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moenchmeyer
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VMware 6 - Win XP guest gets wrong CPU frequency on Linux host

I am running VMware WS 6 on a Opensuse 10.2 system (Athlon X2 4800+ CPU, ASUS A8n-SLI boad with Cool and Quiet technology, kernel 2.6.18.8-0.5-default). Guest is a Win XP (SP2) system (one CPU).

I am using the system on a daily basis now and I noticed something strange which I cannot remember from the WS 5 versions.

The guest sometimes shows a wrong CPU frequency and to my astonishment there sometimes appear values which are definitely too high.

I got the impression that VMmware somehow somehow "measures" the CPU frequency when loading its kernel modules during system start up. Therefore I tested the system behaviour with several reboots and got the following series of values for the CPU frequency reported by the host and the guest.

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.41 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.41 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.75 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.75 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 3.05 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.44 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.41 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 3.05 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.75 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.41 GHz

host: 2.4 GHz -> guest: 2.41 GHz

In cases where I got 3.05 GHz value on the guest the windows guest was behaving strangely - cursor jumpy and other side effects.

In KPowersave I have deactivated throttling of the CPU. Therefore the host runs with a constant 2.4 GHz value. /proc/cpuinfo and /proc/acpi/processor/CPUx/info show the correct values.

Questions:

Is this behaviour OK? I have not noticed it when running WS 5.

Does VMware measure/estimate the CPU speed or does it get the values from /proc/cpuinfo ?

Can I set the hosts CPU frequency to a constant value in the vmware configuration file for the virtual machine - and if so what is the correct statement to insert?

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continuum
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You need to set the CPU-speed in the config file.

Post a vmware log so that we can get the right statements.


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moenchmeyer
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I meanwhile tried the following statements in the /etc/vmware/config - file:

host.cpukHz = 2400000

host.noTSC = TRUE

ptsc.noTSC = TRUE

It seems to work -> The guest now reports 2400 MHz.

Additional question:

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What would happen if I now activated CPU throttling again (i.e. after the startup of the virtual machine)?

Regarding the log:

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You wanted a log. It is pretty large - I hope that is OK, nevertheless.

Log

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Aug 14 11:13:15.405: vmx| Log for VMware Workstation pid=4577 version=6.0.0 build=build-45731 option=Release

Aug 14 11:13:15.405: vmx| Hostname=CHANGED by Moenchmeyer

Aug 14 11:13:15.405: vmx| Command line: "/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx" "-#" "product=1;name=VMware Workstation;version=6.0.0;licensename=VMware Workstation for Linux;licenseversion=6.0 build-45731;" "-@" "pipe=/tmp/vmware-rmo/vmx35d5a3f4fc3c9841;readyEvent=58" "/vmwinxp/Windows XP Professional.vmx"

Aug 14 11:13:15.406: vmx| Ready event: 58

Aug 14 11:13:15.450: vmx| UI Connecting to pipe '/tmp/vmware-rmo/vmx35d5a3f4fc3c9841' with user '(null)'

Aug 14 11:13:15.465: vmx| Sig_Init already initialized

Aug 14 11:13:15.479: vmx| VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: Calculated 2438632 kHz

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] vendor: AuthcAMDenti

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 00000000, 0: 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 00000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x00020800 0x00000001 0x178bfbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000018 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x0000015a 0x00000003 0xe3d3fbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000002, 0: 0x20444d41 0x6c687441 0x74286e6f 0x3620296d

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000003, 0: 0x32582034 0x61754420 0x6f43206c 0x50206572

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000004, 0: 0x65636f72 0x726f7373 0x30383420 0x00002b30

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000005, 0: 0xff08ff08 0xff20ff20 0x40020140 0x40020140

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000006, 0: 0x00000000 0x42004200 0x04008140 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000007, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0000000f

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003028 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000009, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 8000000a, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.483: vmx| CPUID[0] level 8000000b, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 8000000c, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 8000000d, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 8000000e, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 8000000f, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000010, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000011, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000012, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000013, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000014, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000015, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000016, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000017, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[0] level 80000018, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] vendor: AuthcAMDenti

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 00000000, 0: 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 00000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x01020800 0x00000001 0x178bfbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000000, 0: 0x80000018 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x0000015a 0x00000003 0xe3d3fbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000002, 0: 0x20444d41 0x6c687441 0x74286e6f 0x3620296d

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000003, 0: 0x32582034 0x61754420 0x6f43206c 0x50206572

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000004, 0: 0x65636f72 0x726f7373 0x30383420 0x00002b30

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000005, 0: 0xff08ff08 0xff20ff20 0x40020140 0x40020140

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000006, 0: 0x00000000 0x42004200 0x04008140 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000007, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0000000f

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000008, 0: 0x00003028 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000009, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 8000000a, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 8000000b, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 8000000c, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 8000000d, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 8000000e, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 8000000f, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000010, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000011, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000012, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000013, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000014, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000015, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000016, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000017, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID[1] level 80000018, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID vendor: AuthcAMDenti

