[ltp] vmware vs RH7.1 on TP i1300

[Steve Dew]

Hi,

I have been trying to get vmware to run on my i1300 (9WU) and I
think I have run into hardware/software problem. I have a stock
RedHat 7.1 with a 2.4.3 kernel compiled to bring in the options
stipulated by vmware.  I am running X 4.0.3.  I have successfully
created and configured the virtual machine in vmware 2.0.4. 
However, when I start the vm to install the guest OS (it doesn't
matter which), a window flashes up and then it and the vmware
configurator crash and disappear.  I suspect it is a problem
with the detected SVGA settings based on the following log file:

...
May 22 09:20:43: Changing SVGA width from 2364 to 1024
May 22 09:20:43: Changing SVGA height from 1773 to 1
May 22 09:20:43: SVGAXInitSHMImage: svga->reg[SVGA_REG_FB_MAX_SIZE] set to 0
May 22 09:20:43: Caught signal 11 -- pid 8398
May 22 09:20:43: Suspending VM...
May 22 09:20:43: Dumping core...
 
Does anyone have suggestions as to how to get it to use 1024x768
instead of 1024x1?  Am I barking up the wrong tree?  

Help!

Thanks, Steve

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Steven K. Dew Associate Dean (Research and Planning) of Engineering
Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 
c/o Faculty of Engineering,
5-1 Mech University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G8 (780)
492-5398 FAX: (780) 492-0500 Email: Steven.Dew@ualberta.ca
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