Check this out - it solved my problem.. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/415047
First I executed the patch then sudo rm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/misc/vm* reboot sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all And now everything is working =) ** Attachment added: "vmware9_kernel35_patch.tar.bz2" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1071891/+attachment/3424185/+files/vmware9_kernel35_patch.tar.bz2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071891 Title: Crash VMware Workstation 9 on Ubuntu 12.10 (Linux 3.5 Kernel) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1071891/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs