VMWare Server 1.0.3 on 2.6.22.5 (Slackware 12)

1. Install it by default way

automaticaly by rpm
or
install by script from tar.gz

2. Edit source module vmmon.tar

cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
sudo tar -xvf vmmon.tar
cd vmmon-only
sudo vi include/compat_kernel.h

Find this:

#define __NR_compat_exit __NR_exit
static inline _syscall1(int, compat_exit, int, exit_code);

and change the static inline ..... line to:

int compat_exit(int exit_code);

Then tar up the vmmon-only directory again.

cd .. #go back to the source directory
tar -cf vmmon.tar vmmon-only

3. Replace source of module vmnet.tar (same folder with step 2) by

Download it from here

4. Add Script in "/etc/rc.M" (rc.M is script that's loaded when you use multiuser mode - M for "Multiuser")

# Start the vmware hardware setup
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware ]; then
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware start
fi

5. Add Script in "/etc/rc.K" (rc.K is script that's loaded when you shutdown or change to single user mode - K for "Kill")

# Stop the vmware hardware setup
if [ -x /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware ]; then
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware stop
fi

6. Run "vmware-config.pl" and follow the step until finish and successed

7. Run "vmware &"


That's all... Good Luck... :)
Come on smile....

Ref : http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_VMware