Comment 32 for bug 82195

Yes, I just experienced the same problem, but using Kubuntu 7.10 with the 2.6.22-14-server kernel. This kernel is apparently installed because of the VMware Server kernel module. I fixed the problem by manually installing the 2.6.22-14-386 kernel (somehow 2.6.22-14-generic doesn't contain the fglrx driver either), but then the vmnet module is gone. So now I have two kernels: one with vmnet module needed for VMware Server, and one with fglrx driver, but I cannot use both at the same time. Another disadvantage of using the 386 kernel is that it only recognizes 3GB of my 4GB RAM, so I really would like to be able to use fglrx driver with my server kernel.
Can someone explain to me why different kernels are pulled in when different modules are desired, rather than just installing the modules for the current kernel? I can understand the modules having to be precompiled for a particular kernel, but the kernel itself is the same version, so where's the conflict?
Note that all kernels I installed were installed through the package manager, and I have not attempted to install any kernel or kernel modules from source.