LinuxQuestions.org
Visit Jeremy's Blog.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Newbie
User Name
Password
Linux - Newbie This Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question? If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 12-15-2009, 11:27 PM   #1
islandinthesnow
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Oct 2006
Location: Houghton, MI
Distribution: Fedora 11
Posts: 1

Rep: Reputation: 0
C Headers directory VMwareTools installation in VMwareFusion 3.0 & Gentoo Sabayon 5.0


I'm new to the Gentoo scene and have been having continuing issues installing VMware Tools in Sabayon 5.0. The latest problem is locating the C Headers.

Here is the syntax:

Code:
Searching for a valid kernel header path...
The path "" is not valid.
Would you like to change it? [yes] 

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel?
I've encountered this before (and figured it out) in a Fedora environment, but have not found a solution for Sabayon 5.0.


So far I've run upgrade & update via equo and am familiar with the normal installation method for VMTools in other distros. I've also found forums discussing successful installation methods for older versions, however they have not worked using Sabayon 5 & VMW 3. Has anyone successfully installed VMTools in a Sabayon 5.0 environment? I'd really appreciate some pointers; Sabayon looks really promising but I can't afford to run it natively. VMware is my only real option at the moment, and VM Tools seems pretty much necessary to get the most out of the OS.

Last edited by islandinthesnow; 12-15-2009 at 11:30 PM.
 
Old 12-16-2009, 03:20 PM   #2
harry edwards
Member
 
Registered: Nov 2007
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Distribution: CentOS, Fedora, and Suse
Posts: 365

Rep: Reputation: 48
This basically means you need to install the kernel-source that matches the current running kernel. This permit VMWare to build it's kernel modules. Do you have the kernel-source installed?
 
1 members found this post helpful.
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Gentoo/Sabayon-related question about package manager WillingToLikeLinux Gentoo 7 11-03-2009 11:22 AM
LXer: Sabayon, the Gentle Gentoo LXer Syndicated Linux News 1 09-28-2007 04:04 AM
Slackware VS Gentoo/Sabayon steevols Linux - Distributions 14 03-03-2007 01:11 PM
Gentoo/Sabayon subforum St.Jimmy LQ Suggestions & Feedback 2 02-25-2007 12:35 AM
emerge help with sabayon(gentoo) leprkhn Linux - Newbie 10 02-14-2007 03:55 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Newbie

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:25 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration