VMware && USB && Ubuntu ?

To be able to use USB devices with VMware guest OSes under Ubuntu Gutsy you have to uncomment lines 42-45 in /etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh

mkdir -p /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs
domount usbfs "" /dev/bus/usb/.usbfs -obusmode=0700,devmode=0600,listmode=0644
ln -s .usbfs/devices /dev/bus/usb/devices
mount --rbind /dev/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb

Then conect with VM->Removable devices -> USB devices