Pink Screen on Build 110271 - NOT_IMPLEMENTED visorfsObj.c:2411

[cmccracken]

Hi All,

I've decided to try ESXi at home just to fiddle with and ran into a problem. I have an extra Dell Optiplex GX260 and decided I would attempt to use ESXi on it. I already knew that the hard drives would n't accept the install (IDE) but I thought that if I put the image on a USB thumbdrive, I should be in the clear. (I intend to setup a box with openNAS to house the VMs). I was able to put the latest image onto the USB drive no problem, and it began to boot. However, a few ticks into the yellow screen I run into a pink error screen. It says NOT_IMPLEMENTED /build/mts/release/bora-110271/bora/vmkernel/filesystems/visorfs/visorfsOjb.c:2411

<error stuff from the stack>

VMK uptime: 0:00:00:00.462 TSC: 178034315850

No place on disk to dump data

Waiting for debugger...

Does this mean I'm totally out of luck, or is there hope?

Thanks,

Casey

[cmccracken]

Am I out of luck?

Casey

[Dave_Mishchenko]

You might want to disable any devices you won't need and try the noapic setting - see this thread - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1024894. What sort of processor do you have in the system?

[cmccracken]

Hey Dave,

It is an Intel Pentium 4 2.00GHz. I watched the boot sequence more closely, and the processor was exactly where it failed. I tried the USB in another PC and it worked like a charm, so I'm using it instead. It actually worked out for the better because the other PC is faster and has more RAM.

Thanks,

Casey

[Dave_Mishchenko]

What's the other type of PC that you're using?

[cmccracken]

It is a custom desktop I built myself a few years ago. AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ 2GB RAM A8N-SLI Premium 939 Motherboard.

Casey

[saurabh0]

I am getting the exact same error. Any solution yet?

[cmccracken]

I gave up on using that particular computer as the server. I believe the processor isn't yet compatible with ESXi.

Casey

[saurabh0]

My server has Intel Core2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz. Can anyone tell me if it is compatible or not?

[Dave_Mishchenko]

You should be OK with the CPU - what sort of PC / motherboard are you using? Can you post the details of the pink screen?

[JMills]

ObNit: Purple screen.

There's another PSoD thread with an assert at the same point here, http://communities.vmware.com/thread/171061

I'll pass a pointer to this thread along as well.

[wila]

ObNit: Purple screen.

OMG, there are gay VMWare servers, the virtual world never ceases to surprise me... LOL

Sorry about the pun, it isn't fun to be in this situation.

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Wil

edit: added apology

[VirtualJMills]

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> OMG, there are gay VMWare servers, the virtual world never ceases to surprise me... LOL

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> Wil

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> edit: added apology

blink Wow.

Y'know, it really isn't purple per-se... it is closer to Magenta. Either way, amusing to consider GLBT in the context of computing.

[wila]

GLBT So I learned a new word... well it doesn't have to be serious in here all the time is it? Besides my brother made it very clear to me that pink is a special color.. he loves his pink monday's. With all the current heisse around black monday I think I prefer that partying crowd over that too, coz they sure know how to party.

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Wil

[mrhanson]

The thread at http://communities.vmware.com/message/1166259 suggests that this is an out-of-RAM condition.

If anybody finds their way to this thread looking for this same error on a MacBook Pro:

The same condition occurs on the new unibody MacBook Pros while attempting to boot ESXi (following the instructions posted at http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-6590 and/or http://www.brandonfreitag.com/vmware/VI35.pdf). Raising the RAM to 1.4 GB clears it up.