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Resolution stopped adjusting according to Window size

  • 1.  Resolution stopped adjusting according to Window size

    Posted Dec 07, 2024 11:47 AM

    VMware Workstation 17.6.1 build-24319023 on Windows 11. 

    I have two Debian 12 guest VMs, both running the same version of open-vm-tools. Automatic screen resolution changes stopped worked in one of my VMs. 

    open-vm-tools-desktop/stable,stable-security,now 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 amd64 [installed] open-vm-tools/stable,stable-security,now 2:12.2.0-1+deb12u2 amd64 [installed,automatic]

    VMware Settings for both VMs are the same, however in one VM the resolution resizes based on Window size stopped working.

    Both guests show open-vm-tools is running

    user@debian:~$ sudo systemctl status open-vm-tools ● open-vm-tools.service - Service for virtual machines hosted on VMware Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/open-vm-tools.service.d └─desktop.conf Active: active (running) since Sat 2024-12-07 06:34:05 CET; 19min ago Docs: http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/about.php Process: 493 ExecStartPre=/sbin/modprobe vmwgfx (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 494 (vmtoolsd) Tasks: 3 (limit: 20442) Memory: 11.5M CPU: 4.869s CGroup: /system.slice/open-vm-tools.service └─494 /usr/bin/vmtoolsd Dec 07 06:34:05 debian systemd[1]: Starting open-vm-tools.service - Service for virtual machines hosted on VMware... Dec 07 06:34:05 debian systemd[1]: Started open-vm-tools.service - Service for virtual machines hosted on VMware.

    Attempted Fixes

     Uninstalled and reinstalled open-vm-tools in the Guest OS where it does not work, but it does not work. 

    Where can i find the difference between these two Guest OSes or that cause that automatic resolution changes stopped working?