Updating VMware Server Tools 1.0.5-80187 to compile on linux kernel 2.6.24.3

Today some people in my forum reported that the VMware Tools package of VMware Server 1.0.5 doesn't compile on recent kernel versions.
I jumped into that and created the necessary patches as well as prebuilt modules to use for installation.

Downloads/Links:

• http://projects.tuxx-home.at/vmware/tools/1.0.5-80187 (the repository for these patches, if you're already familiar with how to replace the tar-files, apply patches, etc.)
• VMware Updates on projects.tuxx-home.at (provides detailed instructions and all the links necessary for installation of these updates)