Running vmware player 14.0.0 on Linux.
Tried kernel versions 4.9.x and 4.14.x with an unofficial Patch for the vmmon kernel module.
Everything works fine on a Lenovo ThinkCentre m93p tiny and an HP Compaq 8200 Elite with both kernel versions.
Problems arise on a FUJITSU Esprimo P956, no matter which mode we select for the parallel port in the BIOS.
Disabling the port in the BIOS, or removing the following lines from the .vmx fixes the problem:
parallel0.present = "TRUE"
parallel0.startConnected = "TRUE"
parallel0.fileType = "device"
parallel0.fileName = "/dev/parport0"
parallel0.bidirectional = "TRUE"
parallel0.autodetect = "FALSE"
On vmware 12.5.7, the parallel port worked just fine on that machine.
