[WBEL-users] VMWare Installation Header Error

[Pete Biggs]

On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 14:32 -0800, Ed Morrison wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I'm trying to install VMWare workstation and I am getting this error
> when telling it the my kernel header files are in /usr/include:
> 
> The directory of kernel headers (version 2.4.20) does not match your
> running
> kernel (version 2.4.21-20.0.1.EL).  Even if the module were to compile
> successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.
> 
> Anyone know how I get around this issue?  Why would my kernel be:
> 
> [root at whited include]# uname -r
> 2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
> 
> but the headers show 2.4.20?
> 

Because you haven't got the correct kernel-source installed.  What is
the output of 'rpm -q --all | grep kernel'?

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