same problem with Ubuntu 8.0.4 Hardy
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-16-generic'
CC /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/./include/vmware.h:25,
from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:48:
my config:
Linux aphrodite 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
VMware Workstation 6.0.0 build-45731
tried with[ vmware-any-any-update115a.tgz|http://rtr.ca/vmware-2.6.24/vmware-any-any-update115a.tgz] 01-Dec-2007 ( http://rtr.ca/vmware-2.6.24/ )
then vmware started, but starting a vm guest system: Version mismatch with vmmon module, expecting 161.0, got 167.0.
... Try restinalling VMware Workstation ...