Here is what my konsole reads:

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prompt:/home/common/Programs/Installed> rpm -qa | grep -i vmware
VMware-server-1.0.6-91891
prompt:/home/common/Programs/Installed> /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Please re-run this program as the super user.

Execution aborted.

prompt:/home/common/Programs/Installed> su
Password:
craig:/home/common/Programs/Installed # /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
Press enter to display it.

Do you accept? (yes/no) yes

Thank you.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
[/usr/share/icons]

The file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/mimetypes/application-x-vmware-vm.png
that this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] yes

The file /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/mimetypes/application-x-vmware-team.png
that this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]

The file
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/mimetypes/application-x-vmware-vmdisk.png that
this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]

The file
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/mimetypes/application-x-vmware-snapshot.png that
this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]

The file
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48/mimetypes/application-x-vmware-vmfoundry.png
that this program was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes]

What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
.desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications]

In which directory do you want to install the application’s icon?
[/usr/share/pixmaps]

/usr/share/applications/vmware-server.desktop: warning: value “vmware-server.png” for key “Icon” in group “Desktop Entry” is an icon name with an extension, but there should be no extension as described in the Icon Theme Specification if the value is not an absolute path
/usr/share/applications/vmware-console-uri-handler.desktop: warning: value “vmware-server.png” for key “Icon” in group “Desktop Entry” is an icon name with an extension, but there should be no extension as described in the Icon Theme Specification if the value is not an absolute path
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler “/usr/bin/gcc”. Use environment variable CC to override.

Your kernel was built with “gcc” version “4.3.2″, while you are trying to use
“/usr/bin/gcc” version “4.3″. This configuration is not recommended and VMware
Server may crash if you’ll continue. Please try to use exactly same compiler as
one used for building your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler
“/usr/bin/gcc” version “4.3″ anyway? [no] yes

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only’
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/x86_64/default’
make -C ../../../linux-2.6.27.7-9 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/x86_64/default/. modules
CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:20,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/x86apic.h:79:1: warning: “APIC_BASE_MSR” redefined
In file included from include2/asm/numa_64.h:5,
from include2/asm/numa.h:4,
from include2/asm/acpi.h:28,
from include2/asm/fixmap_64.h:15,
from include2/asm/fixmap.h:7,
from include2/asm/apic.h:9,
from include2/asm/smp.h:13,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/smp.h:28,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/topology.h:33,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/mmzone.h:687,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/gfp.h:4,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/kmod.h:22,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/module.h:13,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12:
include2/asm/apicdef.h:134:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/machine.h:24,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.h:15,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:49:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/x86.h:830:1: warning: “PTE_PFN_MASK” redefined
In file included from include2/asm/pda.h:8,
from include2/asm/current.h:19,
from include2/asm/processor.h:15,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/prefetch.h:14,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/list.h:6,
from /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9/include/linux/module.h:9,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:12:
include2/asm/page.h:22:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/vmhost.h:13,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:71:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/compat_semaphore.h:5:27: error: asm/semaphore.h: No such file or directory
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:146: error: unknown field ‘nopage’ specified in initializer
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:147: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:150: error: unknown field ‘nopage’ specified in initializer
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:151: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c: In function ‘LinuxDriver_Ioctl’:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1670: error: too many arguments to function ‘smp_call_function’
make[4]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/x86_64/default’
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only’
Unable to build the vmmon module.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at “http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html” and
“http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html”.

Execution aborted.
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The icon errors came because I had tried to install the Workstation first, then all packages that are in SuSE 11.1 regarding VMWare. Each of these two times I had troubles regarding vmon (?) and vnet (?) … anyway, I read an article that only VMWare server works properly on the 64-bit openSuSE 11.1, so I grabbed it and tried your tut. That brings you up to speed with where I am.

I also made sure the 64-bit versions of all the versions of gcc/gcc+ are installed (what a mess that’s become!!!), as well as binutils and the kernel source. I am running the default kernel, though I will be installing the Realtime kernel soon for live recording studio applications. Non of the 32-bit versions of either gcc/gcc+ or binutils are installed.

I am running nVidia with the latest drivers and kernel mod for the default kernel, 3-processor (AMD 64) with 4G RAM.

I hope this info helps. I need help. I’ve been at this since just two days after openSuSE 11.1 came out.

linux-arizona:~ # rpm -qa | grep -i vmware
VMware-server-1.0.6-91891
linux-arizona:~ # vmware &
[1] 5516
linux-arizona:~ # vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured
for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command:
/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl.
linux-arizona:~ # /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
Press enter to display it.

So then the agreement shows up, hit page-downs to get to the bottom, and then it just sits there, and there is no option to actually agree. Last characters are (END)

Using gnome terminal.