https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407058
--- Comment #17 from bighusk...@outlook.com --- (In reply to bighuskysf from comment #16) > (In reply to Ralf from comment #15) > > System: Apple Macbook 12” (2017) > > OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.6 > > VM software: VMware Fusion 11.5.1 > > > > More testing. I have an existing Manjaro KDE VM: > > > > KDE Plasma: 5.17.4 > > KDE Frameworks: 5.64.0 > > Qt Version: 5.13.2 > > Kernel Version: 5.4.2-1-MANJARO > > OS Type: 64-bit > > > > that ehibits this (800x600) on every boot. My notes from this summer > > indicate a workaround. To fix in-session, do: > > > > systemctl stop vmtoolsd.service > > systemctl start vmtoolsd.service > > > > To fix it "for good," edit: > > > > /usr/lib/systemd/system/vmtoolsd.service > > > > adding: > > > > After=display-manager.service > > > > At the end of the [Unit] section. > > > > Then resolutions (including HiDPI) can be set as usual. The in-session fix > > still works and could probably be scripted, but the “permanent” fix above > > only works sometimes! It failed all today day and then when I rebooted just > > now it worked again. Sigh. > > > > The above workarounds and “fixes” are from a discussion of the bug in the > > Manjaro forums: > > https://forum.manjaro.org/t/vmware-cant-change-screen-resolution/89090 > > > > This would seem to be a bug at the intersection of Plasma, VMware and Open > > VM Tools. Hope these data points help in some way. > > On Arch with all the latest updates, the systemctl stop vmtoolsd.service and > systemctl start vmtoolsd.service did not change the behavior. changing the > resolution afterwards to anything and apply, works for a second and then > reverts back to 800x600 > > Going to try editing the file. Also going to try the latest Neon, as it also > failed previously, even after installing the open-vm-tools package. Making the change to the file as suggested also made no difference on the current Arch install. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
