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In the past I had VMWare Server installed. When there was a kernel update, VMWare Server would not work until I re-ran its setup or re-installed it. With OpenSUSE 11.1, ...
  1. 06-19-2009 #1
    MikeH30
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    Kernel Update and Virtualization

    In the past I had VMWare Server installed. When there was a kernel update, VMWare Server would not work until I re-ran its setup or re-installed it.

    With OpenSUSE 11.1, I run Virtual Box. After this recent kernel update, Virtual Box worked fine - just like before the update. I did not have to re-install Virtual Box, which was very nice.

    Why did a kernel update affect VMWare Server and not Vitrual Box? Is this a proprietary issue again?

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    VMware links to the Kernel. In essence the interface is compiled for the kernel you are using. That is why you need Kernel-Source and the gcc compiler. Virtual box uses different tech to do Virtual Machines.
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