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 00000000, 0: 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 00000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x00020800 0x00000001 0x178bfbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000000, 0: 0x80000018 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x0000015a 0x00000003 0xe3d3fbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000002, 0: 0x20444d41 0x6c687441 0x74286e6f 0x3620296d

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000003, 0: 0x32582034 0x61754420 0x6f43206c 0x50206572

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000004, 0: 0x65636f72 0x726f7373 0x30383420 0x00002b30

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000005, 0: 0xff08ff08 0xff20ff20 0x40020140 0x40020140

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000006, 0: 0x00000000 0x42004200 0x04008140 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000007, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0000000f

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000008, 0: 0x00003024 0x00000000 0x00000001 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000009, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 8000000a, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 8000000b, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 8000000c, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 8000000d, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 8000000e, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 8000000f, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000010, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000011, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000012, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000013, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000014, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000015, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000016, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000017, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| hostCPUID level 80000018, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.484: vmx| CPUID Maximum Physical Address Bits supported across all CPUs : 40

Aug 14 11:13:15.496: vmx| Host ACPI: SRAT @ 0xafff9b80

Aug 14 11:13:15.496: vmx| Host: 1 nodes found in SRAT table, with 2 memRanges

Aug 14 11:13:15.521: vmx| FILE: ObtainMachineID machineID is (Fk9S3QAV8g-eVAAA)

Aug 14 11:13:15.533: vmx| Setup symlink /var/run/vmware/d77484cdde4f964aaced171fbcb1a339 -> /var/run/vmware/rmo_1004/1187082795405429_4577

Aug 14 11:13:15.534: vmx| ACL_InitCapabilities: current IPC thread

Aug 14 11:13:15.534: vmx| ACL_InitCapabilities: done

Aug 14 11:13:15.534: vmx| changing directory to /vmwinxp/.

Aug 14 11:13:15.534: vmx| Config file: /Changed by Moechmeyer/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Aug 14 11:13:15.571: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config

Aug 14 11:13:15.611: vmx| VMXVmdbCbVmVmxExecState: Exec state change requested to state poweredOn without reset

Aug 14 11:13:15.611: vmx| PowerOn

Aug 14 11:13:15.611: vmx| Host ACPI: SRAT @ 0xafff9b80

Aug 14 11:13:15.611: vmx| Host: CPU #0 LAPIC ID 0x00, node 0x00

Aug 14 11:13:15.624: vmx| Host: CPU #1 LAPIC ID 0x01, node 0x00

Aug 14 11:13:15.630: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config

Aug 14 11:13:15.634: vmx| HOST sysname Linux, nodename CHANGED by Moenchmeyer, release 2.6.18.8-0.5-default, version #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 12:17:53 UTC 2007, machine x86_64, SMP, hz=250

Aug 14 11:13:15.634: vmx| DICT --- USER PREFERENCES

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Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.autoFitGuestToWindow = TRUE

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Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.ws.currentObj.path = /vm/#35d5a3f4fc3c9841/

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Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.mruATS7.atsString =

Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.mruATS7.domain =

Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.mruATS7.user =

Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.mruATS7.secure = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.mruATS7.port = 0

Aug 14 11:13:15.635: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.type = vm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.path = /vm/#138b3f9b5f4d5f14/

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.file = /CHanged by Moenchmeyer/Ubuntu.vmx

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj1.dest = /host2/#_client/

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.view.statusBar = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.sharedFolder.maxNum = 1

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.sharedFolder0.enabled = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.sharedFolder0.vmPath = /vm/#a8ec54774e873bab/

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.sharedFolder0.guestName = rmo_home

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.sharedFolder0.hostPath = /home/rmo

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.type = vm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.path = /vm/#35d5a3f4fc3c9841/

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.file = /vmwinxp/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.ws.openedObj2.dest = /host2/#_client/

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.view.navBar.width = 212

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pref.autoFit = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT --- USER DEFAULTS

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT control.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-cmd

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT loop.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-loop

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT dhcpd.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT libdir = /usr/lib/vmware

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT vmware.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT prefvmx.allVMMemoryLimit = 1132

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlyaddress = Changed by Moenchmeyer

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlynetmask = 255.255.255.0

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT product.version = 6.0.0

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT authd.fullpath = /usr/sbin/vmware-authd

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT product.buildnumber = 45731

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT product.name = VMware Workstation

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT vix.libdir = /usr/lib/vmware-vix/lib

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.help = introduction.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.configurationEditor = config_editor_newvm.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.ideConfig = devices_virtualdrive.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.floppyConfig = devices_floppy.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.mouseConfig = devices_mouse.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.netConfig = devices_netadapter.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.parallelConfig = devices_parallel.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.serialConfig = devices_serial.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.soundConfig = devices_sound.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.memConfig = configvm_memory.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.miscConfig = configvm.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.usbConfig = devices_usb.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.displayConfig = configvm_display-problems.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tag.tools = vmtools.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT --- COMMAND LINE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT gui.available = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT --- CONFIGURATION

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT config.version = 8

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT virtualHW.version = 6

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT numvcpus = 1

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT scsi0.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT memsize = 684

