Can't find the IP address of Nagios XI running in VMware Player
I'm running CentOS which as Nagios XI running in it, on my VMware Player. This is running on Ubuntu 12.04 (physical machine). I took a look at ifconfig on CentOS and on Ubuntu. On CentOS it doesn't...
View Articlevmware kernel module updater can't compile after upgraded to kernel-3.7.2...
Environments:OS: Fedora 18 x86_64Kernel and kernel headers: 3.7.2-201.fc18VMware Player: VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.x86_64.bundle vmware-modconfig log:2013-01-18T14:13:00.229+08:00| vthread-3| I120:...
View ArticleProblem installing Windows 8 as a guest OS
Hello, On my machine with Windows 7 (64 bits) Ultimate, I am running the VMWare Player 5. I have many VM guests with Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and they are all working fine.Now I...
View ArticleInspecting and merging independent *.vmdk ?
Yes, I know there is a cmd like: vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -r Mint.vmdk -t 0 minttarget.vmdk to merge multiple *.vmdks into ONE single vmdk. BUT: This only works for a sequence of chained, associated...
View ArticleHelp me understand cpu and ram assignment
Hello, After much effort I recently built my first VM but have a few questions. After much reading I still am not clear about ram and cpu assignment with a VM. Here's what I have.Intel dual core 2.7...
View ArticleVMWare Tool installation image is not accessible
I am trying to install Vmware tools for Debian Squeeze 64 bit on Vmware player. However, Vmware player showed this error message:"The VMWare Toolinstallation image for this gues operating system in not...
View ArticleDual Boot Windows XP/7-64bit Issues
I have a vm that was originally a XP workstation. Now I've installed Windows 7 64-bit on a different virtual drive and when the Windows 7 OS boots, the SCSI and NIC are unknown devices. Does anyone...
View ArticleGuest windows ....
...how can I create a copy of a guest windows with another name in vmplayer . It always appear with the same name ...Thanks.
View ArticleRecovering a V2i image into VMware Player 5.1
I've been trying to recover a Windows2003 server into a VM. Reading through the forum here I saw where someone had success with this by building a new VM and then recovering the image into it. I did...
View ArticleThe file specified is not a virtual disk: cannot open vmdk
I'm running vmware player 5.0.1 on windows 7 x64. I rebooted the host after suspending my VM, and when I try to play the VM after the reboot, I get the error message in the subject. I've attached a...
View ArticleThe simplies backup ever ? - with VMware Player
Hi community, is it possible to use VMware player in its simplies form of "backuping" like this:1. One create virtual mashine inside directoty: VM_Win7_Folder2. Copy and Paste the complete folder to...
View ArticleVmware Player 5 Win8 Guest SVGA slow, Graphics Performance 2.0
I have a Win8 guest running on a Win7 host. I copied a working Win7 guest and performed an upgrade to Win8. The upgrade went fine. However, I noticed that the graphics were sluggish/jerky as compared...
View ArticleCertificate Error Occurred For The Update Server (Can't Download/Install...
Folks here have been so helpful thus far! Here's another problem I've run across... When I click on the "VM" option in VMware Player 3.0, the "Install VMware Tools..." option is greyed out. When I...
View ArticleSlow blackscreen loading inside NHL99
Im having some issues to load a ingame inside NHL99 in VMware on win XP, so its no problem to start the game, im getting in to the menus etc.its just when the gameplay are loading, it takes about 5...
View ArticleCertificate error Vmware Tools
Hello i can not installing VMware tools? its says: A certificate error occurred for the update server. Check your Internet settings or contact your system administrator. Please help me with this OS:...
View ArticleVM more trouble than it's worth-my nightmare experience
I guess the reason I am posting is I'm so pissed off I had to vent somewhere. After dual booting Win 7 and XP for several years I decided to jump into the VM world. I diligently did my homework,...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 guest installation
Under Host Ubuntu 12.10 , VMware-Player-5.0.1 , I try an U 12.04 guest installation .At the beginning I get message Ubu_guest1 but the installation proceeds ...and endswith message Ubu_guest2 ...My...
View Articlevmware player does not recognize thinkpad e530 laptop keyboard??
I cannot not get the Windows 8 vmware image to recognize my laptop keyboard. Tried to re-install the keyboard drivers without any success. Device manager in the VM Windows 8 shows the keyboard and...
View ArticleNo more 3d (Aero?) in win7 guest on vmplayer 5.0.1?
I am running vmplayer 5.0.1 on a kubutnu 12.10 host and xorg-edgers PPA installed. My win 7 guest refuses to turn on 3d. This worked fine with vmplayer 4.x.x. Has this been turned off in vmplayer 5.x.x?
View Articlelost eth0 when using a copied ubuntu-server vm
Hi, I installed an ubuntu-server 6.06 as guest os and every thing is fine. But when I copy the vm to another location on disk, the guest os were not able to find the network adapter and lost its eth0....
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