Not that this is what you want to hear, but I'm running Gutsy in a guest, and had zero problem with what you describe. I did have to fix the one file in the vmhgfs tar before building, but other than that it has been good.
What are your packages? I have:
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ii linux-headers-2.6.22-14 2.6.22-14.46 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic 2.6.22-14.46 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.22 on x
ii linux-headers-generic 2.6.22.14.21 Generic Linux kernel headers
ii linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic 2.6.22-14.46 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.22 on x86
ii linux-image-generic 2.6.22.14.21 Generic Linux kernel image
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By any chance, have you updated to Gutsy from Feisty, and not rebooted yet, so you are running on an older kernel?
--- Noel
