diff --git a/app-emulation/vmware-modules/Manifest b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/Manifest
index 57e04cbd3..9dcf77c4d 100644
--- a/app-emulation/vmware-modules/Manifest
+++ b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/Manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 AUX 1.0.0.26-makefile-include.patch 2873 RMD160 2313761dc064d066ab912af294fc95bb462ff05e SHA1 2deae503f8c169c23b228981593996b03367b609 SHA256 d870c2f507c430adce76c251fa1c107cce512b38eaeacda9f1ffee485c02c02c
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+AUX 1.0.0.27-makefile-include.patch 2873 RMD160 2313761dc064d066ab912af294fc95bb462ff05e SHA1 2deae503f8c169c23b228981593996b03367b609 SHA256 d870c2f507c430adce76c251fa1c107cce512b38eaeacda9f1ffee485c02c02c
+AUX 1.0.0.27-makefile-kernel-dir.patch 2771 RMD160 d578e9cb5fd0f2052b9e4299aa56e00fc1d613ad SHA1 c1be53b611cbe35aa2b638d2291b7955203e60e4 SHA256 7ad4d8777d795417a9f7d700a698c05448888802d6ba1f925748c8877517d9f3
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+DIST vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.amd64.tar.bz2 639095 RMD160 445acdbb14b7313a3f1c32447ec5eed6aca5f5a5 SHA1 c7b9fc709fe6cf762c2d154afa4f743ea0283429 SHA256 a7669755bd3fa7b6f53340556f7f98c64a4596a91b02e0c1d50af5b8a1e16914
+DIST vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.x86.tar.bz2 639481 RMD160 29ea79354a3f3c6bd06d9126540a027a537ba914 SHA1 509b700de8d83f3a9f5a71d26edb281821ed9530 SHA256 af50303e25ea031c965a6fbf80e5b4bbe3e438925d0b723b0cf96fedc1457fb6
 EBUILD vmware-modules-1.0.0.26-r1.ebuild 2008 RMD160 7bd29c82beb921e1d79ffd566574f24ad94440d7 SHA1 647c74b77d56de3e22b98697947bc51be0c140a0 SHA256 13b4892686cdc5fc333e1a56924571ca87c9de29482921180ab3be41737b5ea5
+EBUILD vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.ebuild 2008 RMD160 7bd29c82beb921e1d79ffd566574f24ad94440d7 SHA1 647c74b77d56de3e22b98697947bc51be0c140a0 SHA256 13b4892686cdc5fc333e1a56924571ca87c9de29482921180ab3be41737b5ea5
diff --git a/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/1.0.0.27-makefile-include.patch b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/1.0.0.27-makefile-include.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a19dc2ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/1.0.0.27-makefile-include.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+diff -Naur old/vmblock-only/Makefile.kernel work/vmblock-only/Makefile.kernel
+--- old/vmblock-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-01-23 01:09:08.000000000 +0000
++++ work/vmblock-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-02-08 16:25:28.000000000 +0000
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
+ 
+ INCLUDE += -I$(SRCROOT)/include
+ 
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE)
++EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE) $(LINUXINCLUDE)
+ 
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(AUTOCONF_DIR)/setnice.c, -DVMW_HAVE_SET_USER_NICE, )
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(AUTOCONF_DIR)/epoll.c,   -DVMW_HAVE_EPOLL, )
+diff -Naur old/vmci-only/Makefile.kernel work/vmci-only/Makefile.kernel
+--- old/vmci-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-01-23 04:19:55.000000000 +0000
++++ work/vmci-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-02-08 16:26:16.000000000 +0000
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
+ 
+ INCLUDE := -I$(SRCROOT)/include -I$(SRCROOT)/common -I$(SRCROOT)/linux
+ 
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE)
++EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE) $(LINUXINCLUDE)
+ 
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(SRCROOT)/autoconf/epoll.c,   -DVMW_HAVE_EPOLL, )
+ 
+diff -Naur old/vmmon-only/Makefile.kernel work/vmmon-only/Makefile.kernel
+--- old/vmmon-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-01-23 04:19:52.000000000 +0000
++++ work/vmmon-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-02-08 16:26:29.000000000 +0000
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
+ INCLUDE := -I$(SRCROOT)/include -I$(SRCROOT)/common -I$(SRCROOT)/linux \
+ 	   -I$(SRCROOT)/vmcore
+ 
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE)
++EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE) $(LINUXINCLUDE)
+ 
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(SRCROOT)/autoconf/nopage1.c, -DVMW_NOPAGE_261, )
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(SRCROOT)/autoconf/skas1.c,   -DVMW_SKAS_MMAP, )
+diff -Naur old/vmnet-only/Makefile.kernel work/vmnet-only/Makefile.kernel
+--- old/vmnet-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-01-23 04:19:54.000000000 +0000
