Compile Errors installing VMWare Workstation 7.1 under Ubuntu 11.04

[controlfreak007]

I am preety much a noobie to Linux.  I have played around with Fedora for a few years and recently switched to Ubuntu.  When I attempt to install VMWare Workstation and VMWare Player I get the following error:

Aug 15 16:24:54.826: app-3078788800| Your GCC version: 4.5
Aug 15 16:24:54.837: app-3078788800| Your GCC version: 4.5
Aug 15 16:24:54.889: app-3078788800| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-10-generic.
Aug 15 16:24:54.895: app-3078788800| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-10-generic.
Aug 15 16:24:54.902: app-3078788800| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-10-generic.
Aug 15 16:24:54.905: app-3078788800| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-10-generic.
Aug 15 16:24:54.907: app-3078788800| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-10-generic.
Aug 15 16:24:55.078: app-3078788800| Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel 2.6.38-10-generic.
Aug 15 16:24:55.079: app-3078788800| Building module vmmon.
Aug 15 16:24:55.079: app-3078788800| Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
Aug 15 16:24:55.091: app-3078788800| Building module with command: /usr/bin/make -C /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmmon-only auto-build SUPPORT_SMP=1 HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.38-10-generic/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.5.2
Aug 15 16:24:56.163: app-3078788800| Failed to compile module vmmon!

I tried installing the patch for kernal 2.6.38-8 found here - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/312086 - but it did not resolve the issue.

Has anyone run accross this issue and if so have you found a work-around?  Is there a patch for kernal 2.6.38-10?

Thanks in advance!

-controlfreak007

[controlfreak007]

I am installing VMWare Workstation version 7.1.0 from a retail packaged CD.  I found this post at the Ubuntu forum addressing post from someone having the same issue:

     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1825707&highlight=VMware+7+2.6.38-10+kernel

I followed the following instructions as advised in the post  .  .  .

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install make

sudo apt-get install gcc

Then enter:
uname -r

My kernel was: 2.6.38-10-generic

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-2.6.38-10-generic

Now run the vmware-install.pl script.

Everything ran without error. However, I continue to get the same error.  Another post suggested uninstalliung and reinstalling the software, but this had no affect either. 

Another post suggested that after running the above update to them run the /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl script.  However I do not seem to have the vmware-config.pl in my /usr/bin directory.  I checked the various VMWARE directories in /etc and the /tmp/vmware-root directories but no vmware-config.pl

Any suggestions?  .   .   .

Thx-controlfreak007

[controlfreak007]

I discovered the problem.  Hope this saves someone else the headaches and frustration I went through.  Apparently, 7.1.0 is incompatible with Ubuntu 11.04.

I uninstalled VMWare Workstation 7.1.0, downloaded 7.1.4, and installed the bundle.  Now everything appears to be working like a champ.

- controlfreak007