help with fixing Grain Table
Hi, I am working with a problem vmdk file. The good news is, no snapshots or other complications. The bad news is, I've taken this as far as I know to take it. I copied the vm to another machine and...
View ArticleUSB webcams only recognized as audio device (Ubuntu 8.04 host system)
While it was possible to use USB webcams within vmware-server 1.x, the 2.0 version only detects them as audio devices. As an example a plugged in Logitech Quickcam shows up as "Logitech Audio Device"...
View ArticleVMs power on stuck at 95%
Hello virtual people, I have a serious issue with VMware Server 2 on Windows Vista x64. When I try to power on a virtual machine, it stucks at 95% on the "Power On Virtual Machine" task. It...
View Articlecannot select hostonly and NAT network in add hardware wizard
hi I have installed vmware server 2 and using windows as host and also guest operatinf systems. After creating the virtual machine, network in guest operating system doesn't work. I can select bridge...
View ArticleUbuntu 8.10 Webcam in VM?!?!?
I am struggling here and really need help.I have Ubuntu 8.10 desktop installed and successfully installed VMware server 2.0. I built a Ubuntu guest VM and want to use my USB webcam in the VM but no...
View ArticleMore than 4GB memory on 32bit Linux with VMWare Server 2?
Hi All, Do you have any experience to use more than 4 GB memory by a 64 bit guest on a 32 bit host OS? The host computer is Intel Core2 Duo T6600 CPU with 4 GB phy. RAM, but I want to upgrade to...
View ArticleDoes "options" work on vmware-vim-cmd command ?
I am wondering about this question because I had to setup a couple of vmware server with non-standard ports, let's say 10902 and 20902. No problems using web interface. but using command line doesn't...
View ArticlePhone Home From Server
I am curious to see if anyone has noticed a phone home call from VMware Server 2. I am specifically seeing a call to the following URL when I performing other activites....
View ArticleVMWare Server and Microsoft Dynamics
Hi, Hoping someone can help out with some ideas. I have VMWare server 2 installed on a windows server 2000 machine. I set up a virtual machine using 2 processors and 4 gig of memory running win...
View ArticleNorton Ghost 12 for P to V?
I want to perform a P to V of my old laptop (XP pro) before I decommision it and tried using the facility in ghost 12 to create a vmware disk. However the process did not go as planned. Although the...
View ArticleGuest Swapping vs. Host Swapping
Since my host is low on physical RAM I unfortunately need to allow swapping. There are two options that I can do: I could tell the guest's OS to swap, so it will use the virtual disk to swap. *I...
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PermissionDeniedException: Access denied. while adding a USB device to a VM
I get the error message: " PermissionDeniedException: Access denied. while adding a USB device to a VM" When i attempt to add a USB device to a VM. VMware correctly detects the device, and USB port...
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Virtual Machine suspends randomly?
This one is driving me nuts, I have a virtual machine that randomly suspends itself. I checked the power options inside the VM, it's not set to any power plans (it should stay on). I checked the logs...
View ArticleRunning out of free space in this directory may corrupt the virtual machine's...
I've been running vmware server 2 for like 6 months now and all of a sudden this week I keep getting this error in VMware Infrastructure Web Access. Its a popup question with Ignore and Continue as...
View ArticleI cant access my Virtual Machine when the internet connection is off....
Hi there..... I am newbie here... I dont know whether Iam asking stupidquestion or right question.......Well I cant access my Virtual Machinewhen the internet connection is off..... is it quite...
View Articlerun vmware-vmx processes as non-root
I'm sure this question has been asked, but I have no idea of how to phrase my search. My issue is this - we have a NAS that's squashing root, the virtual machines reside on an NFS export on said NAS,...
View Articlebsod driver irql not less or equal using win 2008 32bit vm guest
i just installed a new vm guest running windows 2008 enterprise 32bit sp2 integrated and all windows updates. it also has vmware tools installed. the server is running active directory but doesnt hold...
View ArticleVM network connections get sluggish
I have a host server running Server 08 and VMWARE Server 2.0.0There is a VM on the host running Server 2003. It's been running for about 6 months great. No one has touched it. Recently, only the VM has...
View ArticleCPU workload on host OS on Quad Core machine
hi, all I am using VMware server 2.0.1. and it seems that a single guest OS cannot fully utilize the CPU resources of host machine. Therefore, my question is "Is it possible for a single guest...
View ArticleProblem with AVM Fritz Card USB
Hi ! I'm using VM Ware Server 2.0 with great satisfaction. I use it with an Ubuntu distribution. I have plug on the server a Fritz Card USB, who is recognise by Ubuntu : igloo@virtual:~$ lsusb...
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