How to find Kernel Headers

theblackpig · March 18, 2011, 10:28pm

know - I know - search the forums first. Well I did, can’t find anything I understand.
So please help an ignoramus in simple terms.
The problem:-
I’m trying to run vmware workstation and I get a desktop box pop up which says “Kernel .heade4s for version 2.6.37.1-1.2 desktop not found”
How do I find them and install please.

martin_helm · March 18, 2011, 10:41pm

theblackpig wrote:

>
> know - I know - search the forums first. Well I did, can’t find anything
> I understand.
> SO_PLEASE_HELP_AN_IGNORAMUS_IN_SIMPLE_TERMS.
> The problem:-
> I’m trying to run vmware workstation and I get a desktop box pop up
> which says “Kernel .heade4s for version 2.6.37.1-1.2 desktop not found”
> How do I find them and install please.
>
>
Most probably you are loking for the packages kernel-headers and maybe
kernel-syms.
Start yast software management search and install that’s it.

hendersj · March 18, 2011, 10:42pm

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:36:02 +0000, theblackpig wrote:

> know - I know - search the forums first. Well I did, can’t find anything
> I understand.
> SO_PLEASE_HELP_AN_IGNORAMUS_IN_SIMPLE_TERMS. The problem:-
> I’m trying to run vmware workstation and I get a desktop box pop up
> which says “Kernel .heade4s for version 2.6.37.1-1.2 desktop not found”
> How do I find them and install please.

Go into the software management tool and select the “kernel-headers” (or
maybe “linux-kernel-headers” - if you search for “kernel-headers” you
should find it) package. Install.

That should also bring in the stuff needed to build software, but if not,
make sure to include gcc and make.

Jim

–
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C

theblackpig · March 18, 2011, 11:18pm

Did as instructed I get no results

theblackpig · March 19, 2011, 12:00am

Have now found kernel headers in Yast and it says this kernel is all ready installed !

gogalthorp · March 19, 2011, 12:15am

You need 2 packages from kernels. Kernel-source and kernel-syms ( don’t think the the kernel-header package is used anymore)

You also need at least the gcc package.

In the yast-software management search type kernal then be sure that the Kernel-source and kernel-syms packages are checked. You will see a lot of kernal related packages but you just need those two.

Then in search again type gcc and install just the gcc package there will be lots of other related but you just need gcc

make should already be installed but you can check if you want using the above procedure.

Note you need to be root when running the installer become root by typing su and entering the root password when prompted

Note VMware installs seem to be a problem these days Is there a reason you need VMware? I moved to VirtualBox and am happy with it.

If none of this works you need to post the exact errors you get.

martin_helm · March 19, 2011, 12:32am

theblackpig wrote:

>
> Have now found kernel headers in Yast and it says this kernel is all
> ready installed !
>
>
If you do not care that you waste some MB on your harddisk go the easy way.
Open a terminal and type


sudo zypper in -t pattern kernel-devel

this should install all you need (and a bit more).

martin_helm · March 19, 2011, 12:35am

martin_helm wrote:

>>
> If you do not care that you waste some MB on your harddisk go the easy
> way. Open a terminal and type
>


> sudo zypper in -t pattern kernel-devel
>

this should install all you need (and a bit more).

My fault it is (!) devel_kernel not kernel-devel


sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_kernel

theblackpig · March 19, 2011, 1:01am

OK getting closer , did this - sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_kernel and then ran vmware again.
Now I get the vmware kernel module updater which starts to run and the this pops up "Unable to build kernel module.

See log file /tmp/vmware-root/setup-4178.log for details."

However I don’t know how to access /tmp/vmware-root/setup-4178.log to post it here for further help

martin_helm · March 19, 2011, 2:09am

Just open it with a text editor (kwrite if you use kde or gedit if you use
gnome will do it)

for example

gedit /tmp/vmware-root/setup-4178.log
or
kwrite /tmp/vmware-root/setup-4178.log

then you can copy and paste from the text editor (ok you can use cat from
the terminal but I don’t want to explain now how to copy from there.

caf4926 · March 19, 2011, 7:23am

The package is now called

linux-glibc-devel

theblackpig · March 19, 2011, 9:51am

OK , here it is, hope it means something!!

