Can't get VMware player to install in Ubuntu 12.04
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and trying to install VMware Player for Linux 32-bit.I have the file: VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.i386.txtI double click on it and it opens and starts to unpack?After...
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Hello!I installed ubuntu 13.04 as a guest os on vmware. I then installed gnome 3 classic and normal. However, I still cannot start vmware unity. Does anyone know why? Yes, I checked and reinstalled...
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I just got VMware up and running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 as a guest in Ubuntu 13.04. I am now trying to enter Unity mode and I get the following: "The virtual machine cannot enter Unity mode...
View Articlevmware player 5.0.2 on Mageia 3 RC x86_64 problem
I'm having problems getting vmware player 5.0.2 x86_64 running on Mageia 3 RC (x86_64) which is at kernel 3.8.11. (I note in this context that the vmware-modconfig script whose output is reproduced...
View Articlevmware player dependency on hal, policykit, consolekit
Is there going to be a new version of vmware player which does not have dependencies on these deprecated or dropped packages? It seems that vmware player will not run on some modern linux...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 ... Again ...
Hi, First time poster, be gentle. M/C Alienware M14X 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0Host O/S WIndows 7 Ultimate 64 Bi.VM Player 5.00Guest O/S OpenSuse 12.2 Connecting external drives through the USB 3.0 ports...
View Article0 bytes of system swap space is available
I just installed VMware Player and get this: VMware Player recommends 512 MB of system swap space for the set of currently running virtual machines. 0 bytes of system swap space is available. For...
View ArticleError while powering on: Unable to open file that exists
This weekend a partition containing my VMWare virtual machines was accidently deleted by Acronis backup softwareI rebuilt the partition and re-assigned the same drive letter.I then restored the...
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Ongoing problem with VMware Player
etsah57 wrote: Sudo worked, opening VMware didn'tTerminaletsah57@etsah57-KZ208AA-ABG-m9385a:~$ sudo su root/sudo password for etsah57:root@etsah57-KZ208AA-ABG-m9385a:/home/etsah57# sh...
View ArticleUnity + Lync 2013 = lots of windows.
Unity and LYNC 2013 don't seem to get along quite well. When you open a chat window, 4 windows open along side it, if you open 2, you get 8 windows (they are all blank/no substance/nothing to...
View ArticleEditing Nat and host-only settings (vmnetcfg.exe)
Using VMware Player 5.0.2 I try to edit settings for Nat and host-only network connections.In the past I used vmnetcfg.exe but it looks it'not available anymore.What can I use to configure the network...
View ArticleVmware Player has no 3d acceleration on Ubuntu 12.10 on ThinkVantage X60
I started years ago using wmplayer on my ubuntu partition while having wm workstation set on the windows partition.After updating to ubuntu 10.x i noticed the message that 3d acceleration was not...
View ArticleVirtual BIOS and boot order
I recently decided to expand the virtual drive for a Linux VM running in VMPlayer in Windows 7. The last step is to modify partitions using a 3rd party software: GParted. In principle, GParted should...
View ArticleVMware Player 5.02 has problem with connection to USB 3.0 devices
I use VMware Player 5.02 under windows 8 64 bit system to create a virtual system windows 8 32 bit. I can connect USB 2.0 devices in the host and guest systems and I can use USB 3.0 in the host system....
View ArticleVMWare Player Mouse does not snap to a menu
I am using VMWare Player 5 and I open some software and it has drill down type menus. If the menu option I need to click is at the bottom of the screen and the next menu I choose happens to be shorter...
View ArticleDebian Wheezy - VMWare Player and Gnome3
I have installed Debian Wheezy in VMWare Player 5.0.2 build-1031769 and all is fine. Except the "Failed to load Gome3" messages keep on coming. This is what I did so far: Installed VMWare Tools (some...
View ArticleDownloading the latest VMwareTools for player and workstation
I work with VMware player and workstation on isolated environments. Where can I download the latest versions of VMwareTools for player v4, v5 and workstation v8? Thank you.
View Article32 bit USB driver in VMware Player
I have a USB Oscilloscope that does not have 64 bit drivers for Windoes 7. So I thought I would try a virtual machine. Should I be able to install the 32 bit version (which runs on XP) into VMware...
View ArticleCannot connect to Internet using NAT on Linux guest in VMPlayer
Hi, I have a machine with vmware workstation 9.0.1 with a linux guest O/S and this works fine for connecting to the internet using NAT. I am looking at VMPlayer also and the same linux build gives a...
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