[sw][virtual machine] vmware install on windows

[konosubakonoakua]

download link (need broadcom account)

• https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware%20Workstation%20Pro

  another download link (without vm tool)

• https://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/

  get vm-tools automatically

[konosubakonoakua]

ubuntu22 freezes or has black screen after inactivity

[!CAUTION] Don't use vmware 17.6.0 version with linux kernel 6.8 Freeze confirmed also on 17.5.2

broadcom community threads

• vm-freezes-after-inactivity
• solution (maybe)

  Try to disable 3d acceleration. (IDK whether it works)

[konosubakonoakua]

vmware shared folder on windows

• offcial guide

• Setting->shared folder->new->properties->fill name&path->ok

  

• Linux Side:

  sudo mkdir -p /mnt/winshared
  sudo chown rf:rf /mnt/winshared
  /usr/bin/vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/winshared -o subtype=vmhgfs-fuse

[konosubakonoakua]

Disk Optimization

• Fragment cleanup & Compact (on host, not helpful)

  • both need extras disk space on host, be careful
  

• disk shrink (on guest, helpful)

  sudo vmware-toolbox-cmd disk shrink

  

• References

  • https://www.cnblogs.com/fensnote/p/13436463.html

[konosubakonoakua]

clipboard not synced when connected via RDP

https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/740

[konosubakonoakua]

Turn off Hyper-V if getting sluggish

virtualization-apps-not-work-with-hyper-v

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off

or

Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor

then reboot.