> > o You must upgrade the kernel modules and configuration using the > unofficial vmware-any-any-* toolkit available from: > [5]http://platan.vc.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/ > > o After vmware-config.pl is run and the VMware modules are loaded, the > following command creates the /sys/class/* nodes needed for udev: > cp -rp /dev/vm* /etc/udev/devices/ > thanks for your tips but actually i am still getting the same error: [vmware-any-any-update84]# ./runme.pl The file /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmmon.tar that this script was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] The file /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar that this script was about to install already exists. Overwrite? [yes] Updating /usr/bin/vmware ... Unknown version Sorry, there is no binary patch available for your version of /usr/bin/vmware. Updating /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge ... VMware Workstation 4.5.2 (build-8848) or VMware GSX Server 3.1.0 (build-9089), now patched Updating /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx ... VMware Workstation 4.5.2 (build-8848), now patched Updating /usr/lib/vmware/bin-debug/vmware-vmx ... VMware Workstation 4.5.2 (build-8848), now patched VMware modules in "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source" has been updated. [some compiler messages snipped] MODPOST *** Warning: "__copy_to_user_ll" [/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko] undefined! *** Warning: "__copy_from_user_ll" [/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko] undefined! CC /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o LD [M] /tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/build' cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon-only' Unable to make a vmmon module that can be loaded in the running kernel: insmod: error inserting '/tmp/vmware-config4/vmmon.o': -1 Unknown symbol in module and that's probably not a consequence of the missing patch for the vmware binary. Any other help?