c header files for kernel

[Linux_Weary]

where is the location of the directory containing all the C header files for my running kernel? I need to compile a module for workstation that will run with my kernel version.

[Linux_Weary]

UPDATE: I installed the kernel src (yum install kernel-devel 2.6.17) and now I give it the directory and it tells me that it does not match the current running kernel, this is bull because if we look at uname -a it says 2.6.17. What must I do? Could this be a mistaken identity issue relating to i686 as upposed to 386?

[markkuk]

You need he kernel-devel package that has exactly the same version, build and architecture as the running kernel, not just the same "base" version. E.g. if your kernel is version 2.6.17-1.2157_FC5 for i686 you need kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2157_FC5.i686

[Linux_Weary]

Yeah well not just that... there is a bug in the way vmware interacts with 2.7 kernels so it wouldn't matter how much kernel source I had the situation could be assimilated to flogging a dead horse. Actually to get it running you need to install the vmware update any any version and then compile the new modules with vmware. That's just to answer other people's questions in the future when they find out they can't get vmware to work :P

I do have another question though, since I'm too lazy to read all the documentation, must I install my drivers in my windows xp guest OS? I'd imagine no, since vmware virtualizes all the hardware it must have the drivers in-built.

[markkuk]

Install VMware Tools in the guest OS, that contains the drivers for the virtual devices.