Subject: vmware3 runtime error
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Joe Reed <jnr@cwru.edu>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 06/01/2003 22:41:06
i just installed pkgsrc/emulators/vmware3.  it compiled and installed without 
error, and i made the necessary modifications to rc.d and rc.conf as 
directed.  however, when i run vmware, i get the following error:

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VMware Workstation Error:
Version mismatch with vmmon module: expecting 30.0, got 10.0.
You have an incorrect version of the `vmmon' kernel module.
Try reinstalling VMware Workstation.

Press "Enter" to continue...
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useful system information:

$ uname -a #yup, i just updated both kernel and userland with today's sources
NetBSD bork 1.6T NetBSD 1.6T (BORK) #0: Sun Jun  1 12:29:49 EDT 2003  
root@bork:/usr/build/src/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/BORK i386

$ pkg_info | grep vmware
vmware-module-3.2.2 Kernel modules for the VMware 3.x emulator
suse_vmware-7.3     Linux compatibility package to support running VMware
vmware-3.2.1        VMware emulator 3.x

$ cvs stat emulators/vmware3/Makefile
===================================================================
File: Makefile          Status: Needs Patch

   Working revision:    1.4
   Repository revision: 1.5     /cvsroot/pkgsrc/emulators/vmware3/Makefile,v
   Sticky Tag:          (none)
   Sticky Date:         (none)
   Sticky Options:      (none)

*** end_system_info ***

Does anybody have any idea what's going on here?

--joe