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orudie
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‎06-17-2023 05:02 PM

CentOS Stream 9 Hangs at GRUB menu on VMware Workstation Pro 17.2

Hello, 

New Install. CentOS Stream 9 Hangs at GRUB menu on VMware Workstation Pro 17.2.

During bootup the grub menu is stuck for about 5 minutes, then CentOS Stream 9 boots quickly. 

After bootup and logging in when typing commands the text input/output is very slow and laggy. 

Using Windows 11, Samsung NVME disk. 

Attaching screenshot from the console which has vmwgfx errors

Any suggestions?  

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Technogeezer
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‎06-17-2023 05:14 PM

Intel 12th gen (Alder Lake CPU)?

If so, try shutting down Workstation and disabling the power throttling setting for the vmware-vmx.exe application:

powercfg /powerthrottling disable /path "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\x64\vmware-vmx.exe"

 

- Paul (Technogeezer)
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orudie
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‎06-18-2023 01:38 AM

intel 13th gen, running the suggested powercfg command  did not help 

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orudie
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‎06-18-2023 01:55 AM

Using 13th gen Intel CPU.  As suggested I turned off VMware workstation, ran the powercfg command in windows cmd as admin user. This did not help. 

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Technogeezer
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‎06-18-2023 06:26 AM

Two other things that I can suggest:

Lower the virtual machine’s hardware compatibility to Workstation 16 or 15 and see if any changes. 

Disable Hyper-V so that the VM runs under the VMware hypervisor. 

- Paul (Technogeezer)
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orudie
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‎06-18-2023 07:37 AM

In windows features I already had Hyper-V unchecked. How do I make sure that VM runs under the VMware hypervisor? 

Do I need to check mark next to Windows Hypervisor Platform and Virtual Machine Platform in Windows Features? 

I tried by creating VM with hardware version 16.2, 16, and it did not help. 
When trying to create VM with hardware version 15 and below, it says CentOS Stream 9 is not compatible. 

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orudie
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‎06-18-2023 10:58 AM

got it resolved by removing hyper-v role entirely from windows 11 by following this guide

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/virtualization-...

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ClementCherlin
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‎07-13-2023 11:47 AM

Same issue with host Windows Enterprise 10.0.19045.3208, guest Ubuntu 23.04 on VMWare Workstation Pro 16.2.5, Alder Lake-P CPU.

Running the powercfg command didn't help, and Hyper-V is not installed.

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