vmare-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 on gentoo-sources-2.6.26-r3 having problems.

After compiling a new kernel for my gentoo vmware server, I ran module-rebuild -X rebuild, since I knew I needed to build vmware-modules against the new kernel tree. Shortly after the emerge, I ran into the following compliation error:

Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r3' make[1]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1. Add `+' to parent make rule.


  WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r3/Module.symvers

           is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

CC [M] /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:171: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:172: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:175: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:176: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type make[3]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r3' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 * * ERROR: app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 failed. * Call stack: * ebuild.sh, line 49: Called src_compile * environment, line 3208: Called linux-mod_src_compile * environment, line 2427: Called die * The specific snippet of code: * eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}"; * The die message: * Unable to emake HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=i686-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= auto-build VMWARE_VER=VME_S1B1 KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux KBUILD_OUTPUT=/usr/src/linux * * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant. * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/temp/build.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/temp/environment'.

After doing some of debugging (emerged linux-headers, etc), I still ran into problems. I found this insanely long bug thread which has a solution. I’ll post the quick version.

The first step is to wget the following files and put them into /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/
http://www.paldo.org/paldo/sources/VMware-server/VMware-server-vmmon-1.0.6-91891.tar.bz2
http://www.paldo.org/paldo/sources/VMware-server/VMware-server-vmmon-1.0.6-91891-2.6.27-1.patch.bz2
http://www.paldo.org/paldo/sources/VMware-server/VMware-server-vmnet-1.0.6-91891.tar.bz2
http://www.paldo.org/paldo/sources/VMware-server/VMware-server-vmnet-1.0.6-91891-2.6.27-1.patch.bz2

Next, you will need to edit the ebuild

vi /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1.ebuild

Here is the ebuild:

# Copyright 1999-2007 Gentoo Foundation # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/app-emulation/vmware-modules/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1.ebuild,v 1.4 2007/07/12 06:39:56 mr_bones_ Exp $


KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"

VMWARE_VER="VME_S1B1"
inherit vmware-mod
src_unpack() {

	unpack ${A}
	modver="1.0.6-91891"

	patchver="1.0.6-91891-2.6.27-1"
	for mod in ${VMWARE_MODULE_LIST}; do

		cd "${S}"

		tar -xf "${FILESDIR}"/VMware-server-${mod}-${modver}.tar.bz2

		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/VMware-server-${mod}-${patchver}.patch.bz2

		cd "${S}"/${mod}-only

EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch" epatch "${FILESDIR}"/patches # [[ -d "${FILESDIR}"/patches/${mod} ]] && epatch "${FILESDIR}"/patches/${mod} convert_to_m "${S}"/${mod}-only/Makefile done }

Next you will need to make a new digest:

cd /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules/ ebuild vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1.ebuild digest emerge -pv vmware-modules

You should be good to go. I have a Gentoo client and Windows client. Both came up after rebooting in to the 2.6.26 kernel.