[VMware Player 6.0.4] Cannot compile for Ubuntu 14.04 kernel 3.13.0-39-generic

[J.L. Blom]

On 06/11/14 03:41, NoOp wrote:
> Anyone else having issues after upgrading VMware Player on 14.04?
>
> Upgraded from VMWare Player 6.0.3 to 6.0.4 and now cannot compile kernel
> for 3.13.0-39-generic. Attempted to install this patch
>
> <http://dandar3.blogspot.com/2014/01/vmware-player-601-on-ubuntu-1404-alpha.html>
>
> and the detailed results are at Ubuntu Pastebin (paste.ubuntu.com/8778444/)
>
> Posted on the VMware community board & so far no responses:
> https://communities.vmware.com/message/2444275#2444275
>
> I've tried just about every 'patch' that I can find & so far no luck. I
> ended up having to switch some of my VM's to VirtualBox - not too big of
> an issue except VB will not run Win8 without VM hardware (VMWare does)
> so I end up having to run those VM's in a Windows VMWare Player host.
> So, if any of you are running VMWare 6.0.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 - I recommend
> that you stay with that version for now. If you've upgraded to VMWare
> 6.0.4 on 14.04 w/3.13.0-39-generic (or most any 3.13.0 flavour) please
> let me know how you managed to get it running.
>
> Thanks - Gary
>
  Gary,
I recently switched to VirtualBox, after >5 years using VMWare and I'm 
pleasantly surprised as it is at least at par with VMWare nowadays. 
Especially the use of USB-ports is much improved and sound is also much 
better. I must confess however that I recently start using an SSHD and I 
can that advice to everyone as it gives an enormous boost to the ease of 
use ( and nowadays they become reasonable in price).
So maybe Vbox is a good idea.
Joep