It seems to be a known issue. vmware workstation 9 (latest version) is not working with any of the kernel v3.5+ :( They have to fix that, not a Ubuntu problem :( All of us who upgraded to 12.10 though are screwed.
>From vmware site: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws90/doc/workstation-90-release-notes.html The vmmon module crashes the Linux kernel 3.5 due to an exception table changing The vmmon module crashes the Linux kernel 3.5 due to exception table changing. Installing Workstation 9 with Linux kernel 3.5 causes the kernel to stop functioning. ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063491 Title: vmware workstation does not work anymore with 3.5.0-17 did with -16 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1063491/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
