Installing VMWare Server, and I can't find my kernel headers

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I’m attempting to install VMware Server, and it’s asking me where the headers used to compile my kernel are. I’m running kernel 2.6.27.23-0.1-default. Yast says I have 2.6.27-2.28 headers installed, and that’s the latest version. I can’t even find those though. Does anyone know where I can find these files?

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Possibly what you actually need is kernel-source
from a su terminal

zypper in kernel-source
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I ran that command, and it seems to have downloaded the source files. Where do I now point the VMware installation script to find them?

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Are you saying you have run the vmware installer again and it still does not work?

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I got similar issue with workstation 6.5.2 and kernel 2.6.27.7-9 i got sources but i forgot to get the headers and now i’m no more connected to the internet at home.
I tried for five hours to find the kernel headers from the internet in rpm format (for exemple) and i never found it.

Can someone could tell me where i could find kernel headers for 2.6.27.7-9 ???

Thank you !!

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Hi
Of your install DVD… the headers don’t change with an updated
kernel as long as the 2.6.27 is there :slight_smile:

linux-kernel-headers-2.6.27-2.28.noarch.rpm

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.29-0.1-default
up 1 day 0:17, 2 users, load average: 1.24, 0.58, 0.38
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Thank you, I first thought about using the install dvd… but those headers where not the 2.6.27.7-9 and vmware still don’t want to compile modules…

I’m now searching for kernel 2.6.31.5 headers… same issue, still not connected but i will bring my computer at my father’s and then set a complete update and hope vmware will work under linux… now i’m using it on windows and it works but i prefer linux because concerning wifi the drivers under linux could inject packets under windows igt is impossible… and linux under vmware won’t inject packets…