Mar 18 23:52:39.131: app-3076069056| Log for VMware Workstation pid=4178 version=7.1.3 build=build-324285 option=Release
Mar 18 23:52:39.131: app-3076069056| The process is 32-bit.
Mar 18 23:52:39.131: app-3076069056| Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
Mar 18 23:52:39.131: app-3076069056| Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/setup-4178.log
Mar 18 23:52:39.471: app-3076069056| System distribution is SuSE
Mar 18 23:52:39.472: app-3076069056| System version is 11.4
Mar 18 23:52:39.472: app-3076069056| modconf query interface initialized
Mar 18 23:52:39.474: app-3076069056| modconf library initialized
Mar 18 23:52:39.572: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:39.590: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:39.633: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:39.689: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:39.731: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:39.882: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:39.906: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:39.930: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:39.955: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:39.979: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.073: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.098: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.121: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.146: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.170: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.185: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:40.227: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:40.701: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.725: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.750: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.774: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.798: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:40.812: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:40.856: app-3076069056| Your GCC version: 4.5
Mar 18 23:52:41.077: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:41.102: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:41.126: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:41.150: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:41.175: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:41.878: app-3076069056| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop.
Mar 18 23:52:41.880: app-3076069056| Building module vmmon.
Mar 18 23:52:41.889: app-3076069056| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Mar 18 23:52:41.969: app-3076069056| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.5
Mar 18 23:52:47.693: app-3076069056| Failed to compile module vmmon!

