# Patch for Kernel in VMware-Player
# Use at own risk
# First back up your /boot directory
# before patching 
#  mkdir ~/save_boot
#  sudo rsync -a /boot/  ~/save_boot
# 
# Courtesy of http://ved-antani.com/?p=30
#
# launch as root and put into backgroud
#  patchkernel &
#
sudo -i
mkdir /tmp/vmware && cd /tmp/vmware
cp -R /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
cp -R /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/ /tmp/vmware
cd /tmp/vmware/source
wget http://weltall.heliohost.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/vmware2.6.39patchv3.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf vmware2.6.39patchv3.tar.bz2
for i in ./*.tar; do tar -xf $i; done
for i in ./*.tar; do mv $i $i.orginal; done
patch -t -f -p1 < vmware2.6.39fixedv3.patch
tar cf vmblock.tar vmblock-only
tar cf vmci.tar vmci-only
tar cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only
tar cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
tar cf vsock.tar vsock-only
cp -vf *.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/