OpenSuse 12.1 & Paralles tools: setup problems. Help?

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  1. BojanA

    BojanA Junior Member

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    I have installed the new OpenSuse 12.1 (64 bit) DVD. But I can't setup Paralles tools. Is it just too new?

    Here the error log:

    Installierte Pakete lesen ...
    Keine Anbieter von 'dkms' gefunden.
    2011-11-16T23:15:52+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh download_guest_tools 2>&1 [0]

    Mi 16. Nov 23:15:52 CET 2011
    Start installation or upgrade of Guest Tools
    Installed Guest Tools were not found
    Perform installation into the /usr/lib/parallels-tools directory
    cat: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/../version: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
    Start installation of prl_eth kernel module
    make: Entering directory `/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'
    cd prl_eth/pvmnet && make
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'
    make -C /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-desktop/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet
    make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-3.1.0-1.2-obj/x86_64/desktop'
    LD /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/built-in.o
    CC [M] /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.o
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c: In function ‘pvmnet_setup’:
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:402:5: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘hard_start_xmit’
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:403:5: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘get_stats’
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:404:5: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘open’
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:405:5: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘stop’
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:406:5: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘init’
    /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:408:5: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘set_multicast_list’
    make[5]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.o] Fehler 1
    make[4]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet] Fehler 2
    make[3]: *** [sub-make] Fehler 2
    make[2]: *** [all] Fehler 2
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-3.1.0-1.2-obj/x86_64/desktop'
    make[1]: *** [all] Fehler 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'
    make: *** [all] Fehler 2
    make: Leaving directory `/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'
    Error: could not build kernel modules
    Error: failed to install kernel modules
    2011-11-16T23:15:56+0100: execCmd: ./install --install [143]
    2011-11-16T23:15:56+0100: Error: An error occurred when installing Parallels Tools. Please go to /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log for more information.
     
  2. JEarles

    JEarles Hunter

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    Which version of Parallels are you using? The latest available build is 7.0.15052.

    EDIT: I just downloaded OpenSUSE 12.1 (openSUSE-12.1-GNOME-LiveCD-x86_64) and installed it using 7.0.15052. Everything appears to be working fine.
     
    Last edited: Nov 16, 2011
  3. WernerP

    WernerP Bit poster

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    I have the same problem here. I did a full KDE install from the latest OpenSuSE DVD, and upon installing the parallels tools I run into exactly the same issue.
    I have the 64bit version installed with BTRFS as main filesystem.
    But I assume the tools simply are not ready for the kernel revision of this release.
     
  4. BojanA

    BojanA Junior Member

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    Did you install Parallels tools?

    Did you install Parallels tools?
     
  5. JEarles

    JEarles Hunter

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    Yes, I did install Parallels Tools.

    As mentioned I was using the Gnome version, so maybe it is KDE related. I'll give that a go this evening.

    EDIT: I downloaded openSUSE-12.1-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64 and installed Parallels Tools. Everything is fine.
     

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    Last edited: Nov 17, 2011
  6. BojanA

    BojanA Junior Member

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    I have it! Even if I had version 7 of Parallels, strictly the latest, meaning version 7.0.15052 is required!

    It was not mentioned in the knowledge base, that this update brings support for Kernel 3.1.
     
  7. WernerP

    WernerP Bit poster

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    This could be the issue, I am on an older version of Parallels, updating as we speak.
     
  8. WernerP

    WernerP Bit poster

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    Ok updating was really the resolution to the problem. The tools now have installed.
    Thanks for pointing out that a new version was out.
     

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