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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0004213Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2017-09-02 06:43
Reporterkr3ll.9002 Assigned Torhertzog  
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version2017.1 
Summary0004213: Desktop resizing issue under VMWare and Xorg
Description

I am still experience an issue with desktop resizing after reading the notes in the closed ticket 0004159.

The issue is resolved using the terminal command "systemctl restart open-vm-tools" until reboot.

Hypervisor is VMware Workstation 12 Player v12.5.7 build-5813279.
uname -a = Linux kali 4.12.0-kali1-amd64 0000001 SMP Debian 4.12.6-1kali5 (2017-08-25) x86_64 GNU/Linux

running latest open-vm-tools as per the closed ticket.

root@kali:~# dpkg --list | grep open-vm-tool
ii open-vm-tools 2:10.1.10-1kali3 amd64 Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (CLI)
ii open-vm-tools-desktop 2:10.1.10-1kali3 amd64 Open VMware Tools for virtual machines hosted on VMware (GUI)
rc open-vm-tools-dkms 2:10.1.5-5055683-4 all Open VMware Tools vmxnet kernel module (deprecated)

Steps To Reproduce

1, Boot into Kali VM using VMWare hypervisor.
2, Complete user login.
3, Desktop loads but fails to resize after selecting maximize/fullscreen.
4, Tried rebooting and setting the display to GNOME with Xorg but has not affect.
5, Loading terminal and entering "systemctl restart open-vm-tools" allows selecting maximize/fullscreen with affect.

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rhertzog

rhertzog

2017-08-31 07:01

administrator   ~0007215

When I last tried this, I had a single issue left. When I start an Xorg session, the initial size is unrelated to the size of the VMWare window but a simple click on "Fit guest now" fixed the issue. I did not have to restart open-vm-tools.

Is this what you are experiencing?

Can you confirm that your graphical session is based on Xorg? "ps aux|grep Xorg" should show a process. (The default session is again based on Xorg since kali-root-login 2017.2.0)

If you comment out "WaylandEnable=false" in /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf then you switch back to Wayland on next reboot (or gdm3 restart) and then this issue is not present (but you might suffer from other regressions).

rhertzog

rhertzog

2017-08-31 07:05

administrator   ~0007216

Can you also attach your logs from /var/log/vmware-*

kr3ll.9002

kr3ll.9002

2017-08-31 14:20

reporter   ~0007225

output from "ps aux | grep Xorg"

root@kali:~# ps aux|grep Xorg
Debian-+ 642 1.4 1.8 347872 38788 tty1 Sl+ 23:53 0:00 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt1 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/132/gdm/Xauthority -background none -noreset -keeptty -verbose 3
root 985 3.5 2.1 409180 43904 tty2 Sl+ 23:53 0:01 /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg vt2 -displayfd 3 -auth /run/user/0/gdm/Xauthority -background none -noreset -keeptty -verbose 3
root 1583 0.0 0.0 12720 1012 pts/0 S+ 23:54 0:00 grep Xorg

I tried commenting out WaylandEnable=false in /etc/gdm3/daemon.conf then rebooting but that seems to have now made the GUI unusable :(

Will try and recover and provide my logs from /var/log/vmware-*.

Also do I need to have the VMware tools installed alongside open-vm-tools?

dookie

dookie

2017-08-31 15:06

reporter   ~0007226

This issue is not present for me in the most recent daily image running under VMware Fusion. Logs attached after resizing, going full screen, and transferring files to and from the VM.

vmware-logs.zip (1,627 bytes)
rhertzog

rhertzog

2017-08-31 16:18

administrator   ~0007230

Also do I need to have the VMware tools installed alongside open-vm-tools?

No. open-vm-tools is the package of the VMware tools.

kr3ll.9002

kr3ll.9002

2017-09-02 02:11

reporter   ~0007235

I just migrated from my old instance to a newly downloaded vm image of Kali, did the upgrade/dist-upgrade. Can confirm running newer version of open-vm-tools 2:10.1.10-1kali3 and not having any issues.

Please close the ticket.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2017-08-31 06:33 kr3ll.9002 New Issue
2017-08-31 07:01 rhertzog Note Added: 0007215
2017-08-31 07:01 rhertzog Summary Rleated to closed issue#0004159 - Desktop resizing issue. => Desktop resizing issue under VMWare and Xorg
2017-08-31 07:02 rhertzog Description Updated
2017-08-31 07:05 rhertzog Note Added: 0007216
2017-08-31 07:05 rhertzog Assigned To => rhertzog
2017-08-31 07:05 rhertzog Status new => assigned
2017-08-31 14:20 kr3ll.9002 Note Added: 0007225
2017-08-31 15:06 dookie File Added: vmware-logs.zip
2017-08-31 15:06 dookie Note Added: 0007226
2017-08-31 16:18 rhertzog Note Added: 0007230
2017-09-02 02:11 kr3ll.9002 Note Added: 0007235
2017-09-02 06:43 rhertzog Status assigned => resolved
2017-09-02 06:43 rhertzog Resolution open => fixed