First, vmware server 1.0.6 is very old, server is currently in 2.0.x
Second, 9.04 is a relatively new kernel so you are likely to have problems.
I have become disinterested in supporting VMWare on Ubuntu as it has always been difficult.
If you wish to run VMWare I suggest you use one of the supported platforms listed on the VMWare site. If you wish to use 1.0.6 you *may* have to use Ubuntu 8.04.
Take a look at the so called any-any patch and see if that helps.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=779934
As an alternate to VMWare you might consider KVM or VirtualBox. Of the two VirtualBox is the easier to use.
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