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On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Adam Carter <Adam.Carter@optus.com.au> wrote:
> Or even 2.6.26? I use gentoo-sources.
>
> Presumably I'll have to use ~x86 for vwmare-modules and vwmare-server.

vmware-workstation 6.0.5 from the vmware overlay works for me in
2.6.26 (gentoo-sources)

Typically every new kernel version breaks vmware again and it takes a
few weeks for it to get patched.