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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Contents
- Getting Started with VMware Player
- Introduction and System Requirements
- Installing and Using Player
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Preparing to Create a Virtual Machine
- Create a Virtual Machine
- Use Easy Install to Install a Guest Operating System
- Install a Guest Operating System Manually
- Importing Virtual Machines
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Configure Software Update Preferences
- Configure VMware Tools Updates for a Specific Virtual Machine
- Manually Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
- Uninstall VMware Tools
- Virtual Machine Files
- Using Virtual Machines
- Starting Virtual Machines in Player
- Stopping Virtual Machines in Player
- Transferring Files and Text
- Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature
- Using the Copy and Paste Feature
- Using Shared Folders
- Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System
- Add a Host Printer to a Virtual Machine
- Using Removable Devices in Virtual Machines
- Install New Software in a Virtual Machine
- Changing the Virtual Machine Display
- Download a Virtual Appliance in Player
- Remove a Virtual Machine from the Library in Player
- Configuring and Managing Virtual Machines
- Change the Name of a Virtual Machine
- Change the Guest Operating System for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Working Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Virtual Machine Directory for a Virtual Machine
- Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Video and Sound
- Moving Virtual Machines
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- View the Message Log for a Virtual Machine
- Using the VIX API
- Configuring and Managing Devices
- Configuring DVD, CD-ROM, and Floppy Drives
- Configuring a USB Controller
- Configuring and Maintaining Virtual Hard Disks
- Configuring Virtual Ports
- Add a Virtual Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine
- Configure a Virtual Parallel Port on a Linux 2.6.x Kernel Host
- Configure Permissions for a Parallel Port Device on a Linux Host
- Troubleshoot ECR Errors for Parallel Ports
- Add a Virtual Serial Port to a Virtual Machine
- Change the Input Speed of a Serial Connection
- Configuring Generic SCSI Devices
- Configuring Eight-Way Virtual Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Configuring Keyboard Features
- Modify Hardware Settings for a Virtual Machine
- Configuring Network Connections
- Index
You can connect USB human interface devices (HIDs), such as the keyboard and mouse, to a virtual machine
by enabling the Show all USB input devices option. If you do not select this option, these devices do not appear
in the Removable Devices menu and are not available to connect to the virtual machine, even though they are
plugged in to USB ports on the host system.
See “Connect USB HIDs to a Virtual Machine,” on page 51 for information on connecting HIDs.
Add a USB Controller to a Virtual Machine
A USB controller is required to use a smart card in a virtual machine, regardless of whether the smart card
reader is a USB device. You can add one USB controller to a virtual machine.
When you create a virtual machine in Player, a USB controller is added by default. If you remove the USB
controller, you can add it back.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Virtual Machine > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Hardware tab, click Add.
3 In the New Hardware wizard, select USB Controller.
4 Configure the USB connection settings.
You can select multiple settings.
Option Description
Enable high-speed support for USB
2.0 devices
Enable support for isochronous USB devices, including Web cams, speakers,
and microphones. This setting is supported for Workstation 6.x and later
virtual machines only.
Automatically connect new USB
devices
Connect new USB devices to the virtual machine. If this setting is not selected,
new USB devices are connected only to the host system.
Show all USB input devices
Human interface devices (HIDs), such as USB 1.1 and 2.0 mouse and
keyboard devices, appear in the Removable Devices menu. Icons for HIDs
appear in the status bar. An HID that is connected to the guest operating
system is not available to the host system. The virtual machine must be
powered off when you change this setting.
Share Bluetooth devices with the
virtual machine
Enable support for Bluetooth devices.
5 Click Finish to add the USB controller.
Enable Support for Isochronous USB Devices
Modems and certain streaming data devices, such as speakers and webcams, do not work properly in a virtual
machine unless you enable support for isochronous USB devices.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the guest operating system supports USB 2.0 devices.
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On a Windows XP guest operating system, verify that the latest service pack is installed. If you use
Windows XP with no service packs, the driver for the EHCI controller cannot be loaded.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Virtual Machine > Virtual Machine Settings.
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