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT MemAllowAutoScaleDown = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ide0:0.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ide0:0.fileName = /Changed by Moenchmeyer/winXP.vmdk

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ide1:0.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ide1:0.autodetect = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ide1:0.deviceType = cdrom-raw

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT floppy0.autodetect = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ethernet0.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT usb.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT ehci.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT sound.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT sound.fileName = -1

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT sound.autodetect = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT svga.autodetect = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT pciBridge0.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT displayName = Windows XP Professional

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT guestOS = winxppro

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT nvram = Windows XP Professional.nvram

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT deploymentPlatform = windows

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT virtualHW.productCompatibility = hosted

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = 0

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT tools.upgrade.policy = useGlobal

Aug 14 11:13:15.636: vmx| DICT floppy0.fileName = /dev/fd0

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ide0:1.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ide0:1.fileName = /Changed by Moenchmeyer/Windows XP Professional.vmdk

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet0.addressType = generated

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT uuid.location = 56 4d 90 71 09 c7 8f 96-0b 10 93 f4 5b bd cd 5f

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT uuid.bios = 56 4d 90 71 09 c7 8f 96-0b 10 93 f4 5b bd cd 5f

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ide0:0.redo =

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ide0:1.redo =

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = 17

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT scsi0.pciSlotNumber = 16

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = 32

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT sound.pciSlotNumber = 33

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ehci.pciSlotNumber = 34

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet0.generatedAddress = 00:0c:29:bd:cd:5f

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = 0

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tools.syncTime = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.connectionType = hostonly

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.addressType = generated

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.pciSlotNumber = 35

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.generatedAddress = 00:0c:29:bd:cd:69

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ethernet1.generatedAddressOffset = 10

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ide1:0.startConnected = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT ide1:0.fileName = auto detect

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT svga.vramSize = 67108864

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT mks.enable3d = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT vmmouse.present = TRUE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT floppy0.startConnected = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT --- USER DEFAULTS

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT --- HOST DEFAULTS

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT control.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-cmd

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT loop.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware-loop

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT dhcpd.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT libdir = /usr/lib/vmware

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT vmware.fullpath = /usr/bin/vmware

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = FALSE

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT prefvmx.allVMMemoryLimit = 1132

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlyaddress = Changed by Moenchmeyer

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT vmnet1.hostonlynetmask = 255.255.255.0

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT product.version = 6.0.0

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT authd.fullpath = /usr/sbin/vmware-authd

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT product.buildnumber = 45731

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT product.name = VMware Workstation

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT vix.libdir = /usr/lib/vmware-vix/lib

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT --- SITE DEFAULTS

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.help = introduction.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.configurationEditor = config_editor_newvm.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.ideConfig = devices_virtualdrive.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.floppyConfig = devices_floppy.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.mouseConfig = devices_mouse.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.netConfig = devices_netadapter.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.parallelConfig = devices_parallel.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.serialConfig = devices_serial.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.soundConfig = devices_sound.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.memConfig = configvm_memory.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.miscConfig = configvm.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.usbConfig = devices_usb.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.displayConfig = configvm_display-problems.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT tag.tools = vmtools.htm

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| DICT --- GLOBAL SETTINGS

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| Msg_Hint: msg.guestos.xp (sent)

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| The Microsoft Windows XP product activation feature creates a key based on the virtual hardware in the virtual machine where it is installed. Changes in the virtual machine configuration may require you to reactivate the guest operating system. To minimize those changes, be sure to set the final memory size for the virtual machine and install VMware Tools before you activate Windows XP.

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| For more information about Windows XP product activation and virtual machines see our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/info?id=50".

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx|

Aug 14 11:13:15.637: vmx| \----


Aug 14 11:13:15.708: vmx| hostCpuFeatures = 0x50001fe

Aug 14 11:13:15.708: vmx| hostNumPerfCounters = 4

Aug 14 11:13:15.730: vmx| XINFO X fd is 53

Aug 14 11:13:15.730: vmx| XINFO depth 24 bpp 32 class 4

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| XINFO WARNING: XF86MISC version 0.9

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| VT redirected kernel output to /dev/tty1

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| Host display topology 1920x1200.

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| SVGA using 2360x1770.

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| WSSCAN: reserved mem (in MB) min=32 max=2688 recommended=2688

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| hostMem=2784 maxAllowedAll=-1 maxAllowedVM=8192

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| totOverhead=16

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| WSSCAN: reserved mem (in MB) 1132, min=32 max=2688

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| WSSCAN: Overhead 183101 paged 7017 nonpaged 4096 maxFBSize

Aug 14 11:13:15.753: vmx| WSSCAN 1 1 289792 630770 289792 -1 50 0

Aug 14 11:13:15.754: vmx| LICENSE using: 'Changed by Moenchmeyer/license.ws.6.0.200610'

Aug 14 11:13:15.764: vmx| LOG failed to remove stats32-2 failed: No such file or directory

Aug 14 11:13:15.764: vmx| LOG failed to remove stats64-2 failed: No such file or directory

