[linux-support] VMware Server, Debian, SMP und EM64T

[Christian Gueder]

Liebe Freunde der Pinguine

Wir haben uns einen tollen neuen Dualprozessor Xeon Server gekauft und
Debian mit dem EM64T SMP Kernel installiert.

Nun möchten wir ein VMware Server (welches ja noch in der Beta-Phase
ist) darauf installieren um dann einen oder mehrere dieser ekelhaften
Viren-Inkubatoren zu installieren...

Die Installation mit dem Install-Skript funktioniert bis:

(i)

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]

$ y

Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "3.4.4", while you are trying to use
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "3.3.5". This configuration is not recommended and
VMware Server may crash if you'll continue. Please try to use exactly same
compiler as one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "3.3.5" anyway? [no]

$ y

Soweit so gut. Dann jedoch:

(ii)

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel?
[/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SR
CROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
cc1: error: code model `kernel' not supported in the 32 bit mode
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4-smp'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/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".

Execution aborted.


Laut Howto von Robinz
http://blog.robinz.info/archives/2006/03/17/install-vmware-server-on-debian-amd64em64t/
sollte das ganze nicht sooo schwierig sein.

Allerdings bringe ich es nicht fertig, die ia32-libs zu installieren.
Mit apt-cache seaerch finde ich sie nicht, dpkg meldet:

debvmw1:/# dpkg -i ia32-libs_1.8_ia64.deb
dpkg: error processing ia32-libs_1.8_ia64.deb (--install):
 package architecture (ia64) does not match system (i386)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ia32-libs_1.8_ia64.deb

Hat jemand schon VMware Server auf einem Debian 64 Bit System zum
laufen gebracht? Für Infos wäre ich sehr dankbar.

Liebe Grüsse
Christian