- no vmware BIOS flash shown at launch
- no text at all any time during boot loader or startup
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This problem did not exist December last year, but does now 2013-01-12.
Windows VMs are usable.
Any of my debian VMs (squeeze, wheezy, fresh installs) all have this issue.
the underlying VM runs just fine, as I can ssh in and out, or use vmware fusion's shut down menu option.
Reproduce:
create new 64-bit debian linux vm using defaults.
boot from 6.0.6 amd-64 installer - any flavour.
vm screen / console will be consistently black.
OS: Mountain lion, MBP 15" feb 2011 model 16GB RAM, 8 core i7.
I'd consider upgrading to v5.0 if this is a fix, but the reports in the community aren't filling me with confidence.
Any suggestions?