This is if you get the following error in vmware tools:
3D Graphics acceleration will be disabled
this computer does not have a 3D graphics system supported by vmware workstation.
========================this computer does not have a 3D graphics system supported by vmware workstation.
Add the following to the .vmx file:
mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE"
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on: ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint 9
Step 1.
sudo apt-get install driconf
Step 2.
ubuntu: system -> prefrences -> 3D Acceleration.
Linux Mint: mint menu -> prefrences -> 3D acceleration.
Step 3.
Step 2.
ubuntu: system -> prefrences -> 3D Acceleration.
Linux Mint: mint menu -> prefrences -> 3D acceleration.
Step 3.
mint & ubuntu: click image quality tab -> click the button that says enable ST3 Texture compression even if software support is not available.
MAKE SHURE IT SAYS YES!========================
Install the libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0 (aka the S3 texture compression), this will probably called something be different.
Chances are this will crash your VM like it does to mine and only a reboot will fix it.
Trying nomodeset from the boot-loader then uses the Nvidia graphics (I think - my CPU usage still rockets with glxspheres) which then WON'T crash your VM.
Chances are this will crash your VM like it does to mine and only a reboot will fix it.
Trying nomodeset from the boot-loader then uses the Nvidia graphics (I think - my CPU usage still rockets with glxspheres) which then WON'T crash your VM.
