Resolution in Ubuntu 13.04 (Retina Display)
I'm trying to use VMware Fusion 5.0.3 in a MacBook Pro with Retina display (15 inches). The idea is to run Ubuntu Linux 13.04 in a virtual machine, but I'm having problems with the screen resolution....
View ArticleWindows 7 Ultimate 64 bit compliant and blue screen - 3d accelerated display...
Hey guys, I use Fusion 5 to run an Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (for last 12 months at least !!!) and Windows 8 Pro 64 bit (last 3 months) with no problem at all !!! Last June 27 I had to restart my...
View ArticleFusion and Bootcamp problems - 10.9 and Tech Preview
My setup: 2012 iMacBoot Volume: 10.9 beta off of a thunderbolt connected SSDBoot camp on internal drive running Windows 7 Prior to installing 10.9 I was running Fusion 4 and 10.8, same configuration...
View Articleprinter stopped being able to print normal size
A month ago I purchased a new printer and installed the printer driver on my Mac running Lion. The printer worked perfectly printing from both Mac and Window virtual machine. I use Windows XP. I am not...
View ArticleLoosing Interent Connection
Whenever VM Fusion is idle for a period of time I loose my Internet connection. If I restart Windows I can get the connection back. Anyone have any ideas why this is happening? I am running: Mac OS...
View ArticleThe VMware Tools are not running in the virtual machine
Here is what I did: 1. start the vm2. "/Applications/VMWare Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmrun" -gu user_id -gp "password" runProgramInGuest "/Users/Shared/VM/my.vmwarevm/my.vmx"...
View ArticleConstant NetBIOS Name Service query/refresh for Windows 7 VM
Resuming a Windows 7 VM that uses NAT sometimes triggers an endless loop of NBNS queries/refreshes for the VM's name. From a Wireshark trace it looks like this happens two or three times a second...
View Articleauto-hide taskbar problem
I'm running a Win 7 VM in Snow Leopard in Unity mode. In Fusion, I set View->Show Task Bar in Unity. In the Win7 VM, I check Control Panel->Taskbar and Start Menu Properties->Auto-hide the...
View ArticleSymlink bug in shared folders with Linux guest
I have a Linux x86_64 guest running on an OS X Lion host. I am experiencing strange behavior with symbolic links accessed from the Linux guest in a shared folder. The guest is unable to follow some...
View Articlevmrun quits after logout even when run as root
I'm trying to have a headless VM always running. Right now I run the following command as root using launchd: /Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmrun -T fusion start vmname nogui This...
View ArticleVMWare 5.0.3 build 1040386 with Windows 8.1 Preview
HiAnyone have try windows 8.1 preview on Fusion 5.0.3, I have display issue after install windows 8.1 preview, it does not utilize the whole screen, not matter what resolution I set on the window. Any...
View Article"The file specified is not a virtual disk" error after machine Kernel Panic'd.
So I'm getting the error "The file specified is not a virtual disk." This was after my mac mini Kernal Panic'd after the environmental temperature got too hot. Drives are SSD drives inside the mini....
View ArticleVMware Fusion support for Logitech T650 Touchpad?
Does anyone know if Fusion supports the Logitech T650 Touchpad? If so, are all the Windows 8 gestures supported? It seems this device will be perfect to simulate the touch screen gestures supported by...
View ArticleWhich product for running multiple releases of OS X and Windows?
Hi, I have a software that can run on OS X (10.5 - 10.9) and Windows (XP, Vista, 7 & 8). I would like to install all these Operating Systems on one machine then install the software on each for...
View Articlevmxnet errors in RX packets
My virtual machines are getting high number of incoming / outgoