endless make under linux 2.6.17-gentoo-r4 and build 1670

Hi,
I've had parallels-vm working before, but after a fresh install to a new drive, I can't seem to run parallels-config successfully: it terminates with

Code:

    Configuring Parallels Workstation 2.1 drivers...
     Compiling Parallels Workstation 2.1 drivers...

Can not compile and/or link drivers. Read /usr/lib/parallels/doc/INSTALL
and follow instructions specified in this document.

Configuration and compilation log is available at /usr/lib/parallels/comp.log.9170.error

Here's a snippet from /usr/lib/parallels/comp.log.9170.error, in which make seems to be trying to build the same object in some recursive loop:

Code:

<snip>
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/parallels'
Making all in drivers
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/lib/parallels/drivers'
Making all in .
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/lib/parallels/drivers'
=> Patching modules makefiles for 2.6.x kernel ...
for i in hypervisor/Makefile drv_main/Makefile drv_net/linux/Makefile drv_virtualnic/Makefile; do \
        sed s/CFLAGS\ =/CFLAGS\ :=\ \$\(CFLAGS\)/ $i | \
        sed s/obj_m/obj-m/ | \
        sed s/hypervisor_objs/hypervisor-objs/ | \
        sed s/vm_main_objs/vm-main-objs/ | \
        sed s/vm_bridge_objs/vm-bridge-objs/ | \
        sed s/vmvirtualnic_objs/vmvirtualnic-objs/ | \
        sed s/_extra_ldflags\ =/EXTRA_LDFLAGS+=/ | \
        sed s/_extra_cflags\ =/EXTRA_CFLAGS+=/ | \
        sed s/include\ .\\/\$\(DEPDIR\)/#/ > $i.t; mv -f $i.t $i;\
done
cp -f drv_main/common/md5.c hypervisor/;
cp -f drv_main/common/utils.c hypervisor/;
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/parallels/drivers'
Making all in hypervisor
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r4/build SUBDIRS=/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor SRCROOT=/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor modules && mv -f
 hypervisor.ko hypervisor.o
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r4/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 SRCROOT=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 modules && mv -f hypervisor.
ko hypervisor.o
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r4/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 SRCROOT=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 modules && mv -f hypervisor.
ko hypervisor.o
<snip>

This is repeated several hundred times (with several hundred instances of make running during the compile), finally terminating with

Code:

<snip>
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r4/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 SRCROOT=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 modules && mv -f hypervisor.
ko hypervisor.o
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r4/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 SRCROOT=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 modules && mv -f hypervisor.
ko hypervisor.o
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17-gentoo-r4/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 SRCROOT=/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 modules && mv -f hypervisor.
ko hypervisor.o
make[787]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long
make[787]: *** [/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4/Module.symvers] Error 127
make[786]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor/hypmain.o] Error 2
make[785]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor] Error 2
<snip>
make[8]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor/hypmain.o] Error 2
make[7]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor] Error 2
make[6]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor/hypmain.o] Error 2
make[5]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor] Error 2
make[4]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor/hypmain.o] Error 2
make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor] Error 2
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r4'
make[2]: *** [hypervisor] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/parallels/drivers/hypervisor'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/parallels/drivers'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

Am using gcc version 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1), glibc-2.4, binutils-2.16, with

Code:

# uname -a
Linux 2.6.17-gentoo-r4 #3 PREEMPT i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz GNU/Linux

Anybody have any ideas on what the problem is?

 

It's the same kernel problem as with Suse10.1 IMHO. It will be fixed in the next version due around the end of August.

 

Thanks, Negative

 

Update --
You were right, Negative. I used Glanzmann's kernel script patch, and got parallels-config to compile drivers successfully. Thanks again for the tip!

 

I

Just tried the parallels 2.2 beta and the suse problem is NOT fixed!

I had 2.1 installed using the kernel patch, when i installed 2.2 it wouldn't compile even with the patch.

Guess if we want to use parallels in suse 10.1 we will have to use 2.1.

don

 

dglock2,

It works flawlessly in our labs. Could you please report the output of

uname -a
ls -la /usr/src
ls /usr/src/linux/

?

 

Here they are.

don@home:~> uname -a
Linux home 2.6.16.21-0.13-smp #1 SMP Mon Jul 17 17:22:44 UTC 2006 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

don@home:~> ls -la /usr/src
total 1
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 272 2006-07-31 12:26 .
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 344 2006-07-29 14:06 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 80 2006-05-02 02:07 debug
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2006-07-29 10:45 linux -> linux-2.6.16.21-0.13
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 72 2006-07-29 10:45 linux-2.6.16.13-4
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 1040 2006-08-11 09:46 linux-2.6.16.21-0.13
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 96 2006-07-29 10:57 linux-2.6.16.21-0.13-obj
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 2006-07-29 10:45 linux-obj -> linux-2.6.16.21-0.13-obj
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 168 2006-07-29 09:38 packages

don@home:~> ls /usr/src/linux/
arch fs Makefile
block include mm
config-2.6.16.21-0.13-default init net
config-2.6.16.21-0.13-smp ipc README
config-2.6.16.21-0.13-xen Kbuild README.SUSE
COPYING kdb REPORTING-BUGS
CREDITS kernel scripts
crypto lib security
Documentation localversion-rpm-release sound
drivers MAINTAINERS usr

don

 

When you say it worked flawlessly in your lab, was that after using the kernel patch or does it work without the patch?

If it works without the patch then that may be why 2.2 won't compile on this comp. I do have the patch installed.

don

 

I mean without patch of course. Could you give output without patch please?

 

I don't know how to remove the patch so i installed suse 10.1 on a different drive and parallels works fine BUT windows xp as guest has no sound.
I installed 2.2 on pclinux and on suse 10.0 and there is no sound from either xp or win 2k as guest.

don

 

Hei Don,
I just installed 2.2 onto Suse 10.1 and everything went fine. Thou I can't help you here , sorry.
Ron

 

Could you check sound configuration in VM config? Which device is used for sound output?

 

Its using /dev/dsp for output with the other choices being,aRTS daemon or loopback.
None of the above work,either.

mixer is /dev/mixer with to only other choice being loopback.

Those are the same settings that worked fine in parallels 2.1.

don

 

Just an update: I downloaded the ebuild for the new beta (parallels-workstation-2.2.2050.ebuild.tar.gz), emerged it, and it built and installed with none of the problems described at the start of this thread, and thus far runs great . Thanks!

 

Hello!

Sorry for asking this question, that should be very simple for you guys, but how can I apply this patch?

I've installed Parallels on my Xubuntu box, using the .deb file.

If helps, my kernel version:
2.6.17-10-386

Thanks!

 

There are probably more detailed instructions posted elsewhere, but in short
1. Download the patch, save it with a unique name, e.g. /tmp/patch0
2. Execute the following in a terminal console:

Code:

# cd /usr/src/linux/scripts
# patch < /tmp/patch0
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make clean

Go ahead and make + install the kernel the way you normally do. After that the installation should run without error. However, I believe the latest version (2.2 RC1) has fixed this problem: it works for me (2.6.17 kernel) without patching, so you should first verify whether the above is really necessary.