Thank you very much for this. It works.

For those out there not so tech savy:

Download the patch, then:

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source

untar vmnet.tar

patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch

tar -cvf vmnet.tar

Then just run vmware and let it compile.

Thanks again.

Works with Natty 2.6.38-8.  The GUI issue is also fixed by 7.1.4.

Hi all

Please, could anyone help me...(step by step for dummies)?

       This command gave me an error: Bash...Not such directory or file

patch -p1 < /path/to/patch/vmware-7.1.4-2.6.38-2-generic.patch

tar -cvf vmnet.tar

Excuse me, because my terrible English

                                                          Thank's  a lot in advance

Hello,

I've applied a new patch as above but Im getting this:

Apr 26 18:08:26.389: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.393: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.395: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.398: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.401: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.415: app-140130933835552| Your GCC version: 4.5
Apr 26 18:08:26.448: app-140130933835552| Your GCC version: 4.5
Apr 26 18:08:26.539: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.541: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.548: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.550: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.553: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.905: app-140130933835552| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-8-generic.
Apr 26 18:08:26.906: app-140130933835552| Building module vmmon.
Apr 26 18:08:26.906: app-140130933835552| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Apr 26 18:08:26.948: app-140130933835552| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.5.2
Apr 26 18:08:28.084: app-140130933835552| Failed to compile module vmmon!

Do you have any idea how to patch it guys?

Just installed 7.1.4 on Xubuntu 11.04 x86_64 (kernel 2.6.38-8-generic) and there's a crazy problem:

If I start it with sudo vmware it runs like a champ. In usermode (or from the user menu) all I see is a short blip of a window and it's gone.

To me this means that everything required to operate is there. Most likely some access rights are set wrong which prevents it from starting up.

(vmware-unity-helper:5895): GLib-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.28.6/./glib/goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0

is the line it gets stuck....

Any help to get it up and running would be appreciated. Naturally VMware support isn't of any help (as usual), they just refer you to the supported OS's. But why be surprised, they didn't provide help for a supported OS before (with paid support).

Juergen

Working nicely on Linux Mint Debian Edition, so thanks.