Aug 14 11:13:15.767: vmx| guestCpuFeatures = 0x50001fe

Aug 14 11:13:15.767: vmx| APIC: Host Local APIC at 0xfee00000

Aug 14 11:13:15.770: vmx| vmm32-modules: \[vmm.vmm32 .data:0x2b000 .sdata:0x2c000 .statvars:0x2d000 .peer:0x2e000 .shared:0x54000 .bss:0x65000 .rodata:0x6c000 .text:0x77000 .kstatvars:0x3000 ,mmu-pae.vmm32 .rodata:0x75d6c .data:0x2bdb0 .peer:0x52928 .shared:0x639f0 .bss:0x6abc0 .text:0xc996c .comment:0x40000cf0 .statvars:0x2000 .kstatvars:0x2000 .scb:0x400035a0 .shared_meta:0x400034b0 .peer_meta:0x40000ba0 ,sharedmmu-none.vmm32 .text:0xd3834 .comment:0x40000dec ,pv-none.vmm32 .data:0x2bdcc .peer:0x1000 .shared:0x64300 .bss:0x6b120 .text:0xd3850 .comment:0x40000dfe .statvars:0x1000 .kstatvars:0x1000 .shared_meta:0x40003720 ,hv-none.vmm32 .data:0x2bdd0 .peer:0x1000 .shared:0x1000 .bss:0x6b19c .text:0xd3950 .comment:0x40000e46 .statvars:0x1000 .kstatvars:0x1000 ,buslogic-buslogic.vmm32 .shared:0x64448 .bss:0x1000 .text:0xd39b4 .comment:0x40000e58 .scb:0x400036c0 .shared_meta:0x400037b0 , .rodata:0x75d7c ]

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| KHZEstimate 2438632

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| MHZEstimate 2439

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| NumVCPUs 1

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID vendor: AuthcAMDenti

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 00000000, 0: 0x00000001 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 00000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x00000800 0x00000001 0x078bfbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000000, 0: 0x80000018 0x68747541 0x444d4163 0x69746e65

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000001, 0: 0x00020f32 0x0000015a 0x00000001 0xe3d3fbff

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000002, 0: 0x20444d41 0x6c687441 0x74286e6f 0x3620296d

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000003, 0: 0x32582034 0x61754420 0x6f43206c 0x50206572

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000004, 0: 0x65636f72 0x726f7373 0x30383420 0x00002b30

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000005, 0: 0xff08ff08 0xff20ff20 0x40020140 0x40020140

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000006, 0: 0x00000000 0x42004200 0x04008140 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000007, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x0000000f

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000008, 0: 0x00003024 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000009, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 8000000a, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 8000000b, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 8000000c, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 8000000d, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 8000000e, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 8000000f, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000010, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000011, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000012, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000013, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000014, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000015, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000016, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000017, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.775: vmx| guestCPUID level 80000018, 0: 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000

Aug 14 11:13:15.776: vmx| PShare: enabled 1, scanRate 32, checkRate 16

Aug 14 11:13:15.776: vmx| UUID: location-UUID is 56 4d 90 71 09 c7 8f 96-0b 10 93 f4 5b bd cd 5f

Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| MM: Using partialmap, 175104 pages AC 0 CE 1 TM 0 DOHU 0

Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| UUID: canonical path is /vmwinxp/Windows XP Professional.vmx

Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| UUID: location-UUID is 56 4d 90 71 09 c7 8f 96-0b 10 93 f4 5b bd cd 5f

Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| MM: using '/vmwinxp/564d9071-09c7-8f96-0b10-93f45bbdcd5f.vmem' as a paging file

Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| Msg_Reset:

Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| \----


Aug 14 11:13:15.786: vmx| Opened paging file /vmwinxp/564d9071-09c7-8f96-0b10-93f45bbdcd5f.vmem

Aug 14 11:13:15.800: vmx| Mapped mainmem as pageable

Aug 14 11:13:15.800: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.uptime

Aug 14 11:13:15.800: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.suspendTime

Aug 14 11:13:15.800: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.powerOnTimeStamp

Aug 14 11:13:15.812: vmx| VMXVmdb_LoadRawConfig: Loading raw config

Aug 14 11:13:15.816: vmx| DISK: OPEN ide0:0 'Changed by Moenchmeyer/winXP.vmdk' persistent R\[(null)]

Aug 14 11:13:17.730: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "winXP.vmdk" (0xa)

Aug 14 11:13:17.730: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened 'Changed by Moenchmeyer/winXP.vmdk' (0xa): monolithicSparse, 63124275 sectors / 30823 Mb.

