vmware_patch
original patch where found on:
for vmnet
for vmblock
- http://mysticalzero.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/vmblock-patch-for-linux-310-vmware.html
- http://mysticalzero.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/vmblock-patch-for-linux-311-rc1-vmware.html
- http://dominator008.com/constructionyard/2013/10/03/vmware-9-0-2-vmblock-patch-for-linux-kernel-3-12/
How apply them
vmnet:
- $ tar -xvf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar
- $ patch -p1 < vmnet-patch-kernel-3.13
- $ tar -uf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
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cp vmnet.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
vmblock:
- $ tar -xf /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmblock.tar
- $ patch -p1 < vmblock-patch-kernel-3.13
- $ tar -uf vmblock.tar vmblock-only
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cp vmblock.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
Patch kernel 3.14
- $ for i in /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/*.tar; do tar -xf $i; done
- $ patch -p0 -i vmware-3.14.patch
- $ for i in *-only; do tar -cf ${i/-only}.tar $i; done
- $ rm -r *-only
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cp *.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/