VM Workstation 7.1.4 on kernel 2.6.39-30

Taken from http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/tumbleweed/460324-kernel-upgrade-2-6-39-30-desktop-breaks-vmware-workstation-7-1-4-64bit-2.html

*crossing fingers* hope this works on debian testing without all the bloody errors. Although from what i've read all that was required was the removal of BKL from vmnet, could never get it to work quite right

*UNTESTED* Testing later on in a VM.

Although should still be distro independent as long as kernel matches up. 

Link to patch: http://www.fedoraforum.org/leigh123linux/vm/vmware2.6.39.patch

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/

Backup the original source files and move the official source to a temporary patch folder:

cp -R source source.bak
mv source source-original

Next unpack the origional source files:

cd source-original
tar -xvf vmblock.tar
tar -xvf vmci.tar
tar -xvf vmmon.tar
tar -xvf vmnet.tar
tar -xvf vsock.tar

Now apply the patch:

cd ..
patch -p0 /home/joe.blogs/Downloads/vmware2.6.39fixed.patch
cd source-original

Now repack the source files so they can be used by the installer:

rm *.tar
tar -cvf vmblock.tar vmblock-only
tar -cvf vmci.tar vmci-only
tar -cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
tar -cvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
tar -cvf vsock.tar vsock-only

Finally put the patched source files back in the right location:

mkdir ../source
cp *.tar ../source/

You should now be able to run up VM Ware workstation - You should be prompted for your root password so the system can build the required binaries from the source code for you.

If this works, you might want to delete the temporary patch folder. As root run:

rm -R /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source-original

If you need to apply any further patches - You'll need to use you'r original source files you backed up to /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source.bak rather than your patched files in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source

If that all sound's like too much work then it might be best to revert to 2.6.38 kernel and wait for VMware to provide an update.

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Interesting..perhaps should see about integrating this with the BartPE/another selection on the repair/tech dvd. Also need to see if it auto-updates the def at run time or needs to be manually updated when on usb - prolly the later

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