Aug 14 11:13:17.730: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Opened "/Changed by Moenchmeyer/winXP.vmdk" (flags 0xa). 0x8825e34

Aug 14 11:13:17.730: vmx| DiskGetGeometry: Reading of disk partition table

Aug 14 11:13:17.742: vmx| DISK: OPEN '/Changed by Moenchmeyer/winXP.vmdk' Geo (16383/16/63) BIOS Geo (3929/255/63) freeSpace=29964Mb, ide

Aug 14 11:13:17.742: vmx| Msg_Reset:

Aug 14 11:13:17.742: vmx| \----


Aug 14 11:13:17.742: vmx| DISK: OPEN ide0:1 '/Changed by Moenchmeyer/Windows XP Professional.vmdk' persistent R\[(null)]

Aug 14 11:13:17.896: vmx| DISKLIB-DSCPTR: Opened : "Windows XP Professional.vmdk" (0xa)

Aug 14 11:13:17.896: vmx| DISKLIB-LINK : Opened '/Changed by Moenchmeyer/Windows XP Professional.vmdk' (0xa): monolithicSparse, 20971520 sectors / 10240 Mb.

Aug 14 11:13:17.896: vmx| DISKLIB-LIB : Opened "/Changed by Moenchmeyer/Windows XP Professional.vmdk" (flags 0xa). 0x86d272c

Aug 14 11:13:17.896: vmx| DiskGetGeometry: Reading of disk partition table

Aug 14 11:13:17.897: vmx| DISK: OPEN '/Changed by Moenchmeyer/Windows XP Professional.vmdk' Geo (16383/16/63) BIOS Geo (1305/255/63) freeSpace=29964Mb, ide

Aug 14 11:13:17.897: vmx| Msg_Reset:

Aug 14 11:13:17.897: vmx| \----


Aug 14 11:13:17.914: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion 637895820883 @ 2438632000Hz -> 637895820883 @ 2438632000Hz

Aug 14 11:13:17.914: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion ((x * 2147483648) >> 31) + 0

Aug 14 11:13:17.914: vmx| USB: Initializing 'Generic' backend

Aug 14 11:13:17.914: vmx| USB: Unable to open "/proc/bus/usb/devices" (No such file or directory).

Aug 14 11:13:17.914: vmx| USBGL: USB Sysfs found at /dev/bus/usb

Aug 14 11:13:17.915: vmx| USB: Initializing 'Virtual Hub' backend

Aug 14 11:13:17.915: vmx| USB: Initializing 'Virtual Mouse' backend

Aug 14 11:13:17.915: vmx| Host display topology 1920x1200.

Aug 14 11:13:17.915: vmx| SVGA using 2360x1770.

Aug 14 11:13:17.915: vmx| XINFO X fd is 53

Aug 14 11:13:17.916: vmx| XINFO depth 24 bpp 32 class 4

Aug 14 11:13:17.918: vmx| XINFO WARNING: XF86MISC version 0.9

Aug 14 11:13:17.919: vmx| VT redirected kernel output to /dev/tty1

Aug 14 11:13:17.921: vmx| MKS REMOTE Loading VNC Configuration from VM config file

Aug 14 11:13:17.930: vmx| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : capacity=63124275

Aug 14 11:13:17.930: vmx| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : capacity=20971520

Aug 14 11:13:17.931: vmx| DVGA: Full screen VGA will not be available.

Aug 14 11:13:17.931: vmx| Host display topology 1920x1200 with 1 displays.

Aug 14 11:13:17.931: vmx| SVGA using 2360x1770.

Aug 14 11:13:17.932: vmx| SCSI0: UNTAGGED commands will be converted to ORDER tags.

Aug 14 11:13:17.932: vmx| VLANCE: send cluster threshold is 80, size = 2 recalcInterval is 2 ticks

Aug 14 11:13:17.932: vmx| Ethernet0 MAC Address: 00:0c:29:bd:cd:5f

Aug 14 11:13:17.932: vmx| Ethernet1 MAC Address: 00:0c:29:bd:cd:69

Aug 14 11:13:17.932: vmx| VMXNET: send cluster threshold is 80, size = 2 recalcInterval is 2 ticks, dontClusterSize is 128

Aug 14 11:13:17.933: vmx| E1000: checksum cycles/kB: C=906 asm=299

Aug 14 11:13:17.933: vmx| USB: Initializing 'UHCI' host controller

Aug 14 11:13:17.933: vmx| USB: Initializing 'EHCI' host controller

Aug 14 11:13:17.933: vmx| MStat: Creating Stat vm.heartbeat

Aug 14 11:13:17.933: vmx| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:17.933: vmx| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:17.934: vmx| TOOLS INSTALL initializing state to IDLE on power on.

Aug 14 11:13:17.961: vmx| PTSC to VMI Wallclock (nsec) 638048805495 @ 2438632000Hz -> 1187082797000000000 @ 1000000000Hz

Aug 14 11:13:17.961: vmx| PTSC to VMI Wallclock (nsec) ((x * 3522439872) >> 33) + 1187082535357896829

Aug 14 11:13:17.963: vmx| TOOLS received request in VMX to set option 'enableDnD' -> '1'

Aug 14 11:13:17.963: vmx| TOOLS received request in VMX to set option 'copypaste' -> '1'

Aug 14 11:13:17.981: vmx| VMX_PowerOn: ModuleTable_PowerOn = 1

Aug 14 11:13:17.981: vmx| VMX setting maximum IPC write buffers to 0 packets, 0 bytes

Aug 14 11:13:17.981: mks| Async MKS thread is alive

Aug 14 11:13:17.981: vcpu-0| APIC: version = 0x10, max LVT = 4

Aug 14 11:13:17.981: vcpu-0| APIC: LDR = 0x1000000, DFR = 0xffffffff

Aug 14 11:13:17.995: vmx| DnD rpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:13:17.995: vmx| DnD CopyPasteRegisterRpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:13:18.002: vcpu-0| guestCpuFeatures = 0x50001fe

Aug 14 11:13:18.002: mks| Connecting to window system.

