What should I do when VMware installs Ubuntu and reports piix4_smbus?

When you want to use the Ubuntu system, you don't have to reinstall the Ubuntu system. You can install an Ubuntu system in the virtual machine. However, when installing Ubuntu in the virtual machine VMware, an error message piix4_smbus appears. Many people don't know how to solve the problem. The following small series will introduce you to the solution of piix4_smbus when VMware installs Ubuntu.

When you install ubuntu boot in VMware-Workstation always suggest piix4_smbus 0000: 00: 007.3: Host SMBus controller not enabled, although that will not affect the normal operation of the system, but it is affecting the boot speed, Every time you turn it on, you will wait in that place for a long time.

Error: ubuntu boot error: piix4_smbus 0000:00:007.3: Host SMBus controller not enabled

Cause: ubuntu is loaded with i2c_piix4 module, because the system can not find this module, So the error

Processing method:

1, find out the exact name of the loaded module, the output of the display is the exact name of the module: i2c_piix4

2, the module Not included in the list. Edit the file sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf, add blacklist at the end i2c-piix4

3. Restart reboot

The above is the solution for piix4_smbus when VMware installs Ubuntu. Introduced, this error does not affect the operation of the system, it only affects the boot speed, if you want to boot faster, you can use the method described in this article.