Can only half-install VMware... then get missing file

[caf4926]

You need to update your kernel. Please run Online Update from Yast or do
zypper up in a su terminal.

The only thing I am wondering is if your repos are ok, so please post the result of this

zypper lr -d

Also from a su terminal do this and post result:

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

[ph33linz]

Sorry I took so long to respond... but here:

The zypper up successfully ran, and then I tried these as you requested.

zypper lr -d

# | Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
--+--------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | 11.1 - VideoLan | 11.1 - VideoLan | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.1/ |
2 | Packman Repository | Packman Repository | Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/packman/suse/11.1 |
3 | openSUSE 11.1-0 | openSUSE 11.1-0 | Yes | No | 99 | yast2 | cd:///?devices=/dev/sr0 |
4 | repo-debug | openSUSE-11.1-Debug | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | Index of /debug/distribution/11.1/repo/oss |
5 | repo-non-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/non-oss |
6 | repo-oss | openSUSE-11.1-Oss | Yes | Yes | 100 | yast2 | Index of /distribution/11.1/repo/oss |
7 | repo-source | openSUSE-11.1-Source | No | Yes | 100 | NONE | Index of /source/distribution/11.1/repo/oss |
8 | repo-update | openSUSE-11.1-Update | Yes | Yes | 20 | rpm-md | Index of /update/11.1 |

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Wed Oct 7 16:47:45 MDT 2009
default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message
##YaST - activate

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.29-0.1
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST9160314AS_5VC514DK-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST9160314AS_5VC514DK-part1 splash=silent showopts vga=0x314
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.29-0.1
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST9160314AS_5VC514DK-part2 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x314
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.29-0.1-pae

[caf4926]

Now what happens if you open a su terminal and do:

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

[ph33linz]

/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Stopping VirtualBox kernel module done
Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module failed
(Look at /var/log/vbox-install.log to find out what went wrong)

hmmmmmmmm

[caf4926]

Please now do this and post result:

rpm -q VirtualBox kernel-source kernel-pae linux-kernel-headers

[ph33linz]

rpm -q VirtualBox kernel-source kernel-pae linux-kernel-headers

VirtualBox-3.0.6_52128_openSUSE111-1
kernel-source-2.6.27.29-0.1.1
kernel-pae-2.6.27.29-0.1.1
linux-kernel-headers-2.6.27-2.28

[caf4926]

Let me see this

cat /var/log/vbox-install.log

[ph33linz]

cat /var/log/vbox-install.log

Makefile:150: Warning: using /usr/src/linux as the source directory of your Linux kernel. If this is not correct, specify KERN_DIR=<directory> and run Make again.
Makefile:185: *** Unable to find the folder to install the support driver to. Stop.

[caf4926]

Do you have these installed:

make, gcc, ?

rpm -q make gcc

[ph33linz]

Yep, they should be installed... I hope

rpm -q make gcc

make-3.81-128.9
gcc-4.3-34.168