Vmware Workstation 16 Latest Version

[Demeter Exekutor]

Firstthings first, for some reason gcc was **not **even installed on my TW for some reason. I was under the impression that it would be among one of the many pre-installed packages that came with TW initially. I realized that it was not installed when I wanted to check for the version.

Once the package is installed VMWare Workstation 15.1.0 installation will finally stop nagging and start compiling modules into the kernel. However, the current version of the workstation is still not fully compatible with the latest kernel so the process will fail. Luckily to you can use this GitHub Page to find the required files which will fix that as well.

So to sum it up: these patches do work with Tumbleweed kernel and one does need them to make Workstation 15.1.0 (or 14.1.7 or 12.5.9) work on current Tumbleweed kernel (5.1.y). But yes, the originally reported problem was caused by missing devel packages, i.e. the original poster did not get far enough to face the absence of the patches.

I clearly understand that the guide says the Hypervisor Supported are VMware ESXI. But I want to use it in my VMware workstation.

I have downloaded ovf template and installed it on the Workstation. the installation was completed quickly but in the CLI login, I'm getting stucked.

So my question is , If i can work on VMware workstation? or are there any workaround to get it resorted ? In vmware workstation, I have built PA labs using VM series Images before . I don't know if this trial image has any particular restrictions!

Might need to boot into maintenance mode and factory reset the configuration prior to it coming up fully. The trial specifically seems to be having an issue actually booting without that step. Workstation will support the VM just fine, even if it's not officially supported.

There are A LOT of reasons for Framework to be behaving EXACTLY the way they are. The complexity of BIOSes are no trifling matter, and a lot of stuff rides on other things. This is not something you rush.

I understand that if you are in need of solutions and on a time crunch that all the great explanations in the world wont come to your avail. However, hopefully understanding the situation better can be of benefit in another situation where time is not the crucial factor.

I am using VMWare workstation Pro 16.2.3 and I ran with this thread. I quickly downloaded a Win10 pro X64 just for testing if this is happening to me and it seems is not the case. I download the iso, install the windows, booted and open a webpage in like 15 minutes total.

I can share all my specs and the driver version I am running for troubleshooting purposes.

The display of the Razer Book is absolutely gorgeous, but it has an extremely grating whine whenever the fans even start to spin up. Apparently this is a problem with all Razer laptops, judging from this 4 year old Reddit post describing the exact same issue.

New to Garuda and Linux, been reading alot the past week or so for all my issues and managed to resolve alot on my own but Im stumped on this VMware portion. I realize from some internet posts that vmware support on Arch based distros is either not supported or 'youre on your own'

Im trying to update VMWare Workstation 16.2.4 but keep encountering an error. I believe all the dependencies are present, I installed this from AUR initially. Despite this Im still not 100% sure everything is kosher as far as dependencies or other services running or enabled.

Thanks so much guys, I woke up this morning and found on AUR that 16.2.4 was posted and I was able to get it installed! I think Ill just wait for newer version to be available through AUR rather than use the Vmware update option in the software.

I suppose I should mention the reason for the upgrade was I was hoping it would resolve some issues with my VMs on Workstation. I moved from Windows recently and moved these VMs with me to Garuda but Im having some issues with some general slowness for Workstation and the accompanying VMs.

The issues I see is the mouse getting 'lost' when transitioning from Garuda desktop to to a VM, its not as seamless as it was in Windows, so Im trying to pinpoint this. In addition, I noticed the CPU usage seems to be higher on the host as well as the guest VMs. The hardware is the same as when it was Windows (just swapped drives). Im kind of at a loss for the degredation in performance and Im trying to get it to be as smooth as it was under Windows. I did allocate more resources to the VMs to little avail.

The only new hardware is the SSD that the VMs reside on, I went with a Crucial SSD as Ive had very good luck with them, I dont suspect this is the issue but I was looking for a tool to test with for read/write under Linux but found only some half baked looking CLI tool that I gave up on. I could boot into Windows and test easily but I dont think the drive has read/write issues, I feel the performance would be even worse if it was faulty.

