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Launch Ubuntu / Mint in VMWare Workstation 12 under Windows 10 issue

I installed the free version of VMWare Workstation 12 player and created a VM for Mint. I selected Ubuntu, but had a Mint 17.3 Live ISO. Seemed to go well. I start the Mint machine, and I get the Mint splash. I found that ctrl+G sends keyboard commands to the machine, so did that plus TAB to get to the boot menu. The selection "Start Linus Mint" is highlighted, and I can move up and down the menu with arrow keys, but ENTER does nothing. Tried Ctrl+G then ENTER, no difference. I seem to be close to having this running, but just can't get past the last step.

So now I just selected "Start in compatability mode" and ENTER works, but I get this:

Loading /casper/vmlinuz
Loading /casper/initrd.lz
.... Ready

Then: Kernel requires x86-64 CPU, but only detected i686 CPU. Please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU

This is a Toshiba Satellite L45 notebook running Windows 10-64 with a i7-4510U CPU.

Sudeep Sharma

Just make sure that you have check all the Virtual technology options of the CPU in the BIOS.
Not remembering the name right now but it is similar to VT/QT or something. Maybe someone would be tell this in more detail.
Also make sure you enable the same in the VMware Workstation.

Sudeep

rindi

Why do you even have to enter keyboard commands? Linux Mint, if you boot it from the iso, boots automatically into it's desktop without the need of any user intervention. Once booted, you can then install it to the virtual HD of the VM you created.

If it doesn't boot automatically into it's desktop, that is usually because the iso file is bad or corrupt. So download it again. Also, if it only wants to run a 32bit guest, you haven't turned on VT in the BIOS, so make sure that is turned on. If it still doesn't allow you to run a 64bit guest, you have probably added the Hyper-V feature of Windows 10 Pro, so turn that feature off and reboot.

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

In this previous question, where you asked which Hypervisor to use, and we recommended, VMware Player, Virtualbox, we also advised you need to enable Intel VT.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28933673/Recommendation-for-VM-for-a-64-biy-Windows-10-host.html

You replied

This Toshiba notebook will not boot to the BIOS setup. Toshiba provides a utility that enables setting some of the usual BIOS features, but enabling any part of virtualization is not included. So which of the list of alternatives are still possible?

So did you enable Intel VT ?

This is the issue, your laptop needs to be running with Intel VT enabled.

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Mike Caldwell

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Unfortunately Toshiba hides the BIOS from the user; no way to boot to it, just their little settings GUI which is a small subset. I'll go take another look at the list and post. I already have the 32 bit Mint; from the comments I assume it would run under the 64 bit VMWare.

Mike Caldwell

ASKER

Bingo. I cannot fiddle with the settings on this machine, so installed the 32bit guest and it ran just fine, and without any intervention.

Mike Caldwell

ASKER

Andrew, the issue was 32-bit, in that I cannot change any of the settings on this machine. So I did not upgrade to Home Pro, I went with VM Ware Workstation 12 Player. Thanks for checking in.