VMware server 2.0.2 and Windows 2012 EN 64bit
Hi allCan anybody can help me with Windows 2012 64bit installation on the VMware ServerVersion 2.0.2Build 203138? I'm trying to install Windows 2012 from ISO image called:...
View ArticleCan't get 1280x800 resolution on Fedora 9
I installed VMware Server 2 on my laptop (IBM Thinkpad T60; Windows XP professional; 1280x800 widescreen), and then create a Fedora 9 virtual machine (Redhat Linux). In order to have full screen, I...
View ArticleWhat is the proper syntax for runProgramInGuest?
Hi, if I run: vmrun -T server -h https://intel-ht-005/sdk -u root -p passwd listRegisteredVM, I get this result: Total registered VMs: 4 test/Clone of SLES10sp1-64bit.vmx 1/Clone of...
View Articlecannot connect to shared folder from guest to host
Hello, I have searched and read the articles about sharing folders between guest and host, but couldn't find/figure out ananswer. My host is WinXP, my guest Win2k3sp2. I use the host only adapter...
View ArticleCom Port Issue
Hello! I have a piece of medical software that needs to run inside a Windows XP virtual machine, part of this software talks to some hearing aid hardware using com1-5. What i would like to be able...
View ArticleConvert ext3 image / loop to vmdk?
I'm in a little bit of a jam... without going into details I will explain this as simple as I can. I have a loop image (ext3) that resides on a windows share. I need to convert this to a...
View ArticleStrange keyboard issue: AltGr
I'm running VMware server 2.0.1 on Slackware-12.2 (Linux 2.6.27.7). The AltGr key won't work in any VM's console, which is strange, because it works in the window manager. It looks like AltGr is just...
View ArticleDirect 3d acceleration
I've tried researching this on my own and forgive me if I missed an obvious how-to but I'm attempting to enable direct3d acceleration on vmware server 2 beta. I see experimental support for VMW but...
View ArticleFirefox 3.6 and vmware remote console doesn't open.
After upgrading to firefox 3.6 I can't open up my virtual machine through the browser. I downgraded to 3.5 and it worked. This is the message I get: Cannot access virtual machine console. The...
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Networking in a VM : can ping but can't browse !!!
Hello. This might sound trivial, but obviously I'm missing something here... So here's the setup : I have a Windows 2008 server (Web Edition) ; this server has a network card that's got a public IP...
View ArticleVMware Server awfully slow and connection drops
I installed the VMware Server 2.0.2 (Build 203138), including Web Access 2.0.0 (Build 128374) to my Ubuntu Linux server (2.6.32-24-server #39-Ubuntu SMPx86_64). The server host has no console GUI,...
View ArticleGuest keeps freezing
Hi all, I am running VM Server 2 on a Windows 7 host and have an XP Pro guest OS. For about 4 months now, the guest has been randomly freezing and will not come back. I have tried a number of ways to...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Standard 4 CPU 4 GB memory limitation
Windows 2003 Standard has a 4 cpu and 4 GB memory recognition limitation. But when virtualizing a physical server that is running Windows 2003 Standard, would it be possible to allocate more than 4...
View ArticleCan't move VM in vmware server 2 from one host to another
Hi,I want to move a currently working VM from one host to another.The details are:1. Both hosts are running Vmware Server 2 their hardware specs are different.2. I created the VM using VMware Server...
View ArticleInstall VMware server 2 on Debian Squeeze 2.6.38
Hello, I want to ask you if you have some experience with instalation VMware server 2 on Debian Squeeze 2.6.38. I followed this...
View ArticleThe drive cannot find the sector requested.
I have a Blackberry enterprise server, running in Windows 2003 SP2, running on VMWare Server2. When doing a snapshot backup using AppAssure Replay4 application I am getting the following error in the...
View ArticleConvert a virtual disk from growable to preallocated - Failure
Hi, I am using "vmware-vdiskmanager" to convert a virtual disk from growable to preallocated. I have had enough of the defrags and poor disk i/o. To do this I have copied the vmwaredisk.vmdk file of...
View ArticleGetting error "vcpu-0:DoubleFault @ 0x4020:0xc9420" on vmware server 1.0.6
I was having no issues with vmware on windows 7, recently i brought windows 8 and while trying to start vm i get this error message "vcpu-0:DoubleFault @ 0x4020:0xc9420". I am trying to open an...
View ArticleVirtualising BIOS locked SBS2003 Server
I have in the past successfully used the VMWare Converter to convert Servers running OEM or retail versions of Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 r2 to VM's. I am now having a problem running running...
View Articledmp files being created after uninstall
Hello, I am not sure I am posting in the correct section but here goes.We have a few servers that started running out of space on the C drive. After investigating we found that VMWare was still sending...
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