FC2T2 VMware 4.5.1 (workstation) on WinXPsp1 - Xorg does not work

Jim Cornette redhat-jc at insight.rr.com
Thu Apr 8 23:11:13 UTC 2004


Kym Farnik wrote:
> Hi (ignore previous message)
> 
> FC2T2 VMware 4.5.1 (workstation) on WinXPsp1
> I installed FC2T2 ok, but X wont come up.
> 
> Tail of /var/log/XFree86.0.log...
> 
> (II) Setting vga for screen 0.
> (--) VMWARE(0): VMware SVGA regs at (0x1460, 0x1461)
> (II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
> (II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> 	compiled for 4.3.99.902, module version = 0.1.0
> 	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.7
> (--) VMWARE(0): caps:  0x00003FF3
> (--) VMWARE(0): depth: 24
> (--) VMWARE(0): bpp:   32
> (--) VMWARE(0): vram:  16777216
> (--) VMWARE(0): pbase: 0xfa000000
> (--) VMWARE(0): mwidt: 2360
> (--) VMWARE(0): mheig: 1770
> (EE) VMWARE(0): Currently unavailable depth/bpp of 16/16 requested.
> 	The guest X server must run at the same depth and bpp as the
> host
> 	(which are currently 24/32).  This is automatically detected.
> Please
> 	do not specify a depth on the command line or via the config
> file.
> (II) UnloadModule: "vmware"
> (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
> (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> 
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> 
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please
> send the full server output, not just the last messages.
> This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
> Please report problems to xorg at freedesktop.org.
> 
> Help!  How to resolve screen settings for VMWARE?
> 
> TIA, Kym
> 
> 

I have the same problem with X not loading. Same version of vmware and 
same host operating OS.

I'm learning a lot of command line tools because of missing X. I'd 
rather have X working though.

Jim





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