202925 – vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455 crashes machine with kernel 2.6.22 or higher

Bug 202925 - vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455 crashes machine with kernel 2.6.22 or higher

Summary: vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455 crashes machine with kernel 2.6.22 or higher

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 189062

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	AMD64 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2007-12-21 10:27 UTC by Jakob Schiotz
Modified:	2020-11-02 14:08 UTC (History)
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Description Jakob Schiotz 2007-12-21 10:27:37 UTC

vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455 (the latest stable on amd64) cause the host to lock up with kernel 2.6.22-gentoo-r9 or higher, but not with kernel 2.6.20-gentoo-r8.  It typically happens when running Internet Explorer in the guest (Windows XP).  The whole machine locks up.

This may be the same as bug 189062 although that refers to vmware-server.  In that case the bug is certainly not fixed yet.

/Jakob


Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start vmware-workstation, boot into Windows XP
2. Run Internet Explorer
3.

Actual Results:  
The whole machine locks up, logging in across the network is not possible, only the off switch works.



I am running on a dual core Lenovo Thinkpad T60 with 64-bit linux installed.
The guest operating system is a 32-bit Windows XP SP2.

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-12-21 10:29:56 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 189062 ***