VMware Workstation 6.0.2 Hangs F8 x64

[Christopher A. Williams]

On Sun, 2007-11-11 at 22:30 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
> On Nov 11, 2007 8:32 PM, Christopher A. Williams <fedoralists at cawllc.com> wrote:
> > Anyone have VMware Workstation 6.0.2 running on F8 64-bit version? I
> > thnk I may need to instll some additional compatibility libraries, but
> > don't know for sure.
> >
> > VMware seemed to install correctly, but FREEZES MY ENTIRE SYSTEM HARD
> > when I launch a VM. I need to get this part running for my job. Any help
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Chris
> 
> Install the any-any patch:
> http://knihovny.cvut.cz/ftp/pub/vmware/vmware-any-any-update114.tar.gz
> 

Actually - I found the any-any patch is not needed. The issue (from
VMware forums) is a problem with Workstation 6.0.2 not liking to
co-exist with KVM/Qemu on F8. Options are to either remove the
Virtualization option from F8 via Add / Remove Software or to downgrade
to Workstation 6.0.1.

I tried it both ways and both work. I wound up sticking with not using
KVM and running 6.0.2 for now. Hopefully a 6.0.3 update will fix this so
they will live side by side again.

Cheers,

Chris


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