Bug:

RHEL 5.2 guest freezes at "starting udev".  This started occurring after I switched to 2 virtual CPUs.  The problem is not consistent.  Before I put my host to sleep and then reboot this morning, I was able to successfully run the REHEL guest and see the two CPUs running. I suspect it may have something to do with my second USB Ethernet adapter getting a different USB id assigned.

Another possibility is something to do with the VMWare Tools. When I was booting into the hang-up this morning, it was informing me that I need to install VM Tools even though they were already installed. I went back to 1 CPU, and all was normal again.


This seems to be a Fusion issue - under VMware workstation 6.5.2, I have never seen it hang with 2 CPUs in the RHEL guest VM.  However, when using Workstation, both ethernet adapters were not removable; they were both PCI cards in a Xeon machine.

System:

VMware Fusion: 2.0.4

Host: MacBook Pro 15" OS X 10.5.6, 2.4GHz Core2 Duo, 4GBRAM

Two Nics: Trendnet USBTU-ET1000C with open source Pegasus drivers, and built-in adapter

Guest: RHEL 5.2 with 2 network adapters bridged to my two physical adapters on host.

_VMware Bug Tracking Rant:_

I am disturbed that Vmware users are prevented from reporting bugs unless they have a current  paid support contract. Reporting bugs on a community forum will certainly prevent additional clues from ever reaching the official bug tracking system; clues that can help developers identify a pattern to help isolate where the problem is and where it is not and where to focus their efforts.

As a software developer, I would have been willing to reward my customers for each bug found to help improve my application.  I do not understand why any software company would make it difficult to report bugs.  As a long time customer and evangelist of VMware products,  my perception of VMware as a company has been lowered.

Any tips on a work-around for two cpu operation are appreciated,

-Ed