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12 GB RAM is "Not Enough Physical Memory" for a 2 GB Virtual Machine?

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I run VMware Player 6.0.3 on 64-bit Windows 8.1. My host computer has 12 GB of physical memory and my virtual machine uses 2 GB of memory. And yet, I cannot start my virtual machine because VMware says "not enough physical memory is available to power on this virtual machine with its configured settings."

 

According to Windows Task Manager, only 15% of my physical memory is reserved for currently running processes. So how is it possible that I don't have enough RAM to run my virtual machine?


How do I rotate the screen of a virtual machine by 90 degrees?

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I'm in windowed mode, not fullscreen mode.  Thus, I want the guest OS screen to be rotated with respect to the host OS display.

Keyboard repeating last typed characterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Firstly, I apologize for the title of this discussion, but this is my exact problem.


In VMware Player, a test Windows VM, when I type anything into a windows explorer search bar or notepad file (or anywhere else, for that matter) the last character typed is repeated infinitely. When I type 'test' the word 'testtttttttttttttt...' is typed.

 

I have tried different VMs, completely removing and reinstalling VMware Player and Tools, updating the BIOS on my machine and disabling legacy USB support, updating my keyboard driver and using different keyboards, editing the keyboard.typematicMinDelay value in the .vmx file (article ID 196) and still not luck.


Note: this does NOT happen if the on-screen keyboard in windows within the VM is used.


Any suggestions would be appreciated and I'll do my best to answer any questions ASAP


Thanks!

VMWare Player Pro 7: Disable creating new virtual machines?

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I see that VMWare Player free version doesn't have the ability to create virtual machines, only run existing VMs, and that's what we want.

However, the free version is not licensed for business use.

If we purchase licensed copies of VMWare Player Pro 7, that introduces the unwanted feature of allowing the users to create new virtual machines.

We were planning on distributing restricted VMs for users to run under VMWare Player Pro, until we realized that the users would then be able to simply create their own unrestricted VMs locally.

Is there any way to prevent users from using VMWare Player Pro to create new VMs or is there another product for business use that does this?

 

What is the best way to allow users to run VMs locally on their workstations, but not edit the VMs or create new ones?

Dvd/rw identified as cdrom drive

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I am running Player 7.1.2 S in OpenSuse 13.2 64-bit. I am running a virtual version of Windows XP SP3 inside player and XP insists on identifying the dvd/rw as a cdrom reader. The .vmx file lists the device type as ide0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw" so XP should see the device as a DVD burner. I am using the free version of Player so is this a limitation of the free product?

BSOD CLASSPNP.SYS SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (3b)

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Hi,

 

We develop an ERM solution to protect files and documents. As part of our application we have our own encrypting file system filter driver.

We just found out that when our product is used in conjunction with VMPlayer PRO (version 6,7), we get a BSOD from classpnp.sys.

Below you can fine the output of windbg !analyze -v

 

ADDITIONAL_DEBUG_TEXT: 
Use '!findthebuild' command to search for the target build information.
If the build information is available, run '!findthebuild -s ; .reload' to set symbol path and load symbols.

FAULTING_MODULE: fffff80002a65000 nt

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  4ce7929b

EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s.

FAULTING_IP:
CLASSPNP+1198
fffff880`01801198 448b502c        mov     r10d,dword ptr [rax+2Ch]

CONTEXT:  fffff88006113020 -- (.cxr 0xfffff88006113020)
rax=0000000000000000 rbx=fffffa801932d8e0 rcx=0000000000000001
rdx=fffffa801afaa310 rsi=fffffa801910c4b0 rdi=fffffa801afaa428
rip=fffff88001801198 rsp=fffff88006113a00 rbp=fffffa801afaa310
r8=fffffa801932d790  r9=0000000000000200 r10=fffffa801932d8e0
r11=0000000000000000 r12=fffffa801afaa310 r13=fffffa801932f530
r14=0000000000000200 r15=fffffa801932f530
iopl=0         nv up ei pl zr na po nc
cs=0010  ss=0018  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010246
CLASSPNP+0x1198:
fffff880`01801198 448b502c        mov     r10d,dword ptr [rax+2Ch] ds:002b:00000000`0000002c=????????
Resetting default scope

