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This section covers issues you might have running NixOS as a guest VM in VMware Workstation or similar. | This section covers issues you might have running NixOS as a guest VM in VMware Workstation or similar. | ||
==== Cannot change resolution in KDE Plasma ISO ==== | ==== Display issues ==== | ||
===== Cannot change resolution in KDE Plasma ISO ===== | |||
If you are unable to change resolution in a guest VM while booted into the NixOS Plasma graphical installer ISO... | If you are unable to change resolution in a guest VM while booted into the NixOS Plasma graphical installer ISO... | ||
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If you continue to have issues, running <code>journalctl</code> should print a system log with debug info which might help in resolving the issue. | If you continue to have issues, running <code>journalctl</code> should print a system log with debug info which might help in resolving the issue. | ||
==== Mouse issues ==== | |||
===== Mouse buttons above 5 do not work ===== | |||
If your mouse's thumb buttons or other additional buttons do not work, set guest to use advanced mouse. For your NixOS-based guest VM, add the below lines to its ''.vmx'' configuration file: | |||
mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE" | |||
mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE" | |||
[[Category:Cookbook]] | [[Category:Cookbook]] | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 24 September 2021
Troubleshooting
Guest issues
This section covers issues you might have running NixOS as a guest VM in VMware Workstation or similar.
Display issues
Cannot change resolution in KDE Plasma ISO
If you are unable to change resolution in a guest VM while booted into the NixOS Plasma graphical installer ISO...
This appears to be an issue where if KScreen is running as a service it will instantly revert to the default resolution [1].
Disabling the KScreen 2 Service under Background Services allows resolution settings to apply properly.
If you continue to have issues, running journalctl should print a system log with debug info which might help in resolving the issue.
Mouse issues
Mouse buttons above 5 do not work
If your mouse's thumb buttons or other additional buttons do not work, set guest to use advanced mouse. For your NixOS-based guest VM, add the below lines to its .vmx configuration file:
mouse.vusb.enable = "TRUE" mouse.vusb.useBasicMouse = "FALSE"