OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Virtualization
Setting 4k resolution for VMWare guest
Lars:
--- Quote from: Dave Yeo on August 20, 2024, 08:18:19 am ---
--- Quote from: Lars on August 20, 2024, 07:25:13 am ---The Windows host Virtualbox implementation contains the very same OS/2 addons as those provided by ArcaOS, including the file system driver to access files on the host from within the OS/2 guest.
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Doesn't the OS/2 addons installed on Windows/Linux come with an old libc? I"d assume the ArcaOS addons don't install libc
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I simply never install that old libc version (I maintain libc via ANPM, installed in the guest).
I only ever install the base additions (VBOXMOUSE.SYS etc.), the GENGRADD DLL (where that might even be unnecessary) and VBOXFS.IFS.
aziz:
Please refrain from discussing VirtualBox in this topic. I am fully aware that there are other options to virtualize OS/2. However you can only run one HyperVisor upon a time, so it would be very beneficial if I could get this working with VMWare, which offers other benefits for different platforms.
aziz:
--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on August 19, 2024, 11:24:37 pm ---- Which version of VMWare Workstation Pro are you using? According to some online info since version 17.5.2 Build 23775571 it was optimized for 3840 x 2160
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17.5.2 build-23775571
The latest one
--- Quote ---- Which version of OS/2 - ArcaOS are you installing?
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This affects all versions
--- Quote ---- Is there any error message on OS/2 boot? or it is an error message when you try to start the VM?, Or there is no error, it just remains with the old resolution
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There is no error message anywhere. It is just impossible to select any resolution above 1920x1440. When you peak into the vmx file, the video memory gets each time put back to 16M, regardless of efforts to increase the video memory.
JTA:
On VMware's product (support) site, you can find notes like:
"Only Workstation 6.x and later virtual machines support specifying resolution settings and setting the number of monitors that the guest operating system can use."
I couldn't determine if lack of OS/2 guest tools is what blocks the .vmx file settings from taking place, or if your VM "machine type" (what VMware officially supports for an OS/2 VM) is the problem. If you can't change the machine type, perhaps you can invoke VMware support, through their forums or whatever route is open to you.
For a virtualization platform to not have guest tools support for an OS spoke volumes to me as to what the overall level of support for that OS was going to be like. Diminishing over time at best, and it's been awhile since VMware had support for OS/2.
While I use VMware Workstation and Virtualbox at the same time on my computer (both are type 2's hypervisors, and each running a VM), perhaps there is some condition I've not found yet, where they both can't run without interfering with each other ... interesting.
Hope this helps ...
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