DiagBox 757 tries to "phone home" to PSA servers (which will blacklist your VCI). In VMware settings, set the Network Adapter to Host-Only or NAT and then disable the host's internet connection for that VM. The top setup is an airtight offline VM.
The #1 complaint with DiagBox is "No communication with the interface." To make it top-tier:
Before we dive into tuning, let’s understand why this specific combination is the most searched setup on forums like MHH Auto, Digital-Elite, and GarageForum. diagbox+757+vmware+top
Running a Windows VM consumes significant resources on a Linux host. If Diagbox freezes or the USB connection fluctuates, it is often because the host CPU is pegged.
Open your Linux terminal and run:
top
What to look for:
Killing a frozen VM:
If Diagbox freezes the VM so badly you can't interact with the GUI window, use top to find the PID of vmware-vmx and kill it: DiagBox 757 tries to "phone home" to PSA
To get flawless performance, do not use default settings. Here are the optimal specs:
If you want to be in the top 1% of DiagBox users, implement these advanced tweaks. The #1 complaint with DiagBox is "No communication