hi,
situation here is , i've already setup solaris10 x86 on vmworkstation
i get the error :
" u r running 64 bit guest OS but virtual machine is config to run 32bit "
running thru all available settings ,there isn't a setting to switch the instance 32bit. is there a way there, i can't find it pls enlighten
solaris 10 (experimental) should be 32bit , n it would only allow the solaris 10 disc to setup in 32bit n not getting 64bit files into it rite.
i'm confused !
pls advise
thnks
Workstation 5.5 supports virtual machines with 64-bit guest operating systems only on host machines that have one of the supported 64-bit processors:
AMD Athlon 64, revision D or later
AMD Opteron, revision E or later
AMD Turion 64, revision E or later
AMD Sempron, 64-bit-capable revision D or later (experimental support)
Intel EM64T VT-capable processors (experimental support)
When you power on a virtual machine with a 64-bit guest operating system, Workstation performs an internal check: if the host CPU is not a supported 64-bit processor, you cannot power on the virtual machine. VMware also provides a standalone utility that you can use without Workstation to perform the same check and determine whether your CPU is supported for Workstation virtual machines with 64-bit guest operating systems. You can download the 64-bit processor check utility from the VMware web site at http://www.vmware.com/download/ws/drivers_tools.html
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html
i'm running core2
could it be the host os (winxp 32) be the issue ?
other problem :
solaris 10 64bit (experimental support)
i kept getting this error
" virtual machine kernel stack fault (hardware reset)
virtual machine just suffered a stack fault in kernel mode...in real world would amount to reset..."
would this be somehow related to the host os issue ?
thks
Did you download the 64-bit processor check utility from the VMware web site at http://www.vmware.com/download/ws/drivers_tools.html ?
oh yes, forgot to mention
my cpu is capable of running 64bit
btw i'm running 5.5.1 build-19175
Jan 03 05:10:21: vmui| Log for VMware Workstation pid=1272 version=5.5.1 build=build-19175 option=Release
Jan 03 05:10:21: vmui| HostDeviceInfo: Failed to enumerate host parallel ports via the registry. Could not open device map parallel port registry key.
Jan 03 05:10:21: vmui| HostDeviceInfoFindHostSCSIDevicesViaDosQuery: Could not get SCSI Address for device CdRom5
Jan 03 05:10:22: vmui| HOSTINFO: Seeing Intel CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1 numThreadsPerCore 1.
Jan 03 05:10:22: vmui| HOSTINFO: This machine has 2 physical CPUS, 2 total cores, and 2 logical CPUs.
What did the 64-bit processor check utility report?
vmware 64-bit compatibility check passed
: this host is capable of running 64-bit guest os under vmware product
Not much help, but I have the same problem. I think the Solaris installer is detecting a 64-bit processor and installing the 64-bit version of the OS.
I'm hoping there's a way to force the installation of 32-bit Solaris 10, as that's what I need (and I'm guessing it may resolve the error you and I are seeing, as well...)
i run it again ontop win64
still that issue again !
is that an known issue ?
I think VMWare has trouble detecting 64 bit hosts in many cases:
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=67563
Is my thread, its not related but I think what is happening is sometimes on quick start it thinks my host is 32, other times it thinks its 64. Just guessing though.
So does anyone have a solution to this?
I having the same problem, installing Solaris 10 x86 on Core 2 Duo.
When I install this on non core 2 duo processors, everything just worked...
This is a bit absurd seeing how Core 2 Duo is gaining mainstream usage...
see the notes for solaris guests
and this kb article referenced in those notes
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=2074
In particular, see the part of the pubs.vmware.com page that talks about the Merom processor (code name for Core 2 Duo). You need either Solaris 10 update 3 (11/06) or the patches listed in the notes.