"Split Screen" with latest ubuntu kernel update

Bug #1331224 reported by Jörg Brüggmann
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #1339768: VMWare graphics driver regression. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

### Symptom ###
Since, the latest automatic update via Update Manager, the screen is mirrored horizontally three times. Please, find the attached screen shot.

### Hint ###
According to the following source an incompatibility between vmware, may be its graphics driver and the kernael 3.2.0-64-generic seem to be reproducable:
https://communities.vmware.com/message/2389442

### System ###
vmware 6.0.2 build-1744117
ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Memory: 1.4 GiB
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 CPU M 520 @ 2.40GHz × 2
Graphics: Unknown
OS-Type: 32-bit
Disk: 20.2 GB
Kernel: Linux ubuntu 3.2.0-64-generic #97-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 4 22:03:48 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Linux ubuntu 3.2.0-64-generic #97-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 4 22:03:48 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Please, let me know if you need further information.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Jörg

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-64.97-generic 3.2.59
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-64-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 18 00:35:16 2014
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-01-30 (503 days ago)

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