NetBSD as VMware workstation guest: `startx` hangs and maxes all CPUs utilization

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Published on 2012-10-07T00:21:37Z Indexed on 2012/10/07 3:41 UTC
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I am using VMware workstation 8. I have attempted to install and run NetBSD 5.1.2 and 6.0. Installations all went OK and the system was usable until I install a window manager.

After installed xfce4, in NetBSD 5.1.2, I could startx and used xfce4 two times, however consecutive startx will hang and max all CPU to 100%.

In NetBSD 6.0 RC2, I could not even start xfce4 once, startx hangs and max all CPU to 100%.

I have tried to use both vmwlegacy and vmware device drivers, they don't help.

I have also tried both 32bit and 64bit NetBSD, they behave in the same way.

I also tried to catch the output of startx, however system was already hanging before the output gets flushed.

Apparently no one else has encountered these troubles on Google search, did I miss any configuration piece? Any other suggestions please?

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