My video card isnt powerful enough, possibly. I have a built in Intel HD Graphics 530 as well as a dedicated Nvidia GT 730 (1GB, GDDR5, 64 bit bus) but Im using the NIvidia with 3 monitors all at 1920x1080 resolution. I was thinking of possibly buying the ..other...GT 730 (4GB, GDDR3, 128 bit bus) but I dont know if this would actually help or not. I suspect it would but dont know how much of a difference GDDR3 vs GDDR5 is but I think thats mostly for gaming which wont be done on this system). I was thinking this other GT 730 could handle the eye candy plus my VM and workstation rendering and transitioning)

This ties in with number two, but I have been trying to test, much to my frustration at turning some of the Garuda eye candy off to see if that helps with VMs and Workstation responsiveness . So far I have turned off Shadows and Animations at the bottom dock bar. My next to turn off if the 'fuzzying out' of the background when you switch focus or apps, not exactly sure how to describe it. I struggle finding these options so if anyone has any guidance Id appreciate it. (I at one point last night auto hid my dock and had to switch themes for it to pop up for one second and quickly mouse over it to get it to stay and edit the settings to get it back permanently)

Thanks to everyone who has assisted, you guys have been very friendly and helpful to a newcomer such as myself. Also thank you Blush for posting the commands to run in order, this saves alot of time trying to wrap my head around about syntax and such.

Additional info, GPU CLI tool I found that shows usage. Cant post images yet but it shows 646/981 MB of video memory but I have seen it as high as 715/981. I did try some less taxing themes and it was lower but I still had the semi unresponsiveness in vmware.

Instead of disabling your desktop effects piecemeal, you can shut off the compositor when you want to free up the GPU for your VM work. In the GUI it is something like System settings->Hardware->Display and Monitor->Compositor, or you can toggle it on and off with Shift+Alt+F12.

Hopefully someone with more experience with this software will weigh in with some tips for you, but in the meanwhile you can read through the Arch Wiki page. It looks like it has a few relevant sections, like improving performance and mouse troubleshooting.

I dont know if this matters but the filesystem I used for the SSD with the VMs on it was BTRFS, do you think that might matter? I also noticed it seems to be more of a slight visual/video delay more than anything. Discord and Spotify within the VM seem to cause a bit of delay.

Also if it helps anyone, enabling Track Mouse under System Settings-->Workspace Behavior--> Desktop Effects seems to help a bit with mouse location and relocation when going back and forth. Not a massive difference but it helps a little bit.

As for the visuals. I did the Shift-Alt-F12 to turn off compositor but it seems to have helped little. I still see the fuzzing of blurring of the background despite this option being on or off, not sure if thats the intended effect or how to take that off (tried different options in desktop effects)

If you ever notice such a mismatch on Chaotic-AUR package, please report an issue here: Issues chaotic-aur/packages GitHub. The new one is now built (16.2.4). You shouldn't ever need to build your own version of something that's already in a build routine

Ok thanks I tried this, the commands appear to have worked, is there a way to verfiy? Also, what performance benefits does this do specifically for the VMs and is this a well known practice for doing VMs with linux/btrfs?

I'm just noticing your specs here... The 730 is very underpowered in 2022, especially for 3 displays @ 1080p. If you want to upgrade, you should get something newer and more powerful, not another equally old card.

I have installed lately an ironport on vmware workstation version 9 for testing purpose, but the vm is not starting, it hangs in "Asyncos starting services", i kept the default configuration of the machine (4GB RAM) but i got the same issue, i tried to upgrade the machine to 5GB of RAM but its the same.

I have 2 SkyConnect USB devices. I used one for ZHA and one for Zigbee2MQTT. I often lose the Z2M and constantly get those errors: How can I fix it? Should I buy new mini PC for just home assistant or can I fix virtualization issues?

I am using USB 3.1 but now that you mentioned it @TH3xR34P3R I changed it to 2.0 so hopefully this fix it. Why using 2 SkyConnects is a problem? Before moving my Home Assistant into Virtual Machine I was using an old PC with both SkyConnects together, again 1 for ZHA and 1 for Zigbee2MQTT and it was working fine.

I currently have my HA installed in a VM via Virtualbox with a batch file to have it launch in headless mode when my nuc powers on with my skyconnect plugged into a mbeat 7 port usb hub passed through in 3.0 mode.

Yeah no other issue besides those errors I have posted. It is usually the Zigbee2MQTT one that stops working. After system reboot it is working fine, both networks are not having issues with each other. I dont have the option to change to USB 3.0 only 1.1 or 2.0 and 3.1, therefor I put 2.0 and I will be keeping an eye on it.

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