fusion7: 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 ArticleUbuntu guest screen resolution broken after upgrade to Fusion 7
I've just upgraded to Fusion 7 on my Retina Macbook Pro. Guest is Ubuntu 14.10 (3.16 kernel). After the upgrade, Unity only appears in low resolution. I've re-installed VMWare tools, but that didn't...
View ArticleUbuntu suddenly fails to boot in vmware
My ubuntu suddenly fails to boot. It has been working well for a good two months, but it suddenly freezes at the opening screen (the purple with the white ubuntu text). What can be wrong? Thanks!
View ArticleUnable to open file "/Users..../Virtual Machines.localized/Windows...
Help! I used time machine after knowing I shouldn't, so I forgot to manually copy my vmware package as a backup. Now I'm trying to restore from a time machine and get the above message. Is there...
View ArticleYosemite Fusion 7 bug
I use the Mac -> System Preferences -> Display -> Resolution to "scaled" and one right of "Best (Retina)" (toward "More Space"). That is, fonts are one step smaller than default.I use Windows...
View ArticleUnity mode entry fails with device plug/unplug sounds in Win7 VM
Running on an MacBooAir6,2 13" with 8GB RAM and OSX 10.9.4. Connected to an external display with 1920x1200 resolution. VM RAM is 2 GB with 2 CPU cores assigned. VM is Win7 Ultimate with all the...
View ArticleDisplay Issues with Yosemite
I just did a clean install of Yosemite, and installed the latest release of Fusion, however, I am unable to use multiple displays in fullscreen or unity mode. My VM is running Windows 7. When I...
View ArticleProblem printing from virtual machine
I just started having a problem printing from my virtual machine running Win 7. I have Fusion vers 5.0.5. My Epson XP-810 printer is connected to my home network and I have been able to print fine...
View ArticleHow can I map a directory on the host to show up as a directory on the client
I'm running Fusion 5.0.3 on Mavericks and a have a windows 7 client on which I write C# (.NET) code. I want to be able to back up the source code, but not the entire virtual machine. I'm using...
View ArticleLinux in Fusion spuriously (!) loses all network, even to host machine
Hi, I'm running latest Fusion 6 on latest OS X Mavericks with a single VM running Debian 7.6, everything 64bit. When I start up everything, the networking, configured to "Share with my Mac", works just...
View ArticleFusion Multiple (but not all) monitor support?
All, I have a 3 monitor setup. Has anyone found a way to use 2 of 3 monitors in a VM in full screen mode? I seem to recall reading some kind of article that described setting some sort of 'max...
View ArticleVMware 7 Pro ESXi features?
So it seems pretty clear looking at my VMware Fusion 7 Pro demo that there are some glaring omissions with regard to replacing other solutions for managing ESXi with Fusion. The claim in their "feature...
View ArticleYosemite freeze with Fusion 7.0.1?
Hello,I have used Yosemite and Fusion 7.0.0 with no issues at all. This morning I upgraded to Fusion 7.0.1 and the system freezed twice. I was not doing anything special just uploading a file on the...
View ArticleUSB autoconnect not working for Fusion 6
System info: Mac Mini running Mavericks 10.9.5VMWare info: VMware Fusion Version 6.0.5 (2209127) running Windows 8.1Additional Hardware: Dell S2340T touchscreen capable monitor Problem Summary: I am...
View ArticleFusion 5: Could not open /dev/vmmon:... after Yosemite installation
I've been using an Ubuntu VM under Fusion 5 for quite a while. I installed OSX Yosemite today and can no longer start this VM. I get:Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.Failed to...
View ArticleFusion 7 CD/DVD ROM issues with Yosemite
What I am finding is the hand-off between OSX and Fusion (Windows 8.1) is very fragile. And in most cases you may find the only way to get a disk out of the drive is to power cycle. Even rebooting may...
View ArticleCanon MX920 Printer Problem - small page print
I have a wireless Canon MX920 printer that works fine on the Mac side, but has been printing small pages using the default Mac driver for quite some time from the Windows 7 Pro. The content is fine,...
View ArticleDisplay Topology update request could not be completed in guest.
Seeing this error message each morning after multiple monitors are powered off at night. Quit and restarting VM fixes it. Thanks! Versions - OS X 10.10 / Fusion 7.0.1 (2235595)
View ArticleFusion on Mac Mini - new 2014 dual core or refurb 2012 quad core?
After waiting over two years for Apple to upgrade the Mac Mini, specifically to improve my Fusion performance, Apple disappointed so I must ask for guidance... Which Mac Mini will perform best with...
View ArticleSudden creation of 20 2.15Gb VMs before upgrade from 7 to 7.1
Is this a function of the update from 7 to 7.1? All these files seemed to appear just before I updated. I am a bit suspicious as I just checked again and [after I exited Fusion] all those files now...
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