dic
10
2008

Gentoo, vmware-modules e kernel 2.6.26

Dopo l’aggiornamento del kernel alla versione 2.6.26 potreste aver problemi con l’aggiornamento di vmware-modules. Un errore simile a questo: Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r3′ make[1]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1.  Add `+’ to parent make rule. WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r3/Module.symvers is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions. CC [M]  /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:171: error: unknown field ‘nopage’ specified in initializer /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:172: warning: initialization from [...]

ago
6
2008

Risoluzione widescreen per VMWare

Se, come me, utilizzate vmware su un computer con schermo widescreen avrete notato come vmware vada in errore se provate ad impostare una risoluzione superiore a quella effettiva della macchina host. Di solito restituisce un errore del genere: “Unable to find an appropriate host video mode. Adding the guest mode to the ‘display’ subsection of the ‘screen’ section of your /etc/X11/XF86Config and restarting X is likely to help. Failed to switch to full screen SVGA [...]