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x3B

CURRENT_IRQL:  0

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from fffffa80194e61a0 to fffff88001801198

STACK_TEXT: 
fffff880`06113a00 fffffa80`194e61a0 : fffff880`06113ab8 fffffa80`00000001 fffffa80`1b1f80c0 00000000`00000000 : CLASSPNP+0x1198
fffff880`06113a08 fffff880`06113ab8 : fffffa80`00000001 fffffa80`1b1f80c0 00000000`00000000 fffff880`01055052 : 0xfffffa80`194e61a0
fffff880`06113a10 fffffa80`00000001 : fffffa80`1b1f80c0 00000000`00000000 fffff880`01055052 fffffa80`194e61a0 : 0xfffff880`06113ab8
fffff880`06113a18 fffffa80`1b1f80c0 : 00000000`00000000 fffff880`01055052 fffffa80`194e61a0 fffffa80`1ad82a30 : 0xfffffa80`00000001
fffff880`06113a20 00000000`00000000 : fffff880`01055052 fffffa80`194e61a0 fffffa80`1ad82a30 fffffa80`1932f530 : 0xfffffa80`1b1f80c0


FOLLOWUP_IP:
CLASSPNP+1198
fffff880`01801198 448b502c        mov     r10d,dword ptr [rax+2Ch]

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX:  0

SYMBOL_NAME:  CLASSPNP+1198

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: CLASSPNP

IMAGE_NAME:  CLASSPNP.SYS

STACK_COMMAND:  .cxr 0xfffff88006113020 ; kb

BUCKET_ID:  WRONG_SYMBOLS

 

Any idea on this issue?

 

Regards,

T.

BSOD every time I enter Unity Mode

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SUMMARY OF PROBLEM

My Windows Vista guest VM has started blue-screening every time I enter Unity Mode. (The host system continues running normally.)

 

I'm running Vista Business (32-bit) inside WMware Player v7.1.0 build-2496824 with 2 GB of RAM.

The host system is Windows 7 Professional (64-bit 6.1.7601) SP1 with 12 GB of RAM.

 

The guest system has just a handful of small applications installed.

The blue screens occur even with no applications running on the guest.

 

NOTES

(1) I've been using the VM frequently for several weeks now without any major issues, and I've tried Unity Mode a few times before with success.

However I've mostly just been running my VM in a normal window (whatever you call 'non unity mode'!)


(2) I vaguely recall that one of the times I entered Unity Mode, many weeks ago, my host system made a bit of a drama... I think the Desktop Window Manager crashed and possibly Aero stopped working on the host OS. At the time, I guessed it was an issue with the host's graphics driver. (I've subsequently updated the host's graphics driver, and the problem has not reoccurred, which of course may or may not be pure coincidence.) But Unity Mode definitely worked, and has worked for a good length of time between my last host driver update and today, when the first BSOD occurred.

 

(3) Prior to today, the only issue I have noticed with the VM is sometimes there is mouse pointer corruption after doing 'stuff' in the VM window (perhaps after performing actions that cause the guest's mouse pointer to change?) then moving the pointer outside the VM window: now, instead of just a regular white arrow, there's a varying pattern of pixels in two horizontal lines, a good few pixels below the bottom of the arrow. This corruption typically vanishes when I move the pointer back inside the VM window area, but often reappears (sometimes changing to a different pattern of corruption) when I move it outside again, and so on. After a varying number of repetitions (outside VMware window / inside / outside...) the corruption vanishes for the time being. (By the way, the corruption survives pointer changes on the host. So for example, I can move the corrupted pointer to a window edge on the host, causing the pointer to change to a double-arrow like usual, but the corruption is still there below the pointer.)


