Mounting a snapshot delta to recover data
I have a VM with 2 virtual drives attached (/Volumes/externalHDD/CentOS6.4_x64.vmwarevm/Virtual Disk.vmdk and /Users/user1/Desktop/extra3.vmdk ). As you can see the extra disk is outside of the VM...
View ArticleExtended Virtual Disk - Windows 7 has right size - VMWare has old size
I extended a virtual disk from 100 to 150 GB using the slider under VMWare Disk/SCSI settings. I then booted Windows 7 and the disk size is correct, 150 GB with 49GB free. Under VMWare Fusion...
View ArticleIn Unity mode clicking on application window "clicks through" to application...
Kinda hard to describe. But went back to try Unity mode and an issue that existed in 6 is still there. When I bring an applicaiton window up (click on it in the dock) and it is over another application...
View ArticleFusion 7.0.0 keyboard mapping broken for sg layout
Looks like keyboard mapping of sg layout is broken with 7.0.0. '<' and '>' mapped to '§' and '°' and vis versa... Too many bugs sorry! Never had issues when upgrading Fusion before. But this...
View ArticleFusion Win7 guest has mouse and keyboard problems using vSphere Client...
Hello, I will label all hosts involved to help provide clarity. I have a MBP Retina 10.9.2 OSX(host1) that is running latest Vmware Fusion 6.0.2. There is Windows 7 32bit guest VM(host2) running inside...
View ArticleCost of upgrading to Fusion 7 on UK site is the same as buying new copy
Hi, I've noticed that the upgrade to Fusion 7 on the UK site costs £49.94. This is the same price as buying a new copy as far as I can see. I thought the upgrade price was going to be lower than the...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Pro / Black Screen after upgrade to Fusion 7
Hey Eveyrone, Has anyone else came across this. Upgraded from Fusion 6 to 7 and when i boot my Windows 8.1 i get a black screen. I can see the windows boot screen then i can see the cursor moving but...
View ArticleFusion 7.0 Mavericks Host, Yosemite DP 7 Guest, slow and Xcode B7 crashes all...
Hello all,Mine takes a second for a click to highlight a file in the project and is just too slow to be usable, when it is not crashing. Editing files in shared folders and it crashes repeatedly.Just...
View ArticleCreate OS X 10.6 Server VM from a physical machine?
I have a physical OS X 10.6 Server that I'd like to create a VM of (for importing into ESXi)—is this possible? If so, what tools would I require for doing this?Thanks,Kristin.
View ArticleDoes Fusion 7 support a 3-button mouse?
Hello, Will Fusion 7 recognise the click of the middle button of a 3-button mouse as it is recognised in Windows natively? My CAD programs has rotate-panning functions associated to this event, as...
View ArticleHow to Run AirPort Setup under Win XP?
I'm trying to configure an older AirPort Express. AirPort Utility 6 won't touch it. I installed AirPort Setup (AirPort Admin Utility) 4.2 under Win XP under Fusion 6.0.4 on my MacBook Air. Is there a...
View ArticleIssues since upgrading from Version 6 to 7
Since doing the upgrade my Windows 7 VM is running slower. I also get the message:"Hardware acceleration is either disabled or not supported by your video card..." Quite frustrating - the VM was...
View ArticleFusion 7.0 running on OS X 10.10 DP7 - Clean Up Virtual Machine not working...
I installed (really upgraded) Fusion 7.0 without any issues. I upgraded my VMs (all Windows 8.1 VMs) to latest hardware version, as well as I upgraded to the latest VMware tools inside the VMs. I...
View ArticleExternal hard disk on vmware fusion 5 not recognized
Hi,I have installed on my virtual machine windows 8.1 pro, windows vista and ubuntu 14. I have a macbook pro retina 13'' and every time I insert my external hard disk, the virtual machine ask me where...
View ArticleSpastic Cursor
I just installed Fusion 7 on a Mac Mini running Mavericks 10.9.4. - 16GB RAM, i7 processor, 250 GB SSD + 1TB hard drive.My Windows 7 VM opens like always, but the cursor has a donut shaped "wait" icon...
View ArticleUSB HID problems on 2013 Macbook Pro Retina
I tried this on my 2013 Macbook pro retina, but usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE" is not in the list of possibilities to edit per this link HowTo: Setting up VMware Fusion to work with HID devices I have...
View ArticleChanging VM to EFI mode
Hi everyone, Does anyone know what will invalidate the firmware = "efi" string in the config file? Apparently there are some hardware on a default Windows generated .vmx file that will not allow this...
View Articlefusion7: no shared folder
Hi,on a MacBook host (Mavericks) and PCLinuxOS guest I'm having problems getting the shared folder (vmhgfs) feature to compile when using kernels higher than 3.10. This problem persists for all Fusion...
View ArticleNAT Port Forwarding Stuck and not updating
So awhile ago I had to setup port forwarding on a linux VM running into Ubuntu fusion. So I modified (VMWare not running):/Library/Preferences/VMware\ Fusion/vmnet8/nat.confAdded the appropriate lines...
View ArticleNo Boot Camp Volumes Found
I'm running into a situation that I can't seem to resolve. First, the error: "No Boot Camp Volumes Found. VMware Fusion could not find any Boot Camp volumes on this Mac." Now my variables:VMware Fusion...
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