Following is the steps of I install vmware-server on centos5-x86-64

1.install centos5-x86-64 linux text

2.my kernel is:
$uname -mrs
   Linux 2.6.18-8.el5xen x86_64

3.update my kernel:
$yum upgrade kernel

 after update finished,you need to modify the file: /boot/grub/grub.conf
$vi /boot/grub/grub.conf
 and the file's content as following:
**************************************************************************************
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=1
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
#hiddenmenu
title CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.8.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5.img
title CentOS (2.6.18-8.el5xen)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /xen.gz-2.6.18-8.el5
        module /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5xen ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
        module /initrd-2.6.18-8.el5xen.img
title CentOS-base (2.6.18-8.el5)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
        initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.el5.img
****************************************************************************************

  comment out the line as follow:
#hiddenmenu
  and change:
default=1
  to :
default=0

$reboot

4.install the software needed
$yum install kernel-devel
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$yum install xinetd
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$yum install gcc
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5.download VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm and install
$rpm -Uvh VMware-server-1.0.3-44256.i386.rpm
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$vmware-config.pl
 when install processing to the finding GCC,the error happened,saying can't find out the GCC derectory.(but I have really installed the GCC just now!)
 I reboot the system,when it view the grub,I select "CentOS (2.6.18-8.el5xen)",when get in the system.I install the GCC again($yum install gcc),then reboot the system,when get to the grub,select the "CentOS (2.6.18-8.1.8.el5)".then try $vmware-config.pl ,and it install seccessfull.

NOTE:all of the options I remain the default.




 
network configure file's derectory:
/etc/sysconfigure/networking/profiles/default







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