++++ work/vmnet-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-02-08 16:27:34.000000000 +0000
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
+ 
+ INCLUDE := -I$(SRCROOT)
+ 
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE)
++EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE) $(LINUXINCLUDE)
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(SRCROOT)/epoll.c,   -DVMW_HAVE_EPOLL, )
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(SRCROOT)/sk_alloc.c,-DVMW_HAVE_SK_ALLOC_WITH_PROTO, )
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(SRCROOT)/netdev_has_net.c,-DVMW_NETDEV_HAS_NET, )
+diff -Naur old/vsock-only/Makefile.kernel work/vsock-only/Makefile.kernel
+--- old/vsock-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-01-23 01:09:09.000000000 +0000
++++ work/vsock-only/Makefile.kernel	2010-02-08 16:28:22.000000000 +0000
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
+ INCLUDE += -I$(SRCROOT)/linux
+ INCLUDE += -I$(SRCROOT)/common
+ 
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE)
++EXTRA_CFLAGS := $(CC_OPTS) $(INCLUDE) $(LINUXINCLUDE)
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(AUTOCONF_DIR)/epoll.c,   -DVMW_HAVE_EPOLL, )
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(call vm_check_build, $(AUTOCONF_DIR)/setnice.c, -DVMW_HAVE_SET_USER_NICE, )
+ 
diff --git a/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/1.0.0.27-makefile-kernel-dir.patch b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/1.0.0.27-makefile-kernel-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04156a22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/files/1.0.0.27-makefile-kernel-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+diff -Naur vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmblock-only/Makefile vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmblock-only/Makefile
+--- vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmblock-only/Makefile	2010-08-01 18:16:43.000000000 +0200
++++ vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmblock-only/Makefile	2010-09-15 00:17:12.640239926 +0200
+@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
+ VM_UNAME = $(shell uname -r)
+ 
+ # Header directory for the running kernel
+-HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/build/include
++HEADER_DIR = $(KERNEL_DIR) 
+ 
+-BUILD_DIR = $(HEADER_DIR)/..
++BUILD_DIR = $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
+ 
+ DRIVER := vmblock
+ PRODUCT := tools
+diff -Naur vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmci-only/Makefile vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmci-only/Makefile
+--- vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmci-only/Makefile	2010-08-01 20:51:29.000000000 +0200
++++ vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmci-only/Makefile	2010-09-15 00:17:12.640239926 +0200
+@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
+ VM_UNAME = $(shell uname -r)
+ 
+ # Header directory for the running kernel
+-HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/build/include
++HEADER_DIR = $(KERNEL_DIR)
+ 
+-BUILD_DIR = $(HEADER_DIR)/..
++BUILD_DIR = $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
+ 
+ DRIVER := vmci
+ PRODUCT := @@PRODUCT@@
+diff -Naur vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmmon-only/Makefile vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmmon-only/Makefile
+--- vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmmon-only/Makefile	2010-08-01 20:51:26.000000000 +0200
++++ vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmmon-only/Makefile	2010-09-15 00:17:12.641239367 +0200
+@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
+ VM_UNAME = $(shell uname -r)
+ 
+ # Header directory for the running kernel
+-HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/build/include
++HEADER_DIR = $(KERNEL_DIR)
+ 
+-BUILD_DIR = $(HEADER_DIR)/..
++BUILD_DIR = $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
+ 
+ DRIVER := vmmon
+ PRODUCT := @@PRODUCT@@
+diff -Naur vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmnet-only/Makefile vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmnet-only/Makefile
+--- vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vmnet-only/Makefile	2010-08-01 20:51:27.000000000 +0200
++++ vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vmnet-only/Makefile	2010-09-15 00:17:12.641239367 +0200
+@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
+ VM_UNAME = $(shell uname -r)
+ 
+ # Header directory for the running kernel
+-HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/build/include
++HEADER_DIR = $(KERNEL_DIR)
+ 
+-BUILD_DIR = $(HEADER_DIR)/..
