Im using the vmware installer on gentoo sucessfully. Seems that 7.1.1 on 2.6.34 is a bit smoother on the install than .35 but it still works.
Iirc you just need to set init script stuff > > You cannot install the package provided by vmware.com. You have to use the > Gentoo ebuild. With layman, add the "vmware" overlay and install > vmware-workstation from there. Before you do that, make sure you cleaned > your system from everything installed by the official vmware package. > >
