfs I found VMWare
> can't compile it's modules anymore.
> Any hint?

> For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems,
> please have
> a look at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html";.

That URL is probably a good start; contacting VMware or checking their
news server would also be advisable. VMware has been troublesome for me in
the past, and isn't really suitable to use in an environment where you
upgrade the kernel source frequently -- it seems to make too many
assumptions about the source...


-- 
Regards,


Juha

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