Just got VMWare server 2.0.2 working on Debian Squeeze (based on the howto Falko made for Debian Lenny) here's what I did: Code: apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` build-essential xinetd gcc-4.3 ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-4.3 /usr/bin/gcc cd /usr/src scp ip.from.other.box:VMware* ./ tar xfvz VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.x86_64.tar.gz cd vmware-server-distrib/ ./vmware-install.pl ... None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.32-trunk-amd64/build/include] but then it errors out with Code: Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-trunk-amd64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-amd64' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o In file included from /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:31: /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/./include/compat_wait.h:78: error: conflicting types for ‘poll_initwait’ /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/include/linux/poll.h:70: error: previous declaration of ‘poll_initwait’ was here In file included from /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/./common/vmx86.h:32, from /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:29, from /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:101: /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/./include/x86msr.h:164:1: warning: "MSR_THERM2_CTL" redefined In file included from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:4, from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h:21, from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/include/linux/prefetch.h:14, from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/include/linux/list.h:6, from /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/include/linux/module.h:9, from /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/./include/compat_module.h:27, from /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:26: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-common/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:225:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriverSyncCallOnEachCPU’: /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1423: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’: /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘euid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1987: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘uid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsuid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1988: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘uid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘egid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1989: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘gid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘fsgid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1990: error: ‘struct task_struct’ has no member named ‘gid’ /tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:2007: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’ make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config5/vmmon-only] Error 2 make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2 make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-trunk-amd64' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config5/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/go/unsup-linux-products" and "http://www.vmware.com/go/unsup-linux-tools". Execution aborted. Then I got the patch here and ran it like this: Code: /usr/src/vmware-server-2.0.x-kernel-2.6.3x-install.sh and it prompted me through the rest of the install...now if I can get the console working...if I get it figured out I'll post back here Right now it just comes up with a 503 Service Unavailable...
503 --> In some forums is loopack in hosts the sollution an sometimes the tomcat... In my case nothing of this helps. Same Problem 503 Webservice dont work. Any Idea?
read a couple forums, one says you should add Code: 127.0.0.1 localhost to /etc/hosts, but Squeeze already has it there. Another said vmware tomcat is conflicting with apache tomcat, but I'm not running tomcat. It appears that either a. vmware is fighting for port 8333 with some other process, or b. vmware tomcat is fighting with debian for tomcat service I really need to figure this out, I can't revert to Lenny because of hardware driver issues...hopefully will figure it out today, will post back if I get it
I edited /etc/services and added the entry Code: vmware-authd 902/tcp because it didn't look like that port would be open, but after a reboot it still didn't fix it. It looks like the proxy port has a conflict, I got this from the log file: Code: [2010-03-18 12:22:37.816 'App' 139887774213872 info] Trying proxysvc [2010-03-18 12:22:37.816 'Proxysvc' 139887774213872 info] Proxy config filepath is /etc/vmware/hostd/proxy.xml [2010-03-18 12:22:37.816 'Proxysvc' 139887774213872 panic] Another process is listening on the proxy port. [2010-03-18 12:22:37.816 'Proxysvc' 139887774213872 panic] Please make sure other instances of hostd are not running so I have to hunt down what's conflicting with that port I think.
It looks like it might be an error with vmware-hostd, when I try to restart it I get Code: vmware-hostd restart [2010-03-18 17:20:41.038 'App' 140465290491632 info] Current working directory: /etc/vmware/hostd [2010-03-18 17:20:41.038 'App' 140465290491632 panic] error: Could not find any plugins in config file [2010-03-18 17:20:41.038 'App' 140465290491632 panic] backtrace: [00] eip 0x9ef90dfb [01] eip 0x9ee8aa40 [02] eip 0x9ee2e447 [03] eip 0x9ee3bbdb [04] eip 0x9ee3c5f2 [05] eip 0x9ee35623 [06] eip 0xab6f6e [07] eip 0xac5821 [08] eip 0xad55e1 [09] eip 0x9dde9abd [10] eip 0x6a82fa so I think somehow vmware-hostd doesn't play nice with Squeeze...now to figure out why
GOT IT! okay, the issue is ipv6, first find out if it's running by doing: Code: netstat -lnp | grep tcp6 or Code: ping6 -c1 localhost if you get a response that tells you it's running, you have to disable it, which you normally disable elsewhere, but in Squeeze you create a file like this Code: vi /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf and put this line in it: Code: net.ipv6.conf.eth0.disable_ipv6 = 1 and reboot
I had to deaktivate it like this: vim /etc/default/grub ... add GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="ipv6.disable=1" then "update-grub" and reboot.
Somehow I couldn't get it to work, but after searching for a while I found this page: http://www.troublenow.org/316/installing-vmware-server-2-0-2-on-debian-6-0-1-x64/ Followed those instructions and everything worked perfectly (didn't even had to disable ipv6?) I guess he uses some other patch or something? Might be helpful to others who can't get it to work. d.
