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mlwambach
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‎10-29-2011 08:59 AM

/dev/rtc Invalid Argument in CentOS 5.7 2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 64bit

Starting a Windows 7 VM, I get this message:

"The host high-resolution timer device (/dev/rtc) cannot be set up to deliver interrupts (Invalid argument)."

Unfortunately, I did 2 things.  I upgraded to 2.6.18-274.3.1.el5 from 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 and upgraded to Workstation 8 close to the same time.  So, I don't know where the problem is.  I also upgraded the VM to be compatible witn Workstation 8.

I do know that I never used to have this message appear with Workstation 7 and Linux 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 in CentOS 5.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

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On2Mars
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‎11-30-2011 01:14 PM

Bump...

Same problem.  Using CentOS 5.6 Kernel version 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5.centos.plus.  Didn't have the problem under Workstation 7 using same kernel.

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devros69
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‎12-05-2011 08:50 PM

same problem here Smiley Sad

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hunter1
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‎01-03-2012 02:41 PM

Identical problem here; anyone found a solution?

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mlwambach
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‎01-04-2012 09:21 PM

I did not find a solution.  I gave up and went to CentOS 6 (now on 6.1).  Everything is now working and running much faster.  Since this was my base OS and I ran workstation inside of it, it was a pain having to make fresh backups of all the VMs and restoring after my drive was wiped out for the new OS.  But, the installation of CentOS 6 went smoothly, and no more errors from Workstation 8.

I wish I had better news for everyone...

This is no longer "my question," but I believe you folks deserve an answer so I'm leaving it that my question has not yet been answered.

Thanks,

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PauloEstrela
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‎04-18-2012 06:27 AM

I'm also having this problem with CentOS 5.8 and VMware Player 4.0.2 and Windows 7 Enterprise as guest.

dmesg also shows:

/dev/vmmon[9860]: /dev/rtc enable interrupt failed: -515

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On2Mars
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‎04-18-2012 06:50 AM

I would like to confirm what mlwambach stated.  After upgrading to CentOS 6.x, all the problems went away.  Looks like there is a compatibility issue with older CentOS releases.  This should really be placed into a FAQ or something before upgrading.

John

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mlwambach
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‎04-19-2012 07:39 AM

Yes, my experience has been that after upgrading to version 6.0, I have had no more problems.

Since that time, I have upgraded to CentOS release 6.2 final.  All along the path leading to 6.2, I have not re-experienced the original problem.

My current kernel is:  2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.x86_64

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TheParanoidOne
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‎05-10-2012 06:20 AM

I have also started seeing this message after I started up a particular VM that was copied from another server:

kernel: /dev/vmmon[1910]: /dev/rtc enable interrupt failed: -515

I am using VMware Player 4.0.2 build-591240 on CentOS 5.3 (2.6.18-308.1.1.el5 x86_64).

I have been successfully running other VMs for a while now. Could there something specific about the setup of this VM that might be triggering the above message? The guest in question is running Oracle Linux 5.7 (2.6.32-200.13.1.el5uek x86_64).

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