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necktwi

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Registered: 2018-07-12

Posts: 20

Vmware auto resize doesn't work

Though I have installed open-vm-tools and started vmtoolsd, auto resize doesn't work. Desktop: gnome. I have installed gtkmm and gtk 2, set

/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
MODULES="vsock vmw_vsock_vmci_transport vmw_balloon vmw_vmci vmwgfx"

In the dmesg I found

[drm:vmw_stdu_crtc_page_flip [vmwgfx]] *ERROR* Page flip error -16.

Last edited by necktwi (2018-08-17 17:41:55)

philipW

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Registered: 2017-03-21

Posts: 145

Re: Vmware auto resize doesn't work

I believe you have to start and enable the open-vm-tools service

necktwi

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Registered: 2018-07-12

Posts: 20

Re: Vmware auto resize doesn't work

There is no such service. However, there is vmtoolsd service enabled and running.

philipW

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Registered: 2017-03-21

Posts: 145

Re: Vmware auto resize doesn't work

Yes thats the service that should be running.
I will see if i can recreate this problem later today or tommorow
You should take a look at this page (if you have not already done so)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … m_guest.29

Last edited by philipW (2018-08-19 11:27:37)

jogleasonjr

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Registered: 2019-01-03

Posts: 1

Re: Vmware auto resize doesn't work

Don't forget to follow the "Xorg Configuration" section of the wiki:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VM … as_a_guest

Specifically, install the dependencies: xf86-input-vmmouse, xf86-video-vmware, and mesa.

I somehow overlook that section every time I build a new arch machine in vmware.