I've always felt the dodgy mouse pointer was a mild cause for concern! Nothing like this occurs until I start running my VM.

 

(4) It's only in the last ~24 hours that I've been getting the BSODs when entering Unity Mode.

This roughly correlates with Vista demanding activation (which I have now finally got round to doing!) - this may or may not be pure coincidence.

The Vista guest definitely seemed to be on the brink of refusing to work - today it kept changing my desktop wallpaper to a plain black background and saying this was my last day to activate. This behaviour stopped as soon as I successfully activated it.

 

The Unity Mode BSODs have occurred both before AND after activation.

 

(5) I have looked through recent Windows updates on both the host and the guest.

On the guest, there's nothing there other than Definitions Updates for Microsoft Security Essentials in the last month.

On the host, it's been six days since an OS update (since then, just MSE definition updates).

 

(6) [Update] I've tried disabling Aero on the guest. The VM still BSODs on entering Unity Mode.

 

 

The blue screen itself:

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

 

PFN_SHARE_COUNT

...

Technical information:

 

*** STOP: 0x0000001B (0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

 

Log files:

 

WERAC16.tmp.version.txt

Windows NT  Version 6.0 Build: 6002 Service Pack 2

Product (0x6): Windows Vista (TM) Business

Edition: Business

BuildString: 6002.19327.x86fre.vistasp2_gdr.150225-1506

Flavor: Multiprocessor Free

Architecture: X86

LCID: 1033

 

Mini041115-01.dmp

I've run dumpchk on the minidump file. It says:

Probably caused by : vm3dmp.sys ( vm3dmp+17c6f )

 

I have attached a photo showing the intermittent mouse pointer corruption issue.

I've also attached a screen shot of the BSOD.

 

Please let me know if there's any other info I should include. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

VMware player 7.1.2 parallel port - output to file

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I created a parallel port in VMware player and chose 'Output to file'

This works fine but, each time i print, the data is appended to the output file.

Is there a way to clear the contents of the output file each time a new print command is issued?

I thought i could erase the existing output file but i got a message that the file is locked by VMware player.


¿Cómo conectar 2 equipos físicos y 2 máquinas virtuales?

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Hola!

 

Es mi primera vez en el foro y quería preguntar sobre la configuración en red para realizar una conexión conjunta de 2 equipos físicos y 2 máquinas virtuales. Cada equipo físico cuenta con una máquina virtual (todos los sistemas operativos son windows 7 u 8). No cuento con un nivel avanzado en administración de redes pero quisiera preguntar el como podría hacer un caso de ejemplo de esta configuración, teniendo comunicación entre todas la máquinas y que cada una se pueda comunicarse con las otras 3.

 

De antemano muchas gracias! Si alguien ya lo ha preguntado, agradecería me indiquen el donde ir a consultarlo por favor.

How to connect 2 physical machines and 2 virtual machines?

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Hi!

 

It's my first time in the forum and I would like to ask about the network configuration for a setup of 2 physical machines and 2 virtual machines. Each  physical machine has a virtual machine (all operating systems are Windows 7 or 8). I do not have an advanced network management level but I would like to ask how can I setup an example case of this configuration?. I was wondering to have communication between all machines and considering communication among 1 machine with the other 3.

 

Thanks in advance! If someone already has asked this, please tell me the reference.

Log-in issue

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Linux VMplayer 7.1.3

According to the documentation, the request for an email address is only required on the first access.

I need to enter it every time I bring it up.

Is there a cure?

v7 not saving screen position

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7.1.2 build-2780323

 

When I suspend and then later restart a guest, Player is positioning  the window what looks like 200-pix right and 200-pix down form the previous X-Y-points.

 

I have tried shutting the guest down thinking it might be storing it then, but same thing happens on restart. I need the window to be in the same place on the host machine's screen every time.

 

This has just started happening after the latest update. Is there an option I am missing?

