Hi,
I have installed VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386.rpm on my linux machine with kernel 2.6.16.38. I have created Virtual Machine, but VM can't power on.
I don't get error message box (only black screen by 1-2 sec).
/var/log/vmware/vmvare-served.log:
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Feb 28 12:48:46: app| SP: Retrieved username: root
Feb 28 12:48:49: app| Adding to list of running vms: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000 Professional.vmx
Feb 28 12:48:50: app| VMServerd IPC closed the connection with thread /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000 Professional.vmx (0x830
Feb 28 12:48:50: app| Lost connection to /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000 Professional.vmx (/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/W
Feb 28 12:48:50: app| vmserverd: Could not connect to virtual machine /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000 Professional.vmx : Conn
Feb 28 12:48:50: app| Failed to connect to vm: /var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows 2000 Professional/Windows 2000 Professional.vmx
Feb 28 12:48:50: app| SP: Retrieved username: root
Feb 28 12:48:50: app| Operation failed to change the VM to the expected power state.
Feb 28 12:48:51: app| OvlHostStartIo: errno 104
Feb 28 12:48:51: app| vmdbPipe_Streams: Couldn't read
Feb 28 12:48:51: app| Vmdb_IsSet failed: /db/connection/#57/type/sub/mountState/new/ (A one-of constraint has been violated)
Feb 28 12:48:51: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Feb 28 12:48:51: app| VM suddenly changed state: poweredOff.
Feb 28 12:48:52: app| SP: Retrieved username: root
Feb 28 12:48:56: app| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF
Feb 28 12:48:56: app| SP: Deleting user session: 0 username: root
Where is error?