0000982: kali-linux-1.0.6-vm-amd64 VM will not play in VMware Workstation 9.0.2

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000982	Kali Linux	General Bug	public	2014-01-23 15:16	2025-07-14 09:18

Reporter	dave5623	Assigned To	muts
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required
Platform	x64	OS	Kali	OS Version	1.0
Product Version	1.0.6

Summary	0000982: kali-linux-1.0.6-vm-amd64 VM will not play in VMware Workstation 9.0.2
Description	Not sure if this the right place to report this, but I downloaded the Kali Linux VMware image for 1.0.6 amd64 and attempted to load it in Workstation 9.0.2. VMware displayed a dialog indicating that the configuration in the vmx file was incompatible with the version of workstation I was using. I double checked the sha1 of the 7z file I downloaded and it matched the sha1hash value listed on http://www.offensive-security.com/kali-llnux-vmware-arm-image-download/
Steps To Reproduce	Download kali-linux-1.0.6-vm-amd64.7z from http://www.offensive-security.com/kali-llnux-vmware-arm-image-download/ Extract and open the vmx file with VMware Workstation 9.0.2 Attempt to power on the virtual machine Get presented with the error dialog
Additional Information	I realize that OffSec are the ones responsible for the Kali VMware images, but didn't know of a way to get this kind of bug to them. I apologize if this is the wrong place to report this bug.
Attached Files	Untitled.png (29,161 bytes) Untitled.png (29,161 bytes)

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-01-23 15:16	dave5623	New Issue
2014-01-23 15:16	dave5623	File Added: Untitled.png
2014-01-27 20:18	dave5623	Note Added: 0001453
2014-01-27 20:25	muts	Note Added: 0001454
2014-01-27 20:25	muts	Status	new => closed
2014-01-27 20:25	muts	Assigned To	=> muts
2014-01-27 20:25	muts	Resolution	open => no change required
2025-07-14 09:18	g0tmi1k	Priority	low => normal

dave5623 2014-01-27 20:18 reporter ~0001453	I am also experiencing this issue with the x86 vm as well

muts 2014-01-27 20:25 reporter ~0001454	You can either update your VMware workstation version, or change the virtualHW.version in the vmx file to the version of VMWare you're using.