I may have a patch, I found it on the bug tracker on their sourceforge page. It's for the stable 8.4.2 version, but I think I can adapt it for my purpose.
Although when I push it to my Virtual Test Repo, I'm probably going to have to use my Natty machine because my Oneiric Virtual Machine is on the fritz (damn GDM), and I got no GUI. So, Stand by. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to open-vm-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776103 Title: package open-vm-dkms 2011.03.28-387002-0ubuntu2 fails to build against 2.6.39 kernels, due to missing linux/smp_lock.h To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/776103/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