++BUILD_DIR = $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
+ 
+ DRIVER := vmnet
+ PRODUCT := @@PRODUCT@@
+diff -Naur vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vsock-only/Makefile vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vsock-only/Makefile
+--- vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.orig/vsock-only/Makefile	2010-08-01 18:16:43.000000000 +0200
++++ vmware-modules-1.0.0.27/vsock-only/Makefile	2010-09-15 00:17:12.641239367 +0200
+@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
+ VM_UNAME = $(shell uname -r)
+ 
+ # Header directory for the running kernel
+-HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/build/include
++HEADER_DIR = $(KERNEL_DIR)
+ 
+-BUILD_DIR = $(HEADER_DIR)/..
++BUILD_DIR = $(KBUILD_OUTPUT)
+ 
+ DRIVER := vsock
+ PRODUCT := ws
diff --git a/app-emulation/vmware-modules/vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.ebuild b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..987003cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app-emulation/vmware-modules/vmware-modules-1.0.0.27.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2010 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/app-emulation/vmware-modules/vmware-modules-1.0.0.25.ebuild,v 1.5 2010/01/02 20:07:47 vadimk Exp $
+
+EAPI="2"
+
+inherit eutils flag-o-matic linux-mod linux-info
+
+DESCRIPTION="VMware kernel modules"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.vmware.com/"
+
+SRC_URI="x86? (
+		http://dev.pentoo.ch/~grimmlin/vmware/${P}.x86.tar.bz2
+		mirror://gentoo/${P}.x86.tar.bz2
+		http://dev.gentoo.org/~vadimk/${P}.x86.tar.bz2
+	)
+	amd64? (
+		http://dev.pentoo.ch/~grimmlin/vmware/${P}.amd64.tar.bz2
+	 	mirror://gentoo/${P}.amd64.tar.bz2
+		http://dev.gentoo.org/~vadimk/${P}.amd64.tar.bz2
+	)"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-2"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+IUSE=""
+
+DEPEND=""
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
+S="${WORKDIR}"
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	linux-mod_pkg_setup
+
+	VMWARE_VER="VME_V70" # THIS VALUE IS JUST A PLACE HOLDER
+	VMWARE_GROUP=${VMWARE_GROUP:-vmware}
+
+	VMWARE_MODULE_LIST="vmblock vmci vmmon vmnet vsock"
+	VMWARE_MOD_DIR="${PN}-${PVR}"
+
+	BUILD_TARGETS="auto-build VMWARE_VER=${VMWARE_VER} KERNEL_DIR=${KERNEL_DIR} KBUILD_OUTPUT=${KV_OUT_DIR}"
+
+	enewgroup "${VMWARE_GROUP}"
+	filter-flags -mfpmath=sse
+
+	for mod in ${VMWARE_MODULE_LIST}; do
+		MODULE_NAMES="${MODULE_NAMES} ${mod}(misc:${S}/${mod}-only)"
+	done
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	unpack ${A}
+	cd "${S}"
+	for mod in ${VMWARE_MODULE_LIST}; do
+		unpack ./"${P}"/${mod}.tar
+	done
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${PV}-makefile-kernel-dir.patch"
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${PV}-makefile-include.patch"
+	if kernel_is -ge 2 6 35; then
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}"/vmware-2.6.35-compile.patch
+	fi
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	# this adds udev rules for vmmon*
+	if [[ -n "`echo ${VMWARE_MODULE_LIST} | grep vmmon`" ]];
+	then
+		dodir /etc/udev/rules.d
+		echo 'KERNEL=="vmmon*", GROUP="'$VMWARE_GROUP'" MODE=660' >> "${D}/etc/udev/rules.d/60-vmware.rules" || die
+		echo 'KERNEL=="vmnet*", GROUP="'$VMWARE_GROUP'" MODE=660' >> "${D}/etc/udev/rules.d/60-vmware.rules" || die
+	fi
+
+	linux-mod_src_install
+}