Cannot create VBO larger than 64 MB in GL3-core
I'm using VMware Workstation Player to test a free video game on Linux.The game is based on Doom 3 engine, and thus uses OpenGL to render stuff. Right now it works fine on GL 3.3 core profile. However,...
View ArticleVM crashes when dragging a file from 7-zip to VM
Hello, I have installed VMware Player 15.5.1-15018445 and 7zip-19.00 on my computer.Also installed the latest VMware-Tools in the VM. When dragging a file from a 7zip folder to the VM, the VM crashes....
View ArticleCan't Install VMware Bridge Protocol After Fall Creators Update
Hello, I just installed Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) and it removed the VMware Bridge Protocol from my physical NIC. No problem - it's easy to add back. Just go Properties of the...
View ArticleVMWare PRO Trial Expired and Now Can't Use Workstation Player
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find anything relating to my issue. Some time ago I downloaded a trial version of VMware Pro. Last week the grace period expired and so I downloaded...
View ArticleDoes Player have a USB filter feature?
In VirtualBox, I have been able to set a USB filter that captures the USB WiFi adapter. This means that the host is prevented from going online when the guest is running; only the guest has Internet...
View ArticleWorkstation Player XP Mode imports but VM won't start (black screen - no error)
Hi, A few years ago, I used VM Workstation Player on a Windows 7 Pro host running "XP Mode" to run a couple of old apps that wouldn't run under Windows 7. Always worked. With Win7 nearing EOL support...
View ArticleBridged Mode Not Working
I've noticed that bridge mode sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I've done a lot of experimenting and have narrowed down the cause but don't have a fix. Looking for help. I've recently moved and...
View ArticleName Resolution (DNS) doesn't work for Guest machines (NAT Configuration)
I am using Vmware player 15 and have 3 guest hosts (A,B,C) with NAT configuration. A is configured as DNS server (Centos 7) - ip address 192.168.136.11 - whereas B and C are DNS clients (Ubuntu 18.04...
View ArticleUse Ubuntu Linux as router / DHCP server / Gateway
HelloI'm new to VMware workstation - I want to create a virtual network with Ubuntu machine & windows 10 (v-1903) machine.I want the Ubuntu machine will be functioning as a DHCP server and also the...
View ArticlePlayer RAM & Paging File Allocation in Windows 10 VM
I am running Player 15.5 on Windows 10 x64 1909. I have host drives C and F (the latter containing the VM files) on an SSD. The system has 24GB RAM, of which I had previously allocated 6GB to a Win10...
View ArticlePort Forward on VMWare Workstation, But Range not a Port
Hi everyone, thanks for helping me,1. I installed VMWare Workstation 15.5 on Windows Server 20192. I use NAT to Port Forward and it's working well from NAT83. I want to Forward UDP ports 10000 - 19999...
View ArticleWorkstation crashes as soon as I try to run VM on Kali Linux
Hey guys, super new to the scene here and trying to get my berrings. Finding out I may have been overconfident and installed Kali too early because I've had errors that I've had to work through on...
View ArticlePlayer 15 VMguest LenovoB50 keyboard not working at login screen
Hello Everyone, I’ve converted a LenovoB50 laptop to a virtual machine using the Stand-alone Convertor. The VM boots up to the login screen with only the mouse working, keyboard failed.Have gone...
View ArticleDisable shared folder functionality completely
Hi We are using Workstation Player on Linux in our computer labs. We would like to be able to disable the shared folder functionality in the Player, to prevent end users mapping folders (especially...
View ArticleMacOs Catalina asks for bluetooth keyboard that I don't have while installing...
Hi everybody,I am installing the catalina mac os but when I launch the VM, The first thing it asks is to appair a bluetooth keyboard. I only can click on a "startup disk" option and when I put my mouse...
View ArticleCan't see LAN shared folder
Hi everyone,I just install a new virtual machine (windows server 2019 standard) inside VMware ESXI 6.7Everything works good but I have a problem my windows server 2019 can't see shared folder of the...
View ArticleEnable 9 bit communication on serial port
Hi,I have a legacy program that used to run on an MS-DOS machine. The program talks to a number of devices over RS232. When I make a DOS VM and run the program, the output to the serial port is...
View ArticleKeyboard keys are not working in VMWare Workstation Player 15 with CentOS guest
Hello All, I see a weird issue suddenly started. that I am unable to type password in the guest OS (CentOS).I tried below steps to solve this issue but couldn't help 1. Repaired VMWare player2....
View ArticleAccessing Internet through VMWare
Hello, How can I access the internet via a VMWare connection? I am NOT an Admin of this network. Just a user. I am an Admin of my Windows 10 PC. Thanks.
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