Undefined Monitor VMware
After installing VMware tools in a Linux VM, if X windows will not start and you get an error similar to “undefined monitor vmware”, then you need to manually modify the xorg.conf file.
Do the following:
1. Edit the X config file
#nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
2. Add the lines
Section “Monitor”
Identifier “vmware”
EndSection
3. Restart X
#startx









