VMWare Server 2.0 Console not working

March 19th, 2009 by pete Leave a reply »

I’ve had a few issues recently  opening a VMWare Server 2.0 web based console with Firefox 3.07 running on OpenSUSE 11.1.  The console session just didn’t appear, which is a problem when you can’t SSH into the target VM due to lack of networking.  The answer is obscure but works well:

VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=TRUE firefox &

With this, the console works correctly as expected.  Lovely.

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3 comments

  1. Specter says:

    Hello, this sounds very nice and all, but where exactly does one add that line?

  2. pete says:

    Hi Specter

    I tried emailing you last week, don’t know if you go it. Use that command line in a terminal session to test and if it works. If so, create a shortcut on the desktop with that syntax and you’re good to go. Cheers, Pete

  3. Harry Winters says:

    Hi

    I’ve had the same problem, I’ve been looking at vmware training courses to help me further my knowledge, Do you have any recommendations for the relevant course?

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