PFN_LIST_CORRUPT with VMware Workstation 7
During a lab of the N309o course (Deploying Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 for Linux) a student experienced a blue screen on this VMware Host workstation. This workstation was running Windows XP 64 bit with VMware Workstation build 203739.
The student was trying to install a package on a SLED 11 virtual machine through Yast. For this package Yast needed the SLED 11 DVD. The virtual CD-ROM player was configured as Auto, witch means that the physical CD-ROM player of the host is connected to the virtual CD-ROM player of the virtual machines.
If you Google on the error PFN_LIST_CORRUPT you will find that this error is mostly RAM corruption. In this case VMware Workstation passes wrong information to the memory therefore the blue screen.
Resolution: Configure the virtual CD-ROM player to use a ISO file.
I didn’t test this with VMware Workstation version 7.1. But this is on my list.
Michael Wilmsen is a experienced VMware Architect with more than 20 years in the IT industry. Main focus is VMware vSphere, Horizon View and Hyper Converged with a deep interest into performance and architecture.
Michael is VCDX 210 certified, has been rewarded with the vExpert title from 2011, Nutanix Tech Champion and a Nutanix Platform Professional.
