1: shift-o when loading VMware screen comes up
2: leave all the text that’s there , then put a space between that text and ignoreHeadless=TRUE
3: boot all the way back up and go into Troubleshooting Options, enable ESXi Shell and hit esc
4: hit alt-f1 and login to the console. then type the following esxcfg-advcfg –set-kernel „TRUE” ignoreHeadless then hit enter
5: type exit and then hit alt-f2
6:go back and disable ESXi shell option
7: reboot to test .