I just upgraded to VMWare Fusion 6 Pro and I am now running into an issue where I cannot get my Windows 8 VM to "Use All Displays in Full Screen". I have a rMBP and have 1 monitor connected via HDMI and 2 through Thunderbolt (MiniDP). This configuration has worked very well for me with Fusion 5 Pro, but after upgrading I cannot get 6 to use all of my monitors (they simply clone each other). I've tried various suggestions of toggle between single window & full screen, toggling the "Use All Displays in Full Screen" option, shutting down the VM, rebooting both the host and guest OS, etc. I have also completely uninstalled and reinstalled the VMWare Tools in the Guest OS, which didn't change anything.
I can get it to work if I remove one of the 3 monitors from the rMBP. It doesn't matter what one I remove (HDMI or Thunderbolt), and then Fusion will use the 2 monitors that are still connected and extend the display to those two automatically.
I've been waiting forever to get the Linked Clone feature on Fusion (coming from Workstation), but I really don't want to give up the 3 monitor support, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I just looked through the logs and noticed this notification when I plug in the 3rd display...
2013-09-04T10:34:30.984-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5120 x 3200), 2 display(s).
2013-09-04T10:34:49.809-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5120 x 3200), 2 display(s).
2013-09-04T10:35:06.593-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5120 x 3200), 2 display(s).
2013-09-04T10:35:07.648-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: __55-[PLSession updateViewMode:forDocument:withRetryCount:]_block_invoke, failed to update view mode from 2 to 1. error: Error Domain=VMDBErrorDomain Code=-20 "An internal reconfiguration was in progress." UserInfo=0x7fedb6447eb0 {NSLocalizedDescription=An internal reconfiguration was in progress., NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=}
2013-09-04T10:35:36.607-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5120 x 3200), 2 display(s).
2013-09-04T10:35:36.607-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest can handle 2 display(s), but topology requests 3 display(s). Guest can't set topology.
2013-09-04T10:36:28.545-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5120 x 3200), 2 display(s).
2013-09-04T10:36:28.545-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest can handle 2 display(s), but topology requests 3 display(s). Guest can't set topology.
2013-09-04T10:36:28.742-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5120 x 3200), 2 display(s).
2013-09-04T10:36:28.742-08:00| VMware Fusion| I120: IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest can handle 2 display(s), but topology requests 3 display(s). Guest can't set topology.
I just reverted back to Fusion 5.0.3 to test and I can use all 3 monitors. The log also shows the support:
IsPowerOffNeededForTopology: Guest topology limit: (5760 x 3200), 3 display(s).
Thank you,
Ryan
Message was edited by: oofgeek