3D Acceleration for OS X clients
Yesterday I created an OS X Mavericks DP1 virtual machine from scratch in Fusion 5.0.3. No problem installing VMware Tools. I wanted to test Apple Maps, but it didn't work. After discovering 3D...
View ArticleUnable to retrieve kernel symbols Failed to initialize monitor device Cannot...
Hi I'm using vmware fusion 5.0.3 on osx 10.7.5. When I start the VM I get these three messages.Following this article , I opened the VM bundle and erased the .nvram file.Still no go.
View Articlerun VM from usb key
Would I be able to run a VM from this USB key : USB 3.0 Express RC4 USB Flash Drives | Super Talent Technology or this one: http://www.sandisk.nl/products/usb/drives/extreme/ More specifically, I'm...
View ArticleVMware Fusion 5.0.3 + Mac OS X 10.8.4 + late 2009 iMac + ? => occasional hang?
I have an iMac, late 2009, with a Core i7 & ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB graphics. In the past few days, I've had two cases where my system hung after the display had gone to sleep (but before the...
View ArticleWindows 7 - occasionally freezes, even switch back to MacOS isn't possible
Hi, we're using VMWare Fusion 5 on 4 brandnew iMac (late 2012) with fusiondrive (8GB RAM, 3TB fusiondrive). On each of these iMac's we've installed one Windows 7 VM (64Bit, 2 CPU, 3 GB RAM, 120GB...
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Unallocated Disc Space after importing Boot Camp Partition
Hey! After importing my Boot Camp Partition into Fusion 5, I have the problem that I can see some unallocated Disc Space in Volume Management for the Volume 0. (See Pic) I figured out that this was...
View ArticleUsing more than 8GB of ram for ESXi
I am using a Mac Mini with 16GB ram. When I installed ESXi, the most ram it will allow me to assign to the VM that ESXi is running in is 8GB. Is there a way that I can assign it at least 12GB of...
View ArticleFusion itself (not VM) is very slow on startup
My Windows VM boots (no boot camp), runs and shuts down very quickly, absolutely no complaints there. I'm working on a fast Macbook with 16GB of RAM and an SSD, so I guess this helps a lot. However,...
View ArticleStatic IP, DHCP Range, etc.
Hello, Using VM Fusion 5I reviewed a number of the posts and knowledgebase articles related to setting up static IP, but I'm still running into something. I have one VM that I want to use static IP for...
View Articlecreate osx sandbox?
Hi, I'm running mountain lion on my macbook and I use Fusion for running a VM with WIndows 7.At this moment, I'm thinking of installing a new osx application in a separate OSX for testing purposes (in...
View ArticleMacBook Air 2013 Screen Still Flickers on Fusion 5
Background: New Macbook Air 2013 model with 8g RAM running Win 7 64bit in Fusion 5. Problem: Macbook Air screen wildly flickers when running Fusion 5 in Unity mode or Full Screen Mode. Only works in...
View ArticleWindows on VMware Fusion, Multiples Monitors
So I have looked everywhere for a response to this and I cannot seem to find anything to my specific question. I have a Macbook Pro that I am running and I have 2 extra monitors connected to it. One...
View ArticleFusion 5, XP, 10.6, Unity, and Multiple Monitors
Starting with Fusion 5, a bug introduced itself regarding multiple monitors, Windows XP, running on 10.6.x. This issue had not existed in Fusion 4. When using a Macbook Pro with an external monitor,...
View ArticleChanging Snapshot Preview
Kind of s silly question but BootCamp disables snaphsots and when snapshots are disabled there is no picture preview of the VM, is there anyway I can just put a picture in there instead of that blank...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Welcome page after Fusion install
Hi, I have an OSX server and after installing Fusion 5 my server's main page is now a "VMWARE ESXi 5.1" welcome page. Why would this happen automatically and how can I disable it now and in the future?...
View ArticleRegistering keystrokes for both OSX and VMware simultaneously?
Hello everyone, I have Windows 7 installed as a virtual session within VMware Fusion 5.03. I have a number of games which use their own internal voice communication protocols. For these, I have a...
View ArticleVMware Fusion 5 doesn't see a bootcamp partition on a new Macbook Air 2013...
HiI installed on my Macbook Air 2013 (the one with the PCI-Express SSD) a Windows 8 Bootcamp that works well.But VMware Fusion doesn't detect it. I made some tests and searches within this forum and...
View ArticleWhich one is best, host or guest encryption?
Hi folks,Can anyone please tell me which option is better, I mean whether I should encrypt my data at virtual machine level or guest level? I tried to investigate it but did not find best solution so i...
View ArticleHow do I type "§" in Windows?
Hello there,WMWare Fusion 5 on Mac OS X 10.8.4, virtualizing Windows 7. I need to type "§" inside a game, so no Characters Map. On my Italian Mac Keyboard, it's just shift+ù. I've tried everything,...
View ArticleVMware Fusion 5.0.3 crashes repeatedly opening shared folders in Windows 7...
Hi,I've noticed the following (serious) problem with Fusion 5.0.3, Mac OS X 10.8.4 and Excel 2013 in a Windows 7 VM. Everything worked without problem until we upgraded Mac Os X to release 10.8.4....
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