====== Kernel Headers ======
To circumvent the error with missing kernel header files on Fedora 17:
<code bash>yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel</code>
<code bash>yum groupinstall "Development Tools"</code>
<code bash>cp /usr/include/linux/version.h /lib/modules/3.7.2-204.fc18.x86_64/build/include/linux/</code>

===== Problem with Kernel 3.8.* under Fedora 17 =====
==== Links ====
  * [[http://mafio.host56.com/2013/03/linux-kernel-3-8-vmware-failed-to-build-vmci/]]
  * [[http://mafio.host56.com/-variousStuff-/vmware-workstation-9-patch-kernel-3.8/linux-3.8_vmci_pci_hotplug_struct.patch]] {{:snippets:vmware:linux-3.8_vmci_pci_hotplug_struct.patch.bz2|Download}}

==== Steps ====
  - <code bash>cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source</code>
  - <code bash>tar -xf vmci.tar</code>
  - <code bash>cd vmci-only</code>
  - <code bash>patch -p1 < 'patchfile'</code>
  - <code bash>cd ..</code>
  - <code bash>tar -cf vmci.tar vmci-only/</code>
  - <code bash>vmware-modconfig --console --install-all</code>
  - <code bash>rm -rf vmci-only/</code>

===== Problem with Kernel 3.17.* under Fedora 20 =====
==== Links ====
  * [[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/VMWare]]
==== Steps ====
  - <code bash>cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source</code>
  - <code bash>tar -xvf vmnet.tar</code>
  - edit the file vmnet-only/netif.c and replace the line that looks like<code bash>dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);</code>
  - to<code bash>dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, VNetNetIfSetup);</code>
  - <code bash>tar -cvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/</code>
  - <code bash>rm -rf vmnet-only/</code>
  - <code bash>vmware-modconfig --console --install-all</code>