vmware_patch

original patch where found on:

for vmnet

• http://rglinuxtech.com/?p=1008
• http://pastebin.com/p3bkbAMu

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

• 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

• 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

• cp *.tar /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/