--- vmware.rc	2004-07-14 23:38:46.000000000 +0200
+++ vmware	2004-10-24 21:25:42.563212913 +0200
@@ -60,6 +60,32 @@
 }
 
 start() {
+	einfo "Creating VMware device nodes"
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/vmnet0" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/vmnet0 c 119 0
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/vmnet1" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/vmnet1 c 119 1
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/vmnet8" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/vmnet8 c 119 8
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/vmmon" ]; then
+		mknod -m 666  /dev/vmmon c 10 165
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/parport0" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/parport0 c 99 0
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/parport1" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/parport1 c 99 1
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/parport2" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/parport2 c 99 2
+	fi
+	if [ ! -e "/dev/parport3" ]; then
+		mknod -m 600  /dev/parport3 c 99 3
+	fi
+
 	test -x /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware || \
 		eend 1 "vmware init script not found. Aborting" || return 1