) to handle "Virtual Printing" (ThinPrint). Following the removal of this feature in late 2023 updates, legacy virtual machine configurations still contain entries for it, leading to an invalid parameter error: serial0.fileType = "thinprint" How to Resolve the Issue Method 1: Using the GUI (Recommended for Workstation) Power off the virtual machine. VM Settings Select the and save your changes. : In VMware Workstation, go to Preferences and uncheck "Enable virtual printers" to prevent it globally. Broadcom support portal
, support for "ThinPrint" (a virtual printing technology) has been discontinued. VMs created in older versions often still have a serial port configured to use this driver, which now triggers the "invalid value" warning. Resource Conflicts virtual device serial0 will start disconnected
In VM Settings, ensure the "Connection" is set to the correct physical port (e.g., /dev/ttyUSB0 In 90% of cases, this error is just ) to handle "Virtual Printing" (ThinPrint)
: Newer versions of VMware no longer support the "ThinPrint" technology, which often used to handle virtual printing. Legacy Settings : In VMware Workstation, go to Preferences and