VMX-file parameters
Welcome - this is the Xth version of the introduction to the vmx-file list. Before you complain: this is incomplete, out-dated, full of errors, completely unsupported, dangerous ... Warning: sometimes this list is in contradiction to the VMware-documentation - but I guess that can't be helped
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the shorter the better Most of the times shorter vmx-files are better than long ones ;-) Don't use parameters just because they were listed once in |
Syntax
You can use # for comments. scsi0.present = "TRUE" then lines like scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic" are used. scsi0.present ="FALSE" all lines starting with scsi0 are ignored. What happens if you use unknown or mis-spelled lines? A line like causes an error-message and VMware-player will not start - this doesn't mean that there are no VMversions that count the number of elefants. Maybe a future version will ignore this line or even use it. So don't count on it. Better go with the rule: Unknown or mis-spelled lines are ignored or give error-messages.
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You can change the amount of RAM that a VM will use like this memsize = "128" If you don't assign a value for memory VMware will use the default-setting which is 32MB memsize = "32" Whenever you assign RAM manually make sure the value is a multiple of 4 - otherwise the VM will not start: memsize = "255" causes this error-message: Memory size 255 not a multiple of 4
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You can assign a displayname for your virtual machine by adding displayName = "VMX-Test" If you don't assign a nicname VMware will autogenerate one- useing the path and name of the vmx-file displayName = "X:\home\moon\Desktop\vmx.sammler\minimal.vmx"
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You may try to add this to your config.ini to enable sound in the recorded videos: mks.movie.config.high.recordSound = "TRUE"
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Note for webmasters Please don't simply copy any of the vmx-pages. I have invited VMware
to cooperate - I offered to skip the dangerous parameters in exchange
for information on useful parameters.
Thanks Ulli Hankeln |
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