Problem with 11.2 in VMWare player
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From: Darklight on 16 Mar 2010 12:26 Mark Draheim wrote: > JT wrote: > >> On 16/03/10 12:22, Robert Flint wrote: >>> "Pipo" <hello(a)icioula.com> wrote in message >>> news:hnnmlt$282j$1(a)energise.enta.net... >>> >>>> Not sure about this. I have just installed vmware server 32 bits >>>> myself on a 64 bits Opensuse 11.2. Had some problems of resize >>>> and getting full screen working, which were solved by entering >>>> the size of the display at the end of the vmx file of the guest : >>>> >>>> svga.maxWidth = "1440" >>>> svga.maxHeight = "900" > >> Why not play with / try a kvm based solution? If your kernel >> supports it that's (IMHO) a better option than VMWare (open as >> opposed to >> proprietary, which shows in the fact that VMWare are not eager to >> join the kvm efforts made under linux). > > well, the video options of kvm/qemu are quite limited. Nevertheless, I > also prefer KVM over VMWare. > > As to the question of the OP: Did you try setting the screen > resolution from within inside the guest OS? The window on your Desktop > should follow the size set within the gues OS. > > cheers > > Mark why not try virtualbox. In virtualbox you have guest additions see if vmware has some thing similar.
From: Darrell Stec on 16 Mar 2010 17:32 Darklight wrote: > Mark Draheim wrote: > >> JT wrote: >> >>> On 16/03/10 12:22, Robert Flint wrote: >>>> "Pipo" <hello(a)icioula.com> wrote in message >>>> news:hnnmlt$282j$1(a)energise.enta.net... >>>> >>>>> Not sure about this. I have just installed vmware server 32 bits >>>>> myself on a 64 bits Opensuse 11.2. Had some problems of resize >>>>> and getting full screen working, which were solved by entering >>>>> the size of the display at the end of the vmx file of the guest : >>>>> >>>>> svga.maxWidth = "1440" >>>>> svga.maxHeight = "900" >> >>> Why not play with / try a kvm based solution? If your kernel >>> supports it that's (IMHO) a better option than VMWare (open as >>> opposed to >>> proprietary, which shows in the fact that VMWare are not eager to >>> join the kvm efforts made under linux). >> >> well, the video options of kvm/qemu are quite limited. Nevertheless, I >> also prefer KVM over VMWare. >> >> As to the question of the OP: Did you try setting the screen >> resolution from within inside the guest OS? The window on your Desktop >> should follow the size set within the gues OS. >> >> cheers >> >> Mark > > why not try virtualbox. In virtualbox you have guest additions see if > vmware has some thing similar. That fixed that particular problem for me (and a couple of others) in VirtualBox. I love the fluidity between the host and the guest most especially. Wish I had more ram as accessing the WinXP real partition (raw hard drive) is slower than a snail whereas the virtual drive is fast. -- Later, Darrell
From: LSMFT on 16 Mar 2010 18:33 Robert Flint wrote: > I have installed the 32 bit version of 11.2 into a virtual machine running > on VMWare player on 32 bit Windows XP. The install went fine and the VM > works correctly but for one problem. The VM appears in quite a small window > and if I increase the window size by dragging it or by maximising it I run > into a problem with the VM's fonts. The fonts on the destop and the panel > are fine but fonts in applications become enormous. This includes Firefox, > Yast and ordinary terminal windows. It seems that the fonts increase in size > in proportion to the increase in size of the overall window yet if I check > the font settings for the terminal or in Yast they are still set to 9 or 10 > point. I have the VMWare tools package installed. > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > ROB > > You need to download and install vmware tools for linux, then go into desktop settings (in linux) and select one that fits your screen. -- LSMFT Drive slower than the posted speed............................. And you too can become a fracking prick..............
From: Robert Flint on 17 Mar 2010 05:04 "LSMFT" <boleyn7(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:NGTnn.75052$1n5.22629(a)newsfe04.iad... > Robert Flint wrote: >> I have installed the 32 bit version of 11.2 into a virtual machine >> running >> on VMWare player on 32 bit Windows XP. The install went fine and the VM >> works correctly but for one problem. The VM appears in quite a small >> window >> and if I increase the window size by dragging it or by maximising it I >> run >> into a problem with the VM's fonts. The fonts on the destop and the panel >> are fine but fonts in applications become enormous. This includes >> Firefox, >> Yast and ordinary terminal windows. It seems that the fonts increase in >> size >> in proportion to the increase in size of the overall window yet if I >> check >> the font settings for the terminal or in Yast they are still set to 9 or >> 10 >> point. I have the VMWare tools package installed. >> >> Any advice would be appreciated. >> >> ROB >> >> > You need to download and install vmware tools for linux, then go into > desktop settings (in linux) and select one that fits your screen. > > -- Already done both of those, I'm afraid.............. ROB
From: LSMFT on 17 Mar 2010 08:04
On 03/17/2010 05:04 AM, Robert Flint wrote: > "LSMFT" <boleyn7(a)aol.com> wrote in message > news:NGTnn.75052$1n5.22629(a)newsfe04.iad... >> Robert Flint wrote: >>> I have installed the 32 bit version of 11.2 into a virtual machine >>> running >>> on VMWare player on 32 bit Windows XP. The install went fine and the VM >>> works correctly but for one problem. The VM appears in quite a small >>> window >>> and if I increase the window size by dragging it or by maximising it I >>> run >>> into a problem with the VM's fonts. The fonts on the destop and the panel >>> are fine but fonts in applications become enormous. This includes >>> Firefox, >>> Yast and ordinary terminal windows. It seems that the fonts increase in >>> size >>> in proportion to the increase in size of the overall window yet if I >>> check >>> the font settings for the terminal or in Yast they are still set to 9 or >>> 10 >>> point. I have the VMWare tools package installed. >>> >>> Any advice would be appreciated. >>> >>> ROB >>> >>> >> You need to download and install vmware tools for linux, then go into >> desktop settings (in linux) and select one that fits your screen. >> >> -- > > Already done both of those, I'm afraid.............. > > ROB > > I've found that Vmware player is somewhat quirky on Suse where Virtualbox is much better. Vmware Player seems to work better on a Windows host. -- LSFT Drive a little slower than the posted speed....... And you too can become a fracking prick. |