 

Thanks

Cannot map virtual disk: vixDiskMountServer.exe: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b).

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My host is Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit.

 

I just upgraded from VMware Player 5.0.1 to 6.0.7, and installed VDDK 6.0.0 ("vstor2install.bat"), and now I can no longer get "Map Virtual Disk" from the player GUI to work.  I get a dialog with the title "vixDiskMountServer.exe - Application Error" and the content "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b).  Click OK to close the application." and eventually a second dialog with the title "VMware Player" and the content "There was a problem trying to map the virtual disk volume."

 

I am still able to run virtual machines.

 

Can anyone suggest what might be going wrong here?

 

Thanks.

the specified virtual disk needs repair

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my virtual player's space is using out. I want to compact to it.

but the error: the specificed virtual disk needs repair.

I use the vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -R *.vmdk to repair, but

the log output show no options -R

the version is build 34685

 

how to deal with this.

not a valid virtual machine configuration file

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Team,


I have Windows 7 on my PC, running VMWARE PLAYER 3.1.6 build-744570.  I can no longer start my session, as I keep getting "Failed to open virtual machine: ! "\CentOS6.4 !.vmx " is not a valid virtual machine configuration file" error.


Hint: This issue arises due to space in my drive 


Have attached log ! VMware.zip94.4 KB


! !Help me out ! !


Thanks

Ganesh


How to see Virtual Machine's unique ID ?

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Hi,

 

I created a new Virtual machine, and I'm able to run it from VM ware player. However, I need to find the VM's id, possibly without using Vsphere CLI (since I don't have VSphere installed) ?

Crackling audio

how do I install vmware tools in a VM running in player on an Ubuntu host?

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I have an Ubuntu host ( Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS )

I have a Fedora VM ( 4.0.4-301.fc22.x86_64 ) and I would like to install vmware tools on this vm.

When I select from player VirtualMachine -> Reinstall VMware Tools...

I get a prompt in a box on the screen.  It says:

The following software is available for download:

VMware Tools for Linux version 9.9.3

  What would you like to do?

X Cancel   |  Download and Install

 

Of course I choose Download and install (kind of stupid question -- why would I want to cancel?)

Then instead of downloading the tools that I want to install, it says:

Your permission is needed to install a VMware update.

Please enter the root password to proceed.

Password: ___________

 

okay.  Now which root password is it looking for?  The VM or the host?

I try the VM and it does not work -- "incorrect password... try again."

... well Ubuntu does not have a root user.  So I try the password for the user with root privileges

"incorrect password... try again."

 

Then it fails out.

Not very satisfying.

 

The instructions I have found in my searches just tell you to take the step of getting the tools package and then (well, none of the rest of it matters if the tools are not available to me).

 

Suggestions?  Tips?

VMX corrupt file

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I have Windows 7 on my PC, running VMWARE PLAYER version 6.0.1 build-1379776.  I can no longer start my session, as I keep getting "VMX file corrupt" error.

What does this error mean.  Can I reinstall VM player software, and will it find my data?

Please confirm.

 

Thanks

Gary

In Windows guest system CDROM drive driver NECVMWar is reported as faulty (driver NECVMWar with error code 39)

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Dear community,

 

My Homesystem: Ubuntu 15.04

My Guestsystem Window Professional 7, 64Bit, SP1

VMWare-Player 7

 

 

All started with the unability to install the VMTools - Tools Wizzard does not start after selection of installation (with version 6 of the player I had NO problems!).

 

The downloaded Archive with the tools-exe-file could not be opened (corrupted).

 

I loaded down the Tools-Iso-Image. As the standard CDROM is not accessible because of driver problems (Driver NECVMWar is defect -Code 39) I created a second virtual CD-ROM-drive and associated it with this iso-file. But with the second CDROM drive I got the same driver error.

