Piix4_SMBus Host SMBus controller bus not enabled in suse linux when vm powerd on

[kmahesh067]

Getting error  after guest OS Powered ON.

 As per the solution on online edited the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and added the line blacklist i2c-piix4   and rebooted

still not working .

[wila]

Hi,

Did you rebuild initramfs as well? Like is described here: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/piix4-smbus-0000-00-07-3-Host-SMBus-cont...

Alternatively you can do what everyone does and ignore this notification (it's not really an error).

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Wil

[autonomousx]

How can I edit blacklist.conf if I never get to see a desktop?

So I'm looking at the time-stamped log entry looking lines of text, ending with "[sda] Assuming drive cache write-through". When you say "everyone ignores this", do you mean that if I wait for a long time-out I'll be granted access to the ubuntu desktop?

[wila]

Hi,

If you never get to see a desktop - whereas normally you would get a desktop, then you have another problem.

This particular error has nothing to do with that. There has never been a virtualized SMBus controller in VMware, this error/warning is just saying that it can't find that.. and that is expected.

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Wil

[Tauricc]

FYI I have the same problem, the boot sequence hangs at "SMBus Host Controller not enabled!" is there a fix/workaround for this yet?