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Volentin
Contributor
Contributor
‎11-22-2013 01:05 AM

ESXi 5.1.0: black screen on VM console

Hi!

I have ESXi 5.1.0 host. When i open console of any VM, there is only a little console window with a black screen opens. And there are no any error messages. On the "Console" tab of VM there is black screen only too.1.png

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DavoudTeimouri
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
‎11-22-2013 01:28 AM

Hi,

Try to do some actions like mouse move then try to close and reopen vSphere Client.

Check this article: Link

Davoud

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zXi_Gamer
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
‎11-22-2013 01:39 AM

Can you post out the vmware.log from the vm while opening the console and the black console can happen if you happen to have graphics driver with memory set.

VMware KB: Remote console screen of virtual screen is blank

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vJJSosa
Enthusiast
Enthusiast
‎11-22-2013 05:42 AM

Hi, maybe this is not the scenario, but sometimes resolution dns, between vSphere Client and host,  will finish in black screen (and a legend with a MKS error),

Regards

[VCAP5-DCA, VCP3/4/5, VCP-DT4, MCITP Network Infrastructure, HP ASE Bladesystem]
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tomtom901
Commander
Commander
‎11-22-2013 09:22 AM

There are some more people reporting problems with this. Are you able to go to 5.5?

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