Bug 750113 - Error Starting gnome Desktop on Vmware Player on Windows x64
Summary: Error Starting gnome Desktop on Vmware Player on Windows x64
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: xorg-x11-drv-vmware
Version: 16
Hardware: i686
OS: Windows
unspecified
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: X/OpenGL Maintenance List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-10-31 03:09 UTC by Christopher Noyes
Modified: 2012-04-20 20:03 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
vmware player running on windows vista 64
Last Closed: 2012-04-20 20:03:48 UTC
Type: ---

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image of help screen on vm player (69.80 KB, image/jpeg)
2011-10-31 03:09 UTC, Christopher Noyes 		no flags Details
X.org.0.log (225.12 KB, image/jpeg)
2011-10-31 03:11 UTC, Christopher Noyes 		no flags Details
failure screen (101.48 KB, image/jpeg)
2011-10-31 03:11 UTC, Christopher Noyes 		no flags Details
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Description Christopher Noyes 2011-10-31 03:09:43 UTC 
Created attachment 530881 [details]
image of help screen on vm player

Description of problem:

gnome 3 failed to start and started in fallback mode

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
X version
x86-07 2..6.32-131-2.1.el6.x86_64
current os Linux localhost.localdomain 3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.3.fc16.i686

VM setup with 989 M memory

F14 runs well on this configuration

How reproducible:

Create Virtual Machine using iso

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create Vm Using 
2.boot iso
3.
  
Actual results:
live media starts up with error 

Expected results:
live media starts up without error

Additional info:
Comment 1 Christopher Noyes 2011-10-31 03:11:04 UTC 
Created attachment 530882 [details]
X.org.0.log
Comment 2 Christopher Noyes 2011-10-31 03:11:47 UTC 
Created attachment 530883 [details]
failure screen
Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2011-10-31 16:57:43 UTC 
This is expected - the graphics hardware provided by VMWare is not enough at this time to run the full GNOME 3 experience.
Comment 4 Bill Nottingham 2011-10-31 17:10:34 UTC 
Actually, have you enabled 3D accleration in your VMWare configuration?
Comment 5 Christopher Noyes 2011-11-01 01:44:30 UTC 
I added it to the config, but it doesn't work. I have read that vmware player doesn't support them, but virtual box does.
Comment 6 Adam Jackson 2012-04-20 20:03:48 UTC 
This should be working with llvmpipe in F17 if you don't have the guest additions installed.  It may even be working with the vmwgfx 3d driver as well.

If you still have issues with this in F17, please reopen this bug.
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