Warning: CPU0: Failed to update microcode from version 0x6 to 0xc

[shwells]

I am not sure if this message is coming from Solaris or VMWare. I have never seen it before. Here is my environment:

Host: Windows Vista, VMWare Workstation 6.0.3

Guest: Solaris Express Developer Edition 1/08.

The message above shows up on the console between the Grub menu and the Solaris startup text banner. In addition to this problem I am getting the vmhgfs mismatch message that is documented elsewhere in one of the forums.

[valsarajk]

This is because the Operating system is trying to update the processor's microcode with the new version. Since it is an Virtual OS, VMware doesnt allow it to update the code. To over come this issue. There is an work around for Solaris Operating system. Run the command given below

#mv /platform/i86pc/ucode /platform/i86pc/ucode.disabled

[admin]

...or check for a BIOS update that includes the microcode patch.