Can Ring 0 Trojan in a Guest VM Penetrate the Host OS?
Can a virus or trojan that runs in ring 0 of a guest virtual machine penetrate through to the host OS? If there are certain processors (e.g., the Intel processors with virtualization support) where...
View ArticleVM's keep shutting down by themselves?
Hi there, I've got an issue with a VM (Windows XP) running on VMWare Server (Windows 2k3). I log into the host macine via remote desktop and start up the XP machine, it's working fine. If I log off the...
View Articlevmware-user not running in ubuntu guest
Hi, I'm running an ubuntu feisty guest in vmware server 1.01, and the "autofit guest" doesn't work.I think it's because the vmware-user process stops when the session is launched. I've looked for this...
View ArticleSOLUTION -> 511 Error connecting to ....\vmserverdWin32.exe process
Hi ppl: Since this is my first post, i'd like to congratulate the VMware TEAM for the amazing software they developed over the years.Thank YOU ALL !!!! Since i've installed the free version of VMware...
View ArticleTrouble installing Logitech webcam on Windows XP virtual machine
I have a Pentium 4 running Windows 2000pro and an 8Gig Vmware Virtual Machine partition which is running Windows XP Home Edition.I need to run the Logitech Quickcam on the Windows XP local host so that...
View ArticleWindows 2003 Product Activation dialog bypass
All, I'm currently in the midst of doing a massive conversion from physical machines to VMs. Unfortunately I've run into a snag on a machine conversion from a Dell GX280 to VM on Windows 2003. It seems...
View ArticleMissing /dev/vmnet1 etc.
Hi, I've installed VMWare Server RC2 on Centos 4.3 and I'm not sure it's installed correctly. I've set it up with bridged networking, and it has installed a /dev/vmnet0, but no other adapters. When I...
View Articlertc: lost some interrupts at
Hello, I've just tried vmware server beta on my new AMD64 with Debian. took a while to set up but now it's working ok. My problem is that I get the following kernel message and my system respond time...
View ArticleGeneric SCSI device - HP SDLT 320
I have a Compaq Proliant 5500 running 2003 Server with an HP SDLT 320 tape drive. I have a 2000 Server SP4 set up as a virtual server on that box and I am trying to get it to recognize the tape drive....
View ArticleGhosting a Linux vm
I have a co-worker that created a linux vm on workstation 5, another tech did some research and said that you cannot take that vm to esx 2.5. So, I am trying to ghost it. I have a Bart boot disk that...
View Articlemulti-port modem card support?
I am new to VM Ware and evaluating VM Ware Server Beta 2 using 2003 server as the host OS and several virtual machines all using XP Pro. I need to get a multiport modem card working on the guest OS's....
View ArticleMount a virtual disk
Can I mount a virtual disk onto my Linux Suse 10.1 filesystem? How? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleVmware host rebooting periodically
I recently upgraded to the the latest release of Vmware and was updating my guests using windows update when a sudden crash and reboot happened during the final phase of .net 2.0 security update on one...
View ArticleOdd behavior during PXE booting VMs in Vmware server.
Hi, Here is my setup (all on 64 bit vmware server machine - with emul 32 libraries) 1) DHCP/BOOTP/PXE server VM : Gentoo 2006 - 64 bit.2) A diskless client VM : which PXE boots from the above server....
View ArticleVMWare with microsoft RIS
I have a small problem, when i want to install a virtual machine with pxe boot connecting to RIS server, the remote installation start, i chose my installation type, the network card is ok but the...
View ArticleVM Hangs on start
This occurs in both vmplayer and vmware server. I created a vm with windows, to boot off of a cdrom image (both manually using vmplayer, and through the vmware server wizard). After starting the vm ......
View Articlesmartd fail When run Redhat Ent. 4 on GSX 3.2
When I install Redhat Ent 4. on GSX 3.2 , and I restart Redhat when finish install and reboot i have massage on boot smartd failed . I don't no what happen ,Please Help me
View ArticleCan the VMware Server support drag and drop?
I know VMware workstation supports this function, but it seems that VMware server doesn't support this technology.
View Articlehostonly devices start disconnected on autostarted VM's
I'm having an issue with hostonly ethernet devices starting disconnected on autostarted VMs. The following appears in the log. Jan 29 23:21:33: vmx| VNET: Notification enabled for Ethernet1Jan 29...
View Articlecomments in .vmx file
Is there a way of commenting out an entry in the VM's configuration file? I there a "comment character," like # or ; to use?
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