open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build [error: assignment of read-only member ‘i_nlink’]

Bug #900555 reported by Empty
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
In Progress
Undecided
Nate Muench (Mink)

Bug Description

make: *** vmxnet: No such file or directory. Stop.
make: *** vsock: No such file or directory. Stop.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-2.6-generic 3.2.0-rc3
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-2-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.2.0-3-generic
Date: Tue Dec 6 09:02:38 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Empty (darren0h-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Nate Muench (Mink) (n-muench) wrote :

This is common for the early testing phase for the next release.

But don't worry, I got this.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
assignee: nobody → Nate Muench (Mink) (n-muench)
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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 898289, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

summary: open-vm-dkms 2011.07.19-450511-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel module
- failed to build
+ failed to build [error: assignment of read-only member ‘i_nlink’]
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