I am unable to use this version of the kernel: kernel-3.6.2-4.fc17.x86_64 The system locks up everytime I boot up... Here's what I have in the logs: Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023916] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023920] Modules linked in: vmnet(O) fuse lockd vsock(O) vmci(O) vmmon(O) sunrpc xt_recent nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack raid0 nvidia(PO) snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer snd i2c_i801 soundcore coretemp i7core_edac i2c_core e1000e iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support lpc_ich mfd_core edac_core ppdev parport_pc mei kvm_intel parport kvm serio_raw microcode uinput crc32c_intel ata_generic pata_acpi video Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023949] CPU 4 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023953] Pid: 2089, comm: vmware-hostd Tainted: P O 3.6.2-4.fc17.x86_64 #1 Larue Info Inc. Ordi PolyMtl/DH55TC Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023955] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa0d5b21f>] [<ffffffffa0d5b21f>] HostIF_SafeRDMSR+0xf/0x30 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023963] RSP: 0018:ffff880416b1db88 EFLAGS: 00010246 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023964] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000491 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023966] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff880413c45110 RDI: 0000000000000491 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023967] RBP: ffff880416b1db88 R08: ffff88042fc96a60 R09: ffffffffa0d59882 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023969] R10: 0000000005c4ccd4 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023970] R13: ffff880413c45100 R14: ffff880413c45100 R15: 00007fff4d2479f0 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023972] FS: 00007f6c1d947740(0000) GS:ffff88042fc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023974] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023975] CR2: 0000000000db93e0 CR3: 0000000414a1c000 CR4: 00000000000007e0 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023977] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023978] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023980] Process vmware-hostd (pid: 2089, threadinfo ffff880416b1c000, task ffff880416eedc40) Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023981] Stack: Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023982] ffff880416b1dbb8 ffffffffa0d5bc33 ffffffffa0d5bbb0 ffff880416b1dbe8 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023986] ffff880413c45100 0000000000000000 ffff880416b1dbd8 ffffffffa0d5a990 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023989] ffff880413c45100 00000000fffffff4 ffff880416b1dc08 ffffffffa0d5da2c Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023992] Call Trace: Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.023997] [<ffffffffa0d5bc33>] Vmx86GetMSR+0x83/0xd0 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024002] [<ffffffffa0d5bbb0>] ? Vmx86GetUnavailPerfCtrsOnCPU+0x150/0x150 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024007] [<ffffffffa0d5a990>] HostIF_CallOnEachCPU+0x20/0x40 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024012] [<ffffffffa0d5da2c>] Vmx86_GetAllMSRs+0x2c/0x50 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024016] [<ffffffffa0d586df>] LinuxDriver_Ioctl+0x70f/0xd40 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024021] [<ffffffff8112a0e1>] ? unlock_page+0x31/0x50 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024024] [<ffffffff81150889>] ? __do_fault+0x3e9/0x550 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024027] [<ffffffff811534e5>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xb10 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024030] [<ffffffff81154869>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x259/0x320 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024034] [<ffffffff8161e27c>] ? do_page_fault+0x1bc/0x4b0 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024039] [<ffffffff8119ed71>] ? do_filp_open+0x41/0xa0 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024042] [<ffffffffa0d58d28>] LinuxDriver_UnlockedIoctl+0x18/0x20 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024046] [<ffffffff811a0cd9>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x99/0x580 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024051] [<ffffffff81179559>] ? kmem_cache_free+0x39/0x130 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024053] [<ffffffff811a1259>] sys_ioctl+0x99/0xa0 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024055] [<ffffffff816227e9>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024056] Code: 83 c4 01 e8 44 ce 3d e0 44 89 e0 48 3b 43 08 72 e9 48 89 df e8 f3 e4 41 e0 eb 9e 90 55 48 89 e5 66 66 66 66 90 31 c0 89 c2 89 f9 <0f> 32 31 ff 41 89 c0 48 c1 e2 20 89 f8 4c 09 c2 48 89 16 5d c3 Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024071] RIP [<ffffffffa0d5b21f>] HostIF_SafeRDMSR+0xf/0x30 [vmmon] Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024074] RSP <ffff880416b1db88> Oct 22 10:40:32 aeneas kernel: [ 110.024082] ---[ end trace fdf267645e5119cc ]---
VMWare problem. You'll need to take it up with them.