VMware Server 2 - Fedora 11 - Kernel version doesnt match issue

[thebtm]

Hey Everyone

Been playing with Fedora for a few years now (mainly for a web server and windows file server). even though the answer may be out there, i am unable to find the way to fix the following error:



The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match
your running kernel (version 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.x86_64). Even if the module
were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.


any idea how to get VMware to configured?

[TheBoogyMaster]

may be this can help you..hxxx://communities.vmware.COM/thread/205686

i know that on ubuntu you can do :

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-'uname -r'
and after its working but i dont know if that will work in fedora.

if not you must assure that the gcc compiler is instaled and that its a new version. If not you can always take an older version of vmware server.

[dperowne]

double check whatever your running kernel is eg: version 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.x86_64

and check these files:

/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.29.****/include/linux/utsrelease.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.29.****/include/linux/version.h

there should be an entry in one matching your running kernel

#define UTS_RELEASE "2.6.29.******"

they need to match in both files....