https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712771 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712771#c0 Summary: vmware 7.1.4 will not start any VMs on OpenSUSE 11.4 with latest maint. kernel... Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: rangelino@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: Field Engineer Blocker: --- I have this shiny brand new Lenovo W520 with 8 gigs of ram. I recently installed openSuSE 11.4 on it. I also installed vmware so I can support Novell Partner Teradata (they are windows-only environment). So I kept getting this error when I tried to boot my windows VM (actually any VM for that matter): Aug 17 16:43:34.663: vcpu-0| [msg.log.monpanic] *** VMware Workstation internal monitor error *** Aug 17 16:43:34.663: vcpu-0| vcpu-0:ASSERT vmcore/vmm/main/irq.c:100 bugNr=2293 Looking up on google I find a solution to turn off nmi_watchdog---which I did. But still got the same error. SO looking at messages file I see this: <6>[ 0.042275] CPU0: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2720QM CPU @ 2.20GHz stepping 07 <6>[ 0.147143] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <6>[ 0.150997] Booting Node 0, Processors #1 <6>[ 0.242112] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <4>[ 0.245009] #2 <6>[ 0.336095] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <4>[ 0.339003] #3 <6>[ 0.430088] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <4>[ 0.432995] #4 <6>[ 0.524084] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <4>[ 0.526990] #5 <6>[ 0.618073] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <4>[ 0.620986] #6 <6>[ 0.712070] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <4>[ 0.714981] #7 Ok. <6>[ 0.806066] NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter. <6>[ 0.806942] Brought up 8 CPUs Something is turning on NMI watchdog after I told kernel to not turn it on? So on a hunch I add nox2apic to kernel cmdline, presto VMs come up fine. Only problem with providing nmi_watchdog=0 nox2apic is now wireless (iwlagn) will not work at all. The only way to get wireless to work is to turn on X2APIC. Note, other external wireless USB adapters work fine too when x2apic is on. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.