 

Some infors:

1. I had NOT checked the legacy emulation box.

2. in the vmx-file there is no entry "ide1:0.deviceType" but instead 

           sata0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

   when I changed the value to "cdrom-raw" I had no CDROM drive at all. Also changing the keys form sata to ide did not help!

 

Could You help me?

 

I enclose the vmx-file and thank You in advance for attention,

Wolfgang

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vmx file ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

.encoding = "UTF-8"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "11"

memsize = "4096"

MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"

displayName = "Win7"

guestOS = "windows7-64"

numvcpus = "4"

cpuid.coresPerSocket = "4"

firmware = "bios"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.filename = "-1"

sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

usb.present = "TRUE"

ehci.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"

ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet0.startConnected = "TRUE"

ethernet1.present = "TRUE"

ethernet1.addressType = "generated"

ethernet1.connectionType = "bridged"

ethernet1.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet1.startConnected = "TRUE"

ethernet2.present = "TRUE"

ethernet2.addressType = "generated"

ethernet2.connectionType = "bridged"

ethernet2.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet2.startConnected = "TRUE"

ethernet3.present = "TRUE"

ethernet3.addressType = "generated"

ethernet3.connectionType = "bridged"

ethernet3.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet3.startConnected = "TRUE"

ethernet4.present = "TRUE"

ethernet4.addressType = "generated"

ethernet4.connectionType = "bridged"

ethernet4.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet4.startConnected = "TRUE"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsisas1068"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "Win7.vmdk"

sata0.present = "TRUE"

sata0.virtualDev = "ahci"

sata0:0.present = "TRUE"

sata0:0.autodetect = "FALSE"

sata0:0.filename = "/home/wolfgang/Downloads/VMware-tools-windows-9.10.1-2791197(1).iso"

sata0:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

mks.enable3d = "TRUE"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

tools.upgrade.policy = "useGlobal"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

hpet0.present = "TRUE"

extendedConfigFile = "Win7.vmxf"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 49 e7 c5 80 eb d4-45 21 09 bf 26 64 06 2a"

uuid.location = "56 4d 49 e7 c5 80 eb d4-45 21 09 bf 26 64 06 2a"

replay.supported = "FALSE"

replay.filename = ""

migrate.hostlog = "./Win7-087566fe.hlog"

scsi0:0.redo = ""

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"

scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "160"

usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"

ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = "34"

ethernet2.pciSlotNumber = "35"

ethernet3.pciSlotNumber = "36"

ethernet4.pciSlotNumber = "37"

sound.pciSlotNumber = "38"

ehci.pciSlotNumber = "39"

vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "40"

sata0.pciSlotNumber = "41"

scsi0.sasWWID = "50 05 05 67 c5 80 eb d0"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0C:29:64:06:2A"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

ethernet1.generatedAddress = "00:0C:29:64:06:34"

ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = "10"

ethernet2.generatedAddress = "00:0C:29:64:06:3E"

ethernet2.generatedAddressOffset = "20"

ethernet3.generatedAddress = "00:0C:29:64:06:48"

ethernet3.generatedAddressOffset = "30"

ethernet4.generatedAddress = "00:0C:29:64:06:52"

ethernet4.generatedAddressOffset = "40"

vmci0.id = "1537995538"

monitor.phys_bits_used = "42"

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "33554432"

vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "33554432"

cleanShutdown = "TRUE"

softPowerOff = "TRUE"

usb:1.speed = "2"

usb:1.present = "TRUE"

usb:1.deviceType = "hub"

usb:1.port = "1"

usb:1.parent = "-1"

toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "13"

sata0:0.startConnected = "FALSE"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

usb:0.present = "TRUE"

usb:0.deviceType = "hid"

usb:0.port = "0"

usb:0.parent = "-1"

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

sata0:2.present = "TRUE"

sata0:2.fileName = "/home/wolfgang/Downloads/VMware-tools-windows-9.10.1-2791197(1).iso"

sata0:2.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

sata0:2.connectionStatus = "1"

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