어제 저도 VMware 처음 설치하며 끙끙대다 보니 수세에만 추가적으로 처리해
 주어야 하는 부분이 메뉴얼에 있더군요. 혹시 몰라서 그부분 카피합니다.
  Installing the Non-PAE-Enabled Kernel on a SuSE Linux 7.1 or 7.2 Host
1. Mount the SuSE CD-ROM containing the non-PAE-enabled kernel package.
mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2. Save your current kernel and, if necessary, your current initrd.
cp /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz.old
cp /boot/initrd /boot/initrd.old
3. Uninstall the current kernel package.
rpm -e k_smp-2.4.4-14
4. Install the new kernel package.
rpm -Uhv /mnt/cdrom/suse/images/k_psmp.rpm
5. Create a new initial ram disk, which holds the drivers used for accessing your
root file system (for example, if it resides on a SCSI disk). If your system does not
need a ram disk, it won't be created.
mk_initrd
Installing VMware Workstation
6. Reconfigure the Linux loader (LILO).
lilo
Note: If you are using LOADLIN, you have to copy the /boot/vmlinuz
kernel image and the /boot/initrd initial ram disk to your DOS partition.
7. Reboot your SuSE host operating system.
Installing the Non-PAE-Enabled Kernel on a SuSE 7.3 or 8.0 Host
1. Log in as root and run YaST2.
2. Click System, then Select kernel.
3. Select Kernel 2.4 with SMP -- support for older processors (Pentium Classic).
This selects the 4GB non-PAE-enabled kernel.
4. Click Finish, then click Close to exit YaST. When you reboot your host machine in
the next step, the new kernel is selected and the inetd process automatically
starts.
5. Reboot your SuSE Linux host operating system.
After you finish configuring your SuSE Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 8.0 host operating system,
you are ready to install VMware Workstation.--이제 그만 인나야지..