![]() With that code added to the configuration file, the virtual machine shuts down immediately after the operating system issues the halt. ![]() Exit out of VMware Workstation before modifying config.ini or the. The solution was to add the following lines to either the global VMware config.ini file, or each individual guests. The thread discusses a similar issue happening in VMware Workstation 6.0.4 on Windows XP. I eventually discovered this post on the VMware message boards that provided the solution. The old laptop (much slower than this) also had PGP with the older VMware Workstation, so PGP didn't seem to be a prime candidate. ![]() ![]() Perhaps Workstation 8 and PGP don't play nicely together? I couldn't find any references. The laptop also uses PGP whole disk encryption. vmdk files, that didn't change the behaviour. I found suggestions to prevent virus scanners from scanning. The laptop hard drive indicator was also flashing madly during the entire process. From an appearance stand point, the VM screen turns black and remains that way until it fully stops. ![]() the OS portion of the shutdown is done) to a fully stopped virtual guest. It literally took an hour from the point where the RHEL4 issued the halt to the underlying hardware (i.e. It powered up and ran just fine on the new hardware / version of VMware, with the exception of the guest shutdown. The users RHEL4 guest was transferred over from the old laptop (running an older version of Workstation). Needless to say, the laptop is fast.Īs part of the purchase, the user also upgraded to the latest VMware Workstation, version 8.x. I recently had a situation where a user purchased a new i7 + SSD based laptop. ![]()
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