{"id":732,"date":"2009-03-29T03:07:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-29T03:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linkovitch.me.uk\/blog\/?p=732"},"modified":"2014-10-20T13:04:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T13:04:25","slug":"debian-and-vmware-server-the-path-usrsrclinuxinclude-is-a-kernel-header-file-directory-but-it-is-not-part-of-kernel-source-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linkovitch.me.uk\/blog\/2009\/03\/debian-and-vmware-server-the-path-usrsrclinuxinclude-is-a-kernel-header-file-directory-but-it-is-not-part-of-kernel-source-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Debian and VMware server “The path \/usr\/src\/linux\/include is a kernel header file directory, but it is not part of kernel source tree.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah a long name I know, but trying to get it stuck in Google so it will be most helpful.<\/p>\n

I hit this snag and did a lot of trawling with little luck. Previously had no issues installing VMWare server, upgrade to Lenny, swap some hardware, decide to get it up and running and POOF! no dice!<\/p>\n

Anyway I have solved it (huzzah!) and can finally goto bed \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

It seems that the error message is related to the lack of .config and or Makefile in the headers. So a .config or Makefile in \/usr\/src\/linux\/.<\/p>\n

if you have installed your headers :<\/p>\n

apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)<\/code><\/p>\n

have build-essential installed have set CC to be gcc-4.1 yet still you get grief, heres what I found.<\/p>\n

If you look in the headers path, you will see .config and Makefile. Yet no joy!, look closer, the Makefile is a damn pesky SymLink!!! this goes for most if not all of the buggers. What you need along with the headers is:<\/p>\n

linux-headers-2.6.26-1-common<\/p>\n

which should reside in the same directory as your headers:<\/p>\n

ls
\nlinux-headers-2.6.26-1-686
\nlinux-headers-2.6.26-1-common<\/code><\/p>\n

The SymLinks point into files in there, for some reason (possibly my own stupidity) I didn’t have it, possibly deleted it in a fit of disk space recovery before starting the build.<\/p>\n

Hopefully that will be of use for someone out there, if not, I am sure I will find it useful when I next cause myself grief \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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