Index: target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile
===================================================================
--- target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile       (revision 6529)
+++ target/linux/x86-2.6/Makefile       (working copy)
@@ -11,11 +11,34 @@
 BOARDNAME:=x86
 FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 ext2

+define Target/Description
+       Build images for X86 architecture.
+       E. g. for Soekris net4801 or VMware image
+endef
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel-build.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci

+define Profile/net4801
+  NAME:=Soekris net4801 and compatible routers
+  PACKAGES:=kmod-natsemi
+endef
+$(eval $(call Profile,net4801))
+
+define Profile/vmware
+  NAME:=VMware image
+  PACKAGES:=kmod-e1000
+endef
+
+define Profile/vmware/Description
+       Creates VMDK images for use with VMware and VMware Player.
+
+       Download the free VMware Player from http://http://www.vmware.com/
+       Create your own VMX configuration file at http://www.easyvmx.com/
+endef
+$(eval $(call Profile,vmware))
+
 # include the profiles
 -include profiles/*.mk

 $(eval $(call BuildKernel))
-
Index: target/linux/x86-2.6/image/Makefile
===================================================================
--- target/linux/x86-2.6/image/Makefile (revision 6529)
+++ target/linux/x86-2.6/image/Makefile (working copy)
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
        $(call Image/Build/grub,$(1))
        $(CP) $(KDIR)/root.$(1) $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1).fs
        $(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-vmlinuz
+
+       # create .vmdk image for vmware
+       qemu-img convert -f raw $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1).image \
+               -O vmdk $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL)-$(1).vmdk
 endef

 $(eval $(call BuildImage))