[coll] ~ # vmware
Setting TMPDIR=/var/tmp.


VMware Workstation Error:
Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.

Press "Enter" to continue...

VMware Workstation Error:
Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.

Press "Enter" to continue...



VMware Workstation Error:
Failed to initialize monitor device.

Press "Enter" to continue...



VMware Workstation Error:
Failed to initialize monitor device.

Press "Enter" to continue...

^C
[coll] ~ #
[coll] ~ # kldstat
Id Refs Address    Size     Name
 1   22 0xc0400000 70794c   kernel
 2    7 0xc0b08000 1adb8    linux.ko
 3    1 0xc0b23000 6d2b08   nvidia.ko
 4    1 0xc64ad000 a000     ntfs.ko
 5    1 0xc67cc000 8000     vmmon_smp.ko
 6    1 0xc67d4000 2000     vmnet.ko
 7    1 0xc67d8000 4000     if_tap.ko
 8    4 0xc680c000 a000     netgraph.ko
 9    1 0xc681a000 3000     ng_ether.ko
10    1 0xc681d000 4000     ng_bridge.ko
11    1 0xc6822000 4000     ng_socket.ko
12    1 0xc687c000 2000     rtc.ko
13    1 0xc68c0000 5000     snd_ich.ko
14    1 0xc68c5000 1c000    sound.ko
15    1 0xc740f000 6000     linprocfs.ko
[coll] ~ # 

  -- It's apparently looking for it by the name "vmmon", and it's "vmmon_smp" that is actually loaded.