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VMware Server 1.0.5 and Kernel 2.6.25
Linux kernel 2.6.25 has been released. As usual, I download it and try it out with my Dell Vostro 1400 laptop. The good news, this kernel support my Intel-HDA perfectly, there is no need to download and get the latest driver from ALSA (as I previously had). The bad news is, VMware does not work with this kernel.
After some searching at google, I manage to find a solution.
Step 1 - Download the Patches for VMware 1.0.5
Download the patches for VMware 1.0.5 from here. Basically, the two patches for vmnet and vmmon.
Step 2 - Apply the Patches
Apply the patch file by copying the vmnet.tar and vmmon.tar from /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source directory to an empty directory. Decompress both files by running tar xvf vmnet.tar and tar xvf vmmon.tar. Two new directories should appear in this directory, they are respectively vmnet-only and vmmon-only Copy both of the downloaded patch files into this directory as well.
From here, do:
$> cd vmnet-only
$> patch -p1 < ../vmnet-2.6.25.patch
$> cd ../vmmon-only
$> patch -p1 < ../vmmon-2.6.25.patch
Both patches should patch correctly without warning. Create the tar files again by doing: “tar cvf vmnet.tar vmnet-only/” and “tar cvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only/” and overwrite the original files at /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source directory.
Step 3 - Rebuild VMware
Rebuild vmware by running the vmware-config.pl
NOTES:

• Make sure “Enable unused/obsolete exported symbols” must be selected under the “Kernel hacking” of the Linux Kernel configuration.
• This only works for Non-any-any-patch VMware. If VMware has been previously patched with any-any-patch, it needs to be reinstalled again. Don’t worry about the error message while reinstalling VMware, is expected, since it not patched yet. Just copy both tar files and follow the steps mentioned above