USB 2.0 Controller?
Hi im wondering if VMware Player (free version, in my case - Linux) will be able to access a PCI USB 2.0 Controller? As far as I know, VMWare doesnt play well with USB 3.0, this would bea good option....
View ArticleNo http / https access after uninstalling VMware Player
Hello,I had installed VMware Player v6.0.3 on a system running Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit. After uninstalling it, http and https Access does not work anymore (FTP and mail are working). I tried http with...
View ArticleSetup up Internet for Linux Guest
Hi, I just installed Linux Mint 17 in a VM (host is Win7) but can't get internet access working. I'm connected to my local network and see shared folders, but internet just doesn't work. I've installed...
View ArticleVMware Player auto startup with Windows 2008 as service
Hi, I am running Windows 2008 with VMware Player. The VMware Player has 2 virtual machines that is running.After blackout I need Windows 2008 to log on automatically and start VMware Player, and also...
View ArticleVMWare player 6.03 can't connect to network/internet
I have a problem I haven't been able to correct. I have a Ubuntu VM that I have been using for the last year for safe web surfing. It hasn't had a single problem, even transferring between host...
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Using a Belkin F5L009 with vm ware player running debian linux
Hello everybody, Thank you four all your help in advance. Goal:I would like to connect a SimTrace SIM Sniffer from sysmocom to the belkin usb network hub F5L009 (Firmware v1-2-0).And then use it inside...
View ArticleThinPrint: virtual printing doesn't work
Hello, I am new with vmware player and ThinPrint. The summary of the problem is: Virtual printing from the vmware client using the printers of the host does not work,because no virtual printers are...
View ArticlePlayer crashes when no internet connection
Seriously? Player needs an internet connection to run the Guest? I have this on my Surface Pro and it doe snot always have an internet connection. That's the whole idea for portable devices. DUH! Can...
View ArticleVMWare does not support external Touro 3.0 drive
VMWare Player / Workstation is actually rubbish, Inbuilt webcam on HP does not work and despite a lot of communication with VMWare, they just gave up in the end. Pathetic. Now I am plugging in a...
View ArticleMouse doesn't work - Guest OS Ubuntu 14.01.1 LTS
I am running VMPlayer 6.0.3-1895310 in Windows 7 professional SP1 on ASUS Notebook B43J. The guest host is ubuntu-14.04.1-server-amd64.VMTools was successfully installed and vmtoolsd is running. I...
View ArticleError playing a VM: The specified virtual disk needs repair
I am using "VMware-player-3.1.0-261024.exe" and while starting the VM, I had this error message "Cannot open the disk 'C:\...\Windows 7.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.Reason: The...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 support in W7 x64 guest under W7 x64 host.
I am afraid this question has been answered, but I have done many searches with no luck. It looks like USB 3.0 support works under certain Linux guests but I can find no definitive answers about W7...
View Articlecentos 7 install does not see disk
I'm running windows 7 Ultimate 64bit with VMware Player 6.0.1, I've installed loads of centos machines in this player but with centos 7 the installer doesn't see any disk to install onto. I've...
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New version of Squid proxy appliance (KingNeutron v7) available now!
--Previous announcement:http://communities.vmware.com/thread/328648?tstart=0 2013.0325 - Announcing the latest V7 of the KingNeutron (Minimalist) Squid Proxy VM o Now Based on Long-Term-Support...
View ArticleHelp with Shared Folders
I need to some help with the Shared Folders option. Specifically how to have a guest folder automatically mapped to a linux user folder on boot-up. I'm using:vmplater 6.0.3 build-1895310Host is Windows...
View ArticleNo network adaptor drivers in Vista guest
Hi there, New to VMWare Player. I have used that other brand for a while but the VMWare converter struck me as something I could use to help older folks out migrating to Windows 8.1 (mainly because 8.1...
View ArticleOracle VM on VmWareplayer
Hi all,I use VmWare player on a Win 7 Professional Laptop.Can I have an Oracle VM server and run it with VmWare player ? Thanks.
View Articlelots bridged network between Workstation and VmPlayer
Hello all,I created a virtual machine with Workstation 10. I have 1 ethernet slot in motherboard and 3 additionnal Ethernet single board.With application Editor virtual network i createdvmnet 0 bridge...
View ArticleSuppot for RHEL 7?
I've got VMWare Player 6.0.3 installed on a Windows 7 64-bit system. I tried to create a VM using RHEL 7 64-bit from an iso, but it says it can't detect the guest operating system, and when I try to...
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How to disable "To direct input to this virtual machine, press Crtl+G." popup?
This comes up every time I open one of my VM's (there's also another one telling me to press Ctrl+Alt to release from the VM). How do I disable this from appearing? I've been searching online and I...
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