Ok, I managed to install the latest kernel sources including gcc and make.
Now, when running ./install via terminal with root rights the Parallels Tools installation DOES start ... but breaking off with error to go to /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log:
medium "Core Release" is not available
medium "Core Release" is not available
medium "Core Release" is not available
medium "Core Release" is not available
medium "Core Release" is not available
medium "Core Release" is not available
medium "Core Release" is not available
2014-03-15T13:34:57+0100:
Parallels Tools 9.0.24217.979618 Installer started.
2014-03-15T13:35:01+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh check_guest_tools 2>&1 [1]
2014-03-15T13:35:08+0100: medium "Core Release" is not available
2014-03-15T13:35:08+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh download_guest_tools 2>&1 [7]
2014-03-15T13:35:08+0100: Error: An error occurred when downloading required components for Parallels Tools installation.
- gcc
- make
- kernel sources
Install these components and try again.
2014-03-15T13:35:56+0100: Exiting with code 1
2014-03-15T14:06:46+0100:
Parallels Tools 9.0.24217.979618 Installer started.
2014-03-15T14:06:50+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh check_guest_tools 2>&1 [1]
2014-03-15T14:06:55+0100: medium "Core Release" is not available
2014-03-15T14:06:55+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh download_guest_tools 2>&1 [7]
2014-03-15T14:06:55+0100: Error: An error occurred when downloading required components for Parallels Tools installation.
- gcc
- make
- kernel sources
Install these components and try again.
2014-03-15T14:07:06+0100: Exiting with code 1
2014-03-15T14:25:15+0100:
Parallels Tools 9.0.24217.979618 Installer started.
2014-03-15T14:25:18+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh check_guest_tools 2>&1 [1]
2014-03-15T14:25:33+0100:
$MIRRORLIST: media/core/updates/kernel-desktop-devel-3.12.13-2.mga4-1-1.mga4.x86_64.rpm
$MIRRORLIST: media/core/updates/kernel-desktop-devel-latest-3.12.13-2.mga4.x86_64.rpm
$MIRRORLIST: media/../../i586/media/core/release/dkms-minimal-2.0.19-31.mga4.noarch.rpm
$MIRRORLIST: media/../../i586/media/core/release/dkms-2.0.19-31.mga4.noarch.rpm
installing kernel-desktop-devel-latest-3.12.13-2.mga4.x86_64.rpm dkms-2.0.19-31.mga4.noarch.rpm kernel-desktop-devel-3.12.13-2.mga4-1-1.mga4.x86_64.rpm dkms-minimal-2.0.19-31.mga4.noarch.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing... #############################################
1/4: kernel-desktop-devel-3.12.13-2.mga4
#############################################
2/4: dkms-minimal #############################################
3/4: dkms #############################################
4/4: kernel-desktop-devel-latest
#############################################
2014-03-15T14:25:34+0100: execCmd: ./installer/pm.sh download_guest_tools 2>&1 [0]
Sat 15 Mar 14:25:34 CET 2014
Start installation or upgrade of Guest Tools
new version of parallels tools
Installed Guest Tools were not found
Perform installation into the /usr/lib/parallels-tools directory
cat: /usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/../version: No such file or directory
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/3.12.13-desktop-2.mga4/build M=/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet
make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/src/kernel-3.12.13-desktop-2.mga4'
/usr/src/kernel-3.12.13-desktop-2.mga4/arch/x86/Makefile:98: stack protector enabled but no compiler support
/usr/src/kernel-3.12.13-desktop-2.mga4/arch/x86/Makefile:113: CONFIG_X86_X32 enabled but no binutils support
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:1:0: error: code model ‘kernel’ not supported in the 32 bit mode
/*
^
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.c:1:0: sorry, unimplemented: 64-bit mode not compiled in
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.o' failed
make[3]: *** [/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/pvmnet.o] Error 1
Makefile:1228: recipe for target '_module_/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet' failed
make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernel-3.12.13-desktop-2.mga4'
/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet/Makefile.v26:11: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods/prl_eth/pvmnet'
Makefile.kmods:23: recipe for target 'installme' failed
make: *** [installme] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/parallels-tools/kmods'
Error: could not build kernel modules
Error: failed to install kernel modules
2014-03-15T14:25:35+0100: execCmd: ./install --install [143]
2014-03-15T14:25:35+0100: Error: An error occurred when installing Parallels Tools. Please go to /var/log/parallels-tools-install.log for more information.
Could please something be done about making Parallels Tools installation in Mageia 4 as 'running smoothly' as in Ubuntu 13.10 lately? Mageia 4 is a very user friendly environment to work with!
Kernel version Mageia 4: 3.12.13 (uname -r)
Thank you!
Kind regards,
Gaytan
Last edited: Mar 15, 2014