Comments on: Windows Server 2008 R2 & Windows 7 Freeze When Using SVGA Drivers http://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers VMware News, Views, & How-To's from vExpert Josh Townsend Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Townsendhttp://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Joshua Townsend Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:06:08 +0000 http://vmtoday.com/?p=295#comment-767 Stuart - could be something unrelated causing the lockup for you. Did the Windows event log return anything of interest? How about the vmware ESX(i) log files? How is your host performing - are you swapping memory, having high CPU ready, etc.? Stuart – could be something unrelated causing the lockup for you. Did the Windows event log return anything of interest? How about the vmware ESX(i) log files? How is your host performing – are you swapping memory, having high CPU ready, etc.?

]]> By: stuarthttp://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-766 stuart Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:10:53 +0000 http://vmtoday.com/?p=295#comment-766 having the same problem - I've updated to vsphere 4 U2 and still have the issue.any ideas? having the same problem – I’ve updated to vsphere 4 U2 and still have the issue.

any ideas?

]]> By: Mike Gowerhttp://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-735 Mike Gower Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:01:16 +0000 http://vmtoday.com/?p=295#comment-735 A little update –I’ve tried the Microsoft driver – fixes the freezes but mouse performance is terribleI’ve tried the WDDM driver (setting video memory to 32MB) – fixes the freezes but mouse performance still is not up to what I would expect. (It's like acceleration isn't turned on. Note that the WDDM video driver has the acceleration greyed out.)The default VMware driver (the one that hangs the console) has great mouse performance but for unknown reasons the console will freeze up occasionally.Also – I’ve recently applied the vSphere U2 and there is NO change to this issue. Anyone aware of a specific VMware support case or bug status on this? A little update –

I’ve tried the Microsoft driver – fixes the freezes but mouse performance is terrible

I’ve tried the WDDM driver (setting video memory to 32MB) – fixes the freezes but mouse performance still is not up to what I would expect. (It’s like acceleration isn’t turned on. Note that the WDDM video driver has the acceleration greyed out.)

The default VMware driver (the one that hangs the console) has great mouse performance but for unknown reasons the console will freeze up occasionally.

Also – I’ve recently applied the vSphere U2 and there is NO change to this issue. Anyone aware of a specific VMware support case or bug status on this?

]]> By: Update: SVGA Drivers on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 | VMtodayhttp://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Update: SVGA Drivers on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 | VMtoday Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:24:47 +0000 http://vmtoday.com/?p=295#comment-537 [...] posted an article in December on how the SVGA driver included with VMware Tools caused the guest VM to freeze.  I [...] [...] posted an article in December on how the SVGA driver included with VMware Tools caused the guest VM to freeze.  I [...]

]]> By: Markhttp://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Mark Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:57:52 +0000 http://vmtoday.com/?p=295#comment-409 Problem still exists for us... in U1, systems freeze 12-24 hours after reboot. Problem still exists for us… in U1, systems freeze 12-24 hours after reboot.

]]> By: michaelhttp://vmtoday.com/2009/12/windows-2008-r2-svga-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-406 michael Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:34:53 +0000 http://vmtoday.com/?p=295#comment-406 thanks, we ran into the same issue thanks, we ran into the same issue

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