apt-get install linux-source-2.6.31

and the following packages required to build your own kernel:

apt-get install fakeroot build-essential crash kexec-tools makedumpfile kernel-wedge apt-get build-dep linux

The following has to be done as root:

sudo bash

Next, unpack the kernel sources:

cd /usr/src
tar xvfj linux-source-2.6.31.tar.bz2

and change to the source directory:

cd linux-source-2.6.31

Now, copy the kernel-config you use (I use the generic-pae one):

cp /boot/config-2.6.31-14-generic-pae .config

Now, patch the kernel sources manually:

vi arch/x86/kernel/init_task.c
after line:
static struct sighand_struct init_sighand = INIT_SIGHAND(init_sighand);
add new line:
EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(init_mm);

vi include/linux/init_task.h
after line:
extern struct fs_struct init_fs;
add new lines:
#define INIT_MM(name) \
{ \
.mm_rb = RB_ROOT, \
.pgd = swapper_pg_dir, \
.mm_users = ATOMIC_INIT(2), \
.mm_count = ATOMIC_INIT(1), \
.mmap_sem = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name.mmap_sem), \
.page_table_lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.page_table_lock), \
.mmlist = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name.mmlist), \
.cpu_vm_mask = CPU_MASK_ALL, \
}

That’s it. Now you need to build the kernel as documented:

http://blog.avirtualhome.com/2009/11/03/how-to-compile-a-kernel-for-ubuntu-karmic/

and install the kernel with

dpkg -i

Don’t forget to use the kernel modules provided by IT-Psycho to get VMWare
running. Here, you might need to change all calls:

compat_smp_call_function(LinuxDriverIPIHandler, NULL, 1, 1);

into:

compat_smp_call_function(LinuxDriverIPIHandler, NULL, 1);

for the files vmmon-only/linux/driver.c and vmmon-only/linux/hostif.c

For better comfort you may want to download the fixed kernel (only based on
generic-pae) and the VMWare module files here:

http://in-flux.de/docs/linux-image-2.6.31-14-vmware-pae_2.6.31-14.48_i386.deb
http://in-flux.de/docs/linux-headers-2.6.31-14-vmware-pae_2.6.31-14.48_i386.deb
http://in-flux.de/docs/vmmon.tar
http://in-flux.de/docs/vmnet.tar

Best regards and thank you for your wonderful blog entry,
Michael.

Der obige Patch arbeitet hier unter Debian mit 2.26.2 und VMWare Server 1.0.10!

Danke an dich und die Asiaten

Freue mich über eine kurze Antwort.

Johann