Aug 14 11:13:18.003: mks| XINFO X fd is 53

Aug 14 11:13:18.003: mks| XINFO depth 24 bpp 32 class 4

Aug 14 11:13:18.006: mks| XINFO WARNING: XF86MISC version 0.9

Aug 14 11:13:18.006: mks| VT redirected kernel output to /dev/tty1

Aug 14 11:13:18.006: mks| rasterops MMXEXT accelerations enabled

Aug 14 11:13:18.006: mks| XINFO unsupported XF86VidMode version: 2.2

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 0: 1920x1200 flags: 0x9

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 1: 1600x1200 flags: 0x5

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 2: 1680x1050 flags: 0x5

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 3: 1600x1024 flags: 0x5

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 4: 1600x1000 flags: 0x5

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 5: 1400x1050 flags: 0x5

Aug 14 11:13:18.007: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 6: 1280x1024 flags: 0x5

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Aug 14 11:13:18.008: mks| XINFO XFree86 VidMode 92: 320x240 flags: 0x2a

Aug 14 11:13:18.008: mks| KHBKL: Unable to parse keystring at: ''

Aug 14 11:13:18.011: vcpu-0| Init modules.

Aug 14 11:13:18.015: vcpu-0| CPU reset: hard

Aug 14 11:13:18.016: vmx| VNET: Notification enabled for Ethernet1

Aug 14 11:13:18.016: vmx| VNET: Notification enabled for Ethernet0

Aug 14 11:13:18.064: vcpu-0| sz=3055584

Aug 14 11:13:18.067: vcpu-0| vmm32 initialized: Releasebuild-45731. cflags: 0x00000000.18000000.54000600.00000002

Aug 14 11:13:18.069: vcpu-0| MonitorInitNumaUnmapVMM32

Aug 14 11:13:18.357: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0x0) and 0xe8000000(0x0)

Aug 14 11:13:18.366: vcpu-0| SVGA: Unregistering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:18.407: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:18.418: vcpu-0| SVGA: Unregistering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:18.421: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering IOSpace at 0x10a0

Aug 14 11:13:18.421: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:18.450: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:18.450: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:18.482: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:18.482: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:19.931: vcpu-0| VIDE: Curr CHS info cyls: 17475 heads: 15 sects: 63 lba_cap: 63124275

Aug 14 11:13:19.932: vcpu-0| VIDE: Curr CHS info cyls: 17475 heads: 15 sects: 63 lba_cap: 20971520

Aug 14 11:13:20.825: vcpu-0| BIOS-UUID is 56 4d 90 71 09 c7 8f 96-0b 10 93 f4 5b bd cd 5f

Aug 14 11:13:21.052: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:21.052: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:21.052: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:21.052: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:21.066: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:21.066: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:21.544: vcpu-0| Unknown int 10h func 0x2000

Aug 14 11:13:21.761: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:21.761: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:22.682: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:22.682: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:23.006: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:23.006: mks| Ignoring update request in VGA_Expose (mode change pending).

Aug 14 11:13:23.763: vcpu-0| UHCI: Global Reset

Aug 14 11:13:23.976: mks| SVGA: Remote display status changed, enabling local optimizations

Aug 14 11:13:24.048: vcpu-0| SVGA: Unregistering IOSpace at 0x10a0

Aug 14 11:13:24.048: vcpu-0| SVGA: Unregistering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:24.051: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering IOSpace at 0x10a0

Aug 14 11:13:24.052: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:25.107: vcpu-0| VIDE: Curr CHS info cyls: 17475 heads: 15 sects: 63 lba_cap: 63124275

Aug 14 11:13:25.107: vcpu-0| VIDE: Curr CHS info cyls: 17475 heads: 15 sects: 63 lba_cap: 20971520

Aug 14 11:13:25.177: vcpu-0| CDROM: Mode Sense for Unsupported Page 0x1B

Aug 14 11:13:25.227: vcpu-0| SCSI0: RESET BUS

Aug 14 11:13:40.313: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 0

Aug 14 11:13:40.314: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 0

Aug 14 11:13:40.314: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 0

Aug 14 11:13:40.330: vcpu-0| VNET: Notification enabled for Ethernet1

Aug 14 11:13:40.337: vcpu-0| Guest: VMXNET: Initialization completed successfully. Version 2.0

