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Memory issues with VMware systems.

Memory issues with VMware systems.

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Anton_Nord
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05-19-2025, 07:04 AM
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my vmware 14 workstation pro seems to behave oddly on both my PC and laptop. I keep encountering errors, especially when trying to run a Windows 10 VM with two threads and 2 GB of RAM. There are messages about memory allocation failures or insufficient physical memory. On my laptop, there was plenty of free space—about 4 GB—and on my PC, around 8 GB. I’ve heard this might be related to newer Ubuntu versions; I’m not entirely sure. The problem is that I need Ubuntu 17.10 because the kernel in version 16.04 is outdated, and my laptop has driver issues as a result. Anyone have any advice? Also, virtualbox works perfectly fine.
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Anton_Nord
05-19-2025, 07:04 AM #1

my vmware 14 workstation pro seems to behave oddly on both my PC and laptop. I keep encountering errors, especially when trying to run a Windows 10 VM with two threads and 2 GB of RAM. There are messages about memory allocation failures or insufficient physical memory. On my laptop, there was plenty of free space—about 4 GB—and on my PC, around 8 GB. I’ve heard this might be related to newer Ubuntu versions; I’m not entirely sure. The problem is that I need Ubuntu 17.10 because the kernel in version 16.04 is outdated, and my laptop has driver issues as a result. Anyone have any advice? Also, virtualbox works perfectly fine.

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05-19-2025, 07:04 AM
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Try to give it a lower amount, and see if it works, if it does then you did not have enough FREE ram. If it doesn't that is an entire differnt story.
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05-19-2025, 07:04 AM #2

Try to give it a lower amount, and see if it works, if it does then you did not have enough FREE ram. If it doesn't that is an entire differnt story.

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05-19-2025, 07:04 AM
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Do you have the software reinstalled and confirmed it has free memory available?
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Cadariou
05-19-2025, 07:04 AM #3

Do you have the software reinstalled and confirmed it has free memory available?

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05-19-2025, 07:04 AM
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Maybe I skimmed through it.
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Antonio_Azrael
05-19-2025, 07:04 AM #4

Maybe I skimmed through it.

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05-19-2025, 07:04 AM
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this occurred multiple times. it also happened during a Manjaro setup I was testing, though I assumed Arch could be unpredictable. EDIT: I also attempted it with a 1GB partition and it still didn’t work...
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Rooooom
05-19-2025, 07:04 AM #5

this occurred multiple times. it also happened during a Manjaro setup I was testing, though I assumed Arch could be unpredictable. EDIT: I also attempted it with a 1GB partition and it still didn’t work...

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