theblackpig · March 19, 2011, 10:13am

Not sure I understand this - went into Yast, did a search and got this -

[Keep] apparmor-profiles [Keep] audit [Keep] autofs [Keep] kernel-default-devel [Keep] kernel-desktop [Keep] kernel-desktop-devel [Keep] kernel-devel [Keep] kernel-pae-devel [Keep] kernel-source [Keep] kernel-syms [Keep] kernel-xen-devel [Keep] kexec-tools [Keep] klogd [Keep] ksymoops [Keep] libdrm [Keep] libnl [Keep] module-init-tools [Keep] patterns-openSU [Keep] pciutils [Keep] preload-kmp-desktop [Keep] udev [Do Not Install] crosscrash [Do Not Install] firescope [Do Not Install] kernel-coverage [Do Not Install] kernel-debug [Do Not Install] kernel-debug-base [Do Not Install] kernel-debug-devel [Do Not Install] kernel-default [Do Not Install] kernel-default-base [Do Not Install] kernel-desktop-base [Do Not Install] kernel-docs [Do Not Install] kernel-ec2 [Do Not Install] kernel-ec2-base [Do Not Install] kernel-ec2-devel [Do Not Install] kernel-ec2-extra [Do Not Install] kernel-firmware [Do Not Install] kernel-pae [Do Not Install] kernel-pae-base [Do Not Install] kernel-source-vanilla [Do Not Install] kernel-trace [Do Not Install] kernel-trace-base [Do Not Install] kernel-trace-devel [Do Not Install] kernel-vanilla [Do Not Install] kernel-vanilla-base [Do Not Install] kernel-vanilla-devel [Do Not Install] kernel-vmi [Do Not Install] kernel-vmi-base [Do Not Install] kernel-vmi-devel [Do Not Install] kernel-xen [Do Not Install] kernel-xen-base [Do Not Install] kerneloops [Do Not Install] kerneloops-applet [Do Not Install] ketchup [Do Not Install] kvm [Do Not Install] latencytop [Do Not Install] libaudit0 [Do Not Install] libdlm [Do Not Install] libdlm-devel [Do Not Install] libdlm3 [Do Not Install] libmicro [Do Not Install] libmicro-devel [Do Not Install] libnetfilter_conntrack-devel [Do Not Install] libnetfilter_conntrack3 [Do Not Install] libnetfilter_queue-devel [Do Not Install] libnetfilter_queue1 [Do Not Install] libnfnetlink-devel [Do Not Install] libnfnetlink0 [Do Not Install] libnl-devel [Do Not Install] makedumpfile [Do Not Install] mkelfImage [Do Not Install] netconsole-tools [Do Not Install] nfs-kernel-server [Do Not Install] omnibook-kmp-default [Do Not Install] omnibook-kmp-desktop [Do Not Install] omnibook-kmp-pae [Do Not Install] omnibook-kmp-xen [Do Not Install] pcfclock [Do Not Install] pcfclock-kmp-default [Do Not Install] pcfclock-kmp-desktop [Do Not Install] pcfclock-kmp-pae [Do Not Install] preload-kmp-default [Do Not Install] sblim-cmpi-params [Do Not Install] virtualbox-guest-kmp-default [Do Not Install] virtualbox-guest-kmp-desktop [Do Not Install] virtualbox-guest-kmp-pae [Do Not Install] virtualbox-host-kmp-default [Do Not Install] virtualbox-host-kmp-desktop [Do Not Install] virtualbox-host-kmp-pae [Do Not Install] xen | AppArmor profiles that are loaded int… | 2.5.1.r1445-52.55.1 | 187.0 KiB
| User Space Tools for 2.6 Kernel Auditing | 2.0.5-5.8.1 | 874.0 KiB
| A Kernel-Based Automounter | 5.0.5-14.17.1 | 1.5 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 7.1 MiB
| Kernel optimized for the desktop | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 104.7 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 7.8 MiB
| Development files needed for building… | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 35.2 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 7.4 MiB
| The Linux Kernel Sources | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 353.4 MiB
| Kernel Symbol Versions (modversions) | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 1.0 KiB
| Development files necessary for build… | 2.6.37.1-1.2.2 | 6.3 MiB
| Tools for fast kernel loading | 2.0.2-2.3 | 280.0 KiB
| The kernel log daemon | 1.4.1-730.1 | 58.0 KiB
| Kernel Oops and Error Message Decoder | 2.4.11-145.148.1 | 2.5 MiB
| Userspace Interface for Kernel DRM Se… | 2.4.23-9.1 | 227.0 KiB
| Convenience library for kernel netlin… | 1.1-61.4 | 365.0 KiB
| Utilities to Load Modules into the Ke… | 3.12-6.1 | 276.0 KiB
SE-devel_kernel | Meta package for pattern devel_kernel | 11.4-6.9.1 | 1.0 KiB
| PCI-utilities for Kernel version 2.2 … | 3.1.7-8.1 | 147.0 KiB
| Preload Kernel Module | 1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3 | 93.0 KiB
| A rule-based device node and kernel e… | 166-5.1 | 977.0 KiB
| Cross-architecture version of crash (… | (4.0.7.4-10.4) | 5.0 MiB
| Read linux kernel logs over firewire | (0.2-73.1) | 41.0 KiB
| Kernel Coverage Imageing, Galaxy Poster | (0.1-58.1) | 753.0 KiB
| A Debug Version of the Kernel | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 110.1 MiB
| A Debug Version of the Kernel - base … | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 18.8 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 7.5 MiB
| The Standard Kernel | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 107.3 MiB
| The Standard Kernel - base modules | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 18.5 MiB
| Kernel optimized for the desktop - ba… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 18.4 MiB
| Kernel Documentation | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 13.5 MiB
| The Amazon EC2 Xen Kernel | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 19.7 MiB
| The Amazon EC2 Xen Kernel - base modules | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 9.3 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 3.9 MiB
| The Amazon EC2 Xen Kernel - Unsupport… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 6.4 MiB
| Linux kernel firmware files | (2.6.38-1.2.1) | 21.4 MiB
| Kernel with PAE Support | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 104.2 MiB
| Kernel with PAE Support - base modules | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 18.8 MiB
| Vanilla Linux kernel sources with min… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 384.3 MiB
| The Standard Kernel with Tracing Feat… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 108.1 MiB
| The Standard Kernel with Tracing Feat… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 19.3 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 7.7 MiB
| The Standard Kernel - without any SUS… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 99.1 MiB
| The Standard Kernel - without any SUS… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 17.4 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 6.5 MiB
| VMI-enabled kernel | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 104.5 MiB
| VMI-enabled kernel - base modules | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 18.8 MiB
| Development files necessary for build… | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 7.4 MiB
| The Xen Kernel | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 102.9 MiB
| The Xen Kernel - base modules | (2.6.37.1-1.2.2) | 17.1 MiB
| Tool to collect kernel oopses and sub… | (0.12-41.1) | 33.0 KiB
| Tool to collect kernel oopses and sub… | (0.12-41.1) | 21.0 KiB
| Tool for downloading and updating Lin… | (0.9.8-109.1) | 24.0 KiB
| Kernel-based Virtual Machine | (0.14.0.0-1.4.1) | 9.1 MiB
| Kernel latency measuring tool | (0.5-10.1) | 71.0 KiB
| User Space Tools for 2.6 Kernel Auditing | (1.7.13-4.1) | 102.0 KiB
| Application interface to the kernel’s… | (3.00.01-8.2) | 310.0 KiB
| Application interface to the kernel’s… | (3.00.01-8.2) | 19.0 KiB
| Application interface to the kernel’s… | (3.00.01-8.2) | 49.0 KiB
| kernel test suite, micro benchmark | (0.4.0-88.1) | 1.8 MiB
| kernel test suite, micro benchmark | (0.4.0-82.1) | 295.0 KiB
| Userspace library for the in-kernel c… | (0.9.0-2.1) | 28.0 KiB
| Userspace library for the in-kernel c… | (0.9.0-2.1) | 76.0 KiB
| Userspace library for packets that ha… | (1.0.0-3.1) | 7.0 KiB
| Userspace library for packets that ha… | (1.0.0-3.1) | 14.0 KiB
| Low-Level Library for netfilter relat… | (1.0.0+git1-7.1) | 13.0 KiB
| Low-Level Library for netfilter relat… | (1.0.0+git1-7.1) | 49.0 KiB
| Convenience library for kernel netlin… | (1.1-61.4) | 108.0 KiB
| Partial kernel dump | (1.3.6-2.1) | 280.0 KiB
| Utility to Create ELF Boot Images fro… | (2.5-202.1) | 51.0 KiB
| Configure netconsole Kernel Module | (20030909-142.1) | 6.0 KiB
| Support Utilities for Kernel nfsd | (1.2.3-11.14.1) | 241.0 KiB
| Kernel modules for Omnibooks from omk… | (20100406_k2.6.37.1_1.2-4.3) | 132.0 KiB
| Kernel modules for Omnibooks from omk… | (20100406_k2.6.37.1_1.2-4.3) | 133.0 KiB
| Kernel modules for Omnibooks from omk… | (20100406_k2.6.37.1_1.2-4.3) | 132.0 KiB
| Kernel modules for Omnibooks from omk… | (20100406_k2.6.37.1_1.2-4.3) | 134.0 KiB
| Pcfclock kernel driver | (0.44-247.3) | 14.0 KiB
| Pcfclock kernel driver | (0.44_k2.6.37.1_1.2-247.3) | 10.0 KiB
| Pcfclock kernel driver | (0.44_k2.6.37.1_1.2-247.3) | 10.0 KiB
| Pcfclock kernel driver | (0.44_k2.6.37.1_1.2-247.3) | 10.0 KiB
| Preload Kernel Module | (1.2_k2.6.37.1_1.2-5.3) | 93.0 KiB
| SBLIM Linux Kernel Parameter Instrume… | (1.3.0-6.1) | 195.0 KiB
| Guest kernel modules for VirtualBox | (4.0.4_k2.6.37.1_1.2-1.2.3) | 271.0 KiB
| Guest kernel modules for VirtualBox | (4.0.4_k2.6.37.1_1.2-1.2.3) | 272.0 KiB
| Guest kernel modules for VirtualBox | (4.0.4_k2.6.37.1_1.2-1.2.3) | 271.0 KiB
| Host kernel module for VirtualBox | (4.0.4_k2.6.37.1_1.2-1.2.3) | 319.0 KiB
| Host kernel module for VirtualBox | (4.0.4_k2.6.37.1_1.2-1.2.3) | 320.0 KiB
| Host kernel module for VirtualBox | (4.0.4_k2.6.37.1_1.2-1.2.3) | 319.0 KiB
| Xen Virtualization: Hypervisor (aka V… | (4.0.2_02-4.7.1) | 19.0 MiB

