1. Host OS: Win 7 x64, there are over 10G free space on my hard drive
2. Guest OS: Ubuntu 12.04.02 x86, which is a linked clone ( Hardware version 9.0 ). The Guest OS can be run correctly.
3. In "Settings...", choose to compact the HDD image
4. Error prompt: "One of the parameters supplied is invalid"
5. The vmx is pasted as below:
.encoding = "GBK"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "9"
numvcpus = "2"
cpuid.coresPerSocket = "2"
vcpu.hotadd = "TRUE"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
memsize = "1024"
mem.hotadd = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Ubuntu_x86-cl1-000001.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.fileName = ""
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.connectionType = "nat"
ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
usb.present = "TRUE"
ehci.present = "TRUE"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "35"
sound.present = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
mks.enable3d = "TRUE"
serial0.present = "TRUE"
serial0.fileType = "thinprint"
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge4.functions = "8"
pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge5.functions = "8"
pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge6.functions = "8"
pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"
pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = "TRUE"
displayName = "MSL"
guestOS = "ubuntu"
nvram = "MSL.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "hard"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"
powerType.suspend = "hard"
powerType.reset = "hard"
extendedConfigFile = "MSL.vmxf"
ide1:0.fileName = "F:\iso\ubuntu-12.04.2-dvd-i386.iso"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:17:6a:8e"
ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "33"
usb.pciSlotNumber = "32"
sound.pciSlotNumber = "34"
vmci0.id = "1266908128"
vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "36"
uuid.location = "56 4d e6 cc 17 3e 79 9c-91 51 6c 9d 4b 17 6a 8e"
uuid.bios = "56 4d e6 cc 17 3e 79 9c-91 51 6c 9d 4b 17 6a 8e"
cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
scsi0:0.redo = ""
pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"
pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"
pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"
pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"
usb:1.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
tools.remindInstall = "FALSE"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728"
softPowerOff = "TRUE"
usb:1.speed = "2"
usb:1.deviceType = "hub"
usb:1.port = "1"
usb:1.parent = "-1"
ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
fileSearchPath = ".;D:\_VM\Ubuntu_x86"
policy.vm.mvmtid = ""
vc.uuid = ""
serial1.present = "TRUE"
serial1.fileType = "pipe"
serial1.fileName = "\\.\pipe\msl_1"
serial1.pipe.endPoint = "client"
serial2.present = "TRUE"
serial2.fileType = "pipe"
serial2.fileName = "\\.\pipe\msl_2"
serial2.pipe.endPoint = "client"
unity.wasCapable = "FALSE"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
sharedFolder.maxNum = "2"
sharedFolder0.present = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.enabled = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.readAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.writeAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder0.hostPath = "D:\_VM\_VMShare"
sharedFolder0.guestName = "_VMShare"
sharedFolder0.expiration = "never"
sharedFolder1.present = "TRUE"
sharedFolder1.enabled = "FALSE"
sharedFolder1.readAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder1.writeAccess = "TRUE"
sharedFolder1.hostPath = "F:\_Misc"
sharedFolder1.guestName = "_Misc"
sharedFolder1.expiration = "never"
checkpoint.vmState = ""
gui.lastPoweredViewMode = "fullscreen"
usb:0.present = "TRUE"
usb:0.deviceType = "hid"
usb:0.port = "0"
usb:0.parent = "-1"