Aug 14 11:13:40.557: vcpu-0| UHCI: Global Reset

Aug 14 11:13:40.714: vcpu-0| SVGA: Unregistering IOSpace at 0x10a0

Aug 14 11:13:40.715: vcpu-0| SVGA: Unregistering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:40.718: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering IOSpace at 0x10a0

Aug 14 11:13:40.718: vcpu-0| SVGA: Registering MemSpace at 0xf0000000(0xf0000000) and 0xe8000000(0xe8000000)

Aug 14 11:13:40.802: vcpu-0| Guest OS = 0x5008

Aug 14 11:13:40.809: vcpu-0| VNET: Notification enabled for Ethernet0

Aug 14 11:13:40.811: vcpu-0| Guest: VMXNET: Initialization completed successfully. Version 2.0

Aug 14 11:13:47.289: vcpu-0| UHCI: HCReset

Aug 14 11:13:47.336: vcpu-0| UHCI: Global Reset

Aug 14 11:13:49.588: mks| HostOps hideCursor before defineCursor!

Aug 14 11:13:53.876: vcpu-0| GuestRpc: Channel 0, registration number 1, guest application tools-hgfs.

Aug 14 11:13:53.876: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:53.876: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:13:53.925: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 0

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 30

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 31

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 32

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 33

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 35

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 36

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 38

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 45

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 46

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 47

Aug 14 11:13:53.926: vcpu-0| CDROM: Emulate GET CONFIGURATION RT 0 start feature 259

Aug 14 11:13:57.862: mks| MKS lock got type None

Aug 14 11:14:10.759: vcpu-0| GuestRpc: Channel 1, registration number 1, guest application toolbox.

Aug 14 11:14:10.759: vcpu-0| TOOLS Reducing idleLoopSpinUS to 500us

Aug 14 11:14:10.759: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:14:10.759: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:14:10.900: vmx| SOCKET 1 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:10.900: vcpu-0| TOOLS autoupgrade protocol version 2

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| TOOLS ToolsCapabilityGuestTempDirectory received 1 C:\WINDOWS\TEMP

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| TOOLS setting the tools version to '7238'

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| VMXVmdbGuest_GetGuestUptime failed. ret = Type mismatch

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| TOOLS installed version 7238, available version 7238

Aug 14 11:14:10.901: vcpu-0| TOOLS don't need to be upgraded.

Aug 14 11:14:10.919: vcpu-0| Guest: toolbox: Version: build-45731

Aug 14 11:14:10.919: vcpu-0| TOOLS unified loop capability requested by 'toolbox'; now sending options via TCLO

Aug 14 11:14:12.204: vmx| SOCKET 2 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:14.614: vcpu-0| MKS Backdoor get pointer: first time, notify tools are running

Aug 14 11:14:14.740: vcpu-0| TOOLS unified loop capability requested by 'toolbox-dnd'; now sending options via TCLO

Aug 14 11:14:14.744: vcpu-0| GuestRpc: Channel 2, registration number 1, guest application toolbox-dnd.

Aug 14 11:14:14.745: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:1 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:14:14.745: vcpu-0| DISKUTIL: ide0:0 : toolsVersion = 7238

Aug 14 11:14:14.748: vmx| DnD rpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:14:14.748: vmx| DnD CopyPasteRegisterRpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:14:14.748: vmx| DnD rpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:14:14.748: vmx| DnD CopyPasteRegisterRpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:14:15.090: vmx| DnD rpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:14:15.090: vmx| DnD CopyPasteRegisterRpc already set to 1

Aug 14 11:14:17.267: vmx| SOCKET 3 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:24.264: vmx| SOCKET 4 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:28.234: vmx| SOCKET 5 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:32.622: vmx| SOCKET 6 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:37.642: vmx| SOCKET 7 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:41.853: vmx| SOCKET 8 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:46.766: vmx| SOCKET 9 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:51.826: vmx| SOCKET 10 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:56.777: vmx| SOCKET 11 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:14:57.433: vcpu-0| VIDE: (0x1f0) OUTB Cmd 0xb0, Unknown ATA Command on drive 0

Aug 14 11:14:57.435: vcpu-0| VIDE: (0x1f0) OUTB Cmd 0xb0, Unknown ATA Command on drive 1

Aug 14 11:15:01.833: vmx| SOCKET 12 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:06.784: vmx| SOCKET 13 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:11.828: vmx| SOCKET 14 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:16.852: vmx| SOCKET 15 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:21.828: vmx| SOCKET 16 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:26.747: vmx| SOCKET 17 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:31.787: vmx| SOCKET 18 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:36.780: vmx| SOCKET 19 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:41.795: vmx| SOCKET 20 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:46.818: vmx| SOCKET 21 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:51.773: vmx| SOCKET 22 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:15:56.821: vmx| SOCKET 23 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:01.758: vmx| SOCKET 24 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:06.741: vmx| SOCKET 25 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:11.780: vmx| SOCKET 26 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:16.744: vmx| SOCKET 27 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:21.793: vmx| SOCKET 28 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:26.832: vmx| SOCKET 29 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:31.767: vmx| SOCKET 30 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:36.811: vmx| SOCKET 31 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:41.787: vmx| SOCKET 32 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:46.077: vcpu-0| VMMouse: CMD Read ID

Aug 14 11:16:46.077: vcpu-0| MKS switching absolute mouse on

Aug 14 11:16:46.782: vmx| SOCKET 33 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:51.826: vmx| SOCKET 34 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:16:56.822: vmx| SOCKET 35 client closed connection

Aug 14 11:17:01.745: vmx| SOCKET 36 client closed connection

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continuum
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You already made the entries ...

