[Bug 17700] New: VMWare is broken by Breezy

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Ubuntu | kernel-package

           Summary: VMWare is broken by  Breezy
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: i386
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: kernel-package
        AssignedTo: ben.collins at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: fargher at gmail.com
         QAContact: kernel-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


VMWare 5 worked fine in Hoary but Breezy breaks it.  The problem is the
inconsistency in use of gcc-4, as reported by the vmware-config utility, viz:

      "Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "3.4.5", while you are trying to use
"/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.0.2". This configuration is not supported and VMware
Workstation cannot work in such configuration. Please either recompile your
kernel with "/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.0.2", or restart
/usr/local/bin/vmware-config.pl with CC environment variable pointing to the
"gcc" version "3.4.5"."

  gcc-3.4.5 is unavailable in the Ubuntu repositories, only 3.4.4 is available.
 Using it to compile the needed VMWare kernel modules doesn't work; they compile
and load into the kernel but VMWare doesn't run.

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