https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415648
Bug ID: 415648
Summary: Cannot change VMWare guest resolution
Product: systemsettings
Version: 5.17.4
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: cbo...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
I want to fully test/exercise Manjaro KDE 64bit in a VMWare guest on a Windows
10 host.
I installed KDE Plasma 18.1.4 (verified GPG signature). All went well. After
the install I verified that open-vm-tools is present and running.
Unlike all the other distros I have tried I cannot resize the VM window to
increase the resolution. Nothing happens. Entering fullscreen simply displays
800x600 centered. If I try to change KDE display settings the resolution will
change to what I set momentarily and then snap back to 800x600.
After hours of trying I decided to try Manjaro Gnome 18.1.4. Identical VM
settings. It works exactly as it should immediately after an install. I don't
have to do anything.
To try to isolate if it was a Manjaro issue, I downloaded the Kubuntu image and
it behaves exactly like Manjaro KDE 18.1.14. It doesn't work.
I tried Manjaro Gnome 18.1.14 and it works immediately out-of-the-box without
changing anything.
Keep in mind this is with fully updated software, immediately after install
(both before and after the first Manjaro/Kubuntu system update). It happens
before I do/change anything. You don't have to do anything to reproduce this
but install on a VMWare guest using the latest VMWare workstation player using
all defaults.
I've searched and generally "googled". There are issues and workarounds that
sound similar, but no suggestions have worked. Tried starting and stopping the
services:
systemctl stop vmtoolsd.service
systemctl start vmtoolsd.service
Doing so does allow me to manually resize the window. Trying to change the KDE
display settings does nothing. On a system restart the window is back to
800x600.
I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling open-vm-tools, using arandr, starting a
brand new virtual machine and reinstalling, increasing the virtual display RAM.
So it looks like a KDE issue and not specific to Manjaro or Kubuntu.
Using Windows 10 Pro (build 18363 - fully updated as of today), VMWare
Workstation Player 15.5.1 build 15018445 (latest as of today). Nvidia drivers
441.66. I have 32gb of physical ram, over 600gb free diskspace. I've allocated
5gb to the VM, 1 or 2gb to the video display. Other than that it is exactly the
default image settings from VMWare that work with Ubuntu and Mint...
Thanks
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