From the log I just took this value which should be a better match

host.cpukHz = 2438632


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[url=http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=2041&sliceId=2&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=16858732&stateId=0%200%2016856388"]Virtual Machine Clock Reports Time Unpredictably on 64-Bit AMD Systems"[/url]

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Thank you for your answer.

I checked again wheher the value you recommend is a constant value. I do not think so.

The value host.cpukHz = 2438632 corresponds only to the situation in which the guest reports 2.44 GHz

I rebooted the machine once and already got a different value in the log. Excerpts:

host-part of the protocol:

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Aug 15 09:36:04.361: vmx| VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: Calculated 2412359 kHz

guest part of the protocol:

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Aug 15 09:36:04.656: vmx| KHZEstimate 2412359

Aug 15 09:36:04.656: vmx| MHZEstimate 2412

So to me it looks as if the protocol values only reflect the disturbing situation of different estimated values after each reboot (see the list in my original question).

As all these values are questionable why should the value host.cpukHz = 2438632 be the best ?

Actually I tried it with these values and synchronized host and virtual machine with a ntp server at startup and deactivated time synchronization with the host in vmware tools: After some hours the clock deviation of the guest with regard to the host is in the region of a second. So maybe the value KHZEstimate 2412359 is better ?

An addition: just to confirm the varaibility of the values in the log -> new reboot

host section of log

\----


Aug 15 10:23:20.346: vmx| VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: Calculated 2753892 kHz

guest sectiion of log

\----


Aug 15 10:23:20.850: vmx| KHZEstimate 2753892

Aug 15 10:23:20.850: vmx| MHZEstimate 2754

Aug 15 10:23:20.850: vmx| NumVCPUs 1

Aug 15 10:23:20.850: vmx| KHZEstimate 2753892

Aug 15 10:23:20.850: vmx| MHZEstimate 2754

Aug 15 10:23:20.850: vmx| NumVCPUs 1

So my guess would be not to trust any specific value reported in the logs. I will try the value closest to 2.40 GHz; but why should it be correct to the last digit as it is the result of a questionable "Estimate" 8at least in my situation).

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From reading the articles I conclude that it would be wise to deactivate "Cool and Quiet" already completely on the BIOS level and not only in the host system.

I shall try this and have a look at the CPU frequencies again reported in the vmware logs for host and guest.

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I checked the logs now with "Cool and Quiet" deactivated on BIOS level. On the Linux side I see that the cpufreq module is not loaded and KPowersave says consistently that no dynamic frequency scaling of the CPU is possible.

However, the basic problem that WS 6 reports different frequencies with each reboot of the machine did not disappear. Below the values of the vmware logs for three reboots. I selected only the line for the host CPU freq and the lines for the guest CPU freq + correction factors.

Boot 1

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Aug 15 10:39:38.884: vmx| VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: Calculated 2168447 kHz

Aug 15 10:39:39.253: vmx| KHZEstimate 2168447

Aug 15 10:39:39.253: vmx| MHZEstimate 2168

Aug 15 10:39:41.141: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion 285665952134 @ 2168447000Hz -> 285665952134 @ 2168447000Hz

Aug 15 10:39:41.141: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion ((x * 2147483648) >> 31) + 0

Boot 2

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Aug 15 10:48:27.220: vmx| VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: Calculated 2755363 kHz

Aug 15 10:48:27.528: vmx| KHZEstimate 2755363

Aug 15 10:48:27.528: vmx| MHZEstimate 2755

Aug 15 10:48:27.528: vmx| NumVCPUs 1

Aug 15 10:48:29.447: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion 299237366823 @ 2755363000Hz -> 299237366823 @ 2755363000Hz

Aug 15 10:48:29.447: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion ((x * 2147483648) >> 31) + 0

Boot 3

\------

Aug 15 10:56:39.160: vmx| VMMon_GetkHzEstimate: Calculated 2753776 kHz

Aug 15 10:56:39.461: vmx| KHZEstimate 2753776

Aug 15 10:56:39.461: vmx| MHZEstimate 2754

Aug 15 10:56:39.461: vmx| NumVCPUs 1

Aug 15 10:56:43.544: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion 478857185681 @ 2753776000Hz -> 478857185681 @ 2753776000Hz

Aug 15 10:56:43.544: vmx| TimeTracker host to guest rate conversion ((x * 2147483648) >> 31) + 0

So, it seems that deactivating the 'Cool and Quiet technology' does not solve the basic problem. Any further ideas or recommendations?

For the time being I will set the guest CPU to a fixed value via the config file as suggested in "continuum's" contribution.

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