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Re: I can't start any virtual machine after updating to 17.5.0

Bascisco — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:52:14 GMT

For now not seen this on my Ubuntu 22.04 VM's under the same Workstation Pro 17.5

Re: I can't start any virtual machine after updating to 17.5.0

Bascisco — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:44:01 GMT

Indeed on a VM windows 10 machine after upgrading to 17.5 I get exact this same warning.
serial0: Parameter "serial0.fileType" has an invalid value "thinprint"

For the moment I ignore this. I trust this will be fixed in a next release and the vmx file modification is just a work-around.

Re: Workstation Pro 12.5.6 build-5528349 crashes on several Linux based software image

Bascisco — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:15:26 GMT

Hello Darius,

Your remark of MTU 1600 triggered it for me. Indeed not the upgrade as such. Although IMHO VMware image shouldn't crash on it, but you mentioned that already ;-).

I had from a config template indeed mtu set to 1600.

I changed that to mtu 1536 and even with now again dot1q on it works. And no more VMWare crashes either.

I want to have a minimal payload of 1500 IP bytes + 20 bytes IP header + 8 bytes dot1q + (2 * 4 bytes MPLS label) makes 1536 as minimum for the L2 Ethernet frame.

I changed that and even all works for the B2B directly connected working interface, redundancy interface I will see later back for the other interfaces that will also run MPLS between each other.

So for others remember this one regarding MTU Size do not pass beyond 1600 or VMware Workstation crashes due the vmxnet3 driver.

Thank you again for your help.

Re: Workstation Pro 12.5.6 build-5528349 crashes on several Linux based software image

Bascisco — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:48:49 GMT

Hello Darius,

Thank you for getting back to me. As others might still read the post. I have one question on the downgrade you suggested.

As my upgrade where till this point via WS Workstation upgrade process.

I tried to downgrade using, VMware-workstation-full-12.5.5-5234757.exe that I downloaded from the VMware site. Then I got this message executing that file.

Please do not tell me that I have to uninstall VMware Workstation. Because Then I have to set up all my 19 vmnets again.

Hence how can I save that and to remaining other settings. Then a downgrade isn't a pain.

Thanks again for the fast response.

Bas.

Workstation Pro 12.5.6 build-5528349 crashes on several Linux based software image

Bascisco — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:19:18 GMT

Hello Community,

As i can't log a support ticket to VMware I am reporting this via the community.

I have a Lenovo P50 machine with 1TB SSD and 64GB DRAMM.

I am running for a long while some company specific linux based software (we have OVA files)
Since the upgrade to 12.5.6 build-5528349 I experience crashes of the VMware instances.

I have log files of that which I can only share with VMware direct and not to a forum like this.

However I would like to hear if others reported crash upgrading to 12.5.6 build-5528349.

I can from version 12.5.5

Brgds,

as.

Re: Crash after upgrade to Workstation 10.0.6-2700073 having non-default VMnets

Bascisco — Wed, 20 May 2015 22:03:06 GMT

Downgrade to 10.0.5 and rebuild vmnets. I have a Lenovo w530 with windows 7 64bit.

Re: Crash after upgrade to Workstation 10.0.6-2700073

Bascisco — Wed, 20 May 2015 12:42:49 GMT

Hello,

I am wondering that too. Also all My VMnets were gone. See other post I did on that when you add VMnets it crashes again. That was my main trigger causing the 10.0.0.6 crashes.

I am back on 10.0.5 and I had to rebuild a couple of things.

Brgds,

Bas.