caf4926 · March 19, 2011, 10:14am

I’m about sick of this vmware crud.
I used it once way back and it was a dog to install then.
Since then I have used Virtual Box, which is a doddle. Though I seldom use that now.

theblackpig · March 19, 2011, 10:30am

Just My preference - tried VirtualBox didn’t get on with it , much the same I suppose that many people prefer Ubuntu to openSuse !

DenverD · March 19, 2011, 10:30am

On 03/19/2011 12:36 AM, gogalthorp wrote:
>
> Note VMware installs seem to be a problem these days Is there a reason
> you need VMware? I moved to VirtualBox and am happy with it.

+1 (or 100!)

i fiddled with VMware for dayz and dayz…finally tried VBox and it
“just worked”…

a friend on the other side of the world commented on his high
frustration with getting a working VM (in Win-XP or 7 or
Sever-something), i told him VBox just worked and he laughed…next
day he posted he had tried it just to see how bad it was and to tell
me so, and he reported it “just worked”…first time, no problem…

now: i know him and i know he read and followed the directions
explicitly…

note: i have no connection with Vmware, VBox, Zen or any of the others
(except i was only smart/patient enough to get ONE working as
expected)…your experience with any of those my vary wildly from my
experience and see caveat below.

–
DenverD
CAVEAT: http://is.gd/bpoMD
[NNTP posted w/openSUSE 11.3, KDE4.5.5, Thunderbird3.1.8, nVidia
173.14.28 3D, Athlon 64 3000+]
“It is far easier to read, understand and follow the instructions than
to undo the problems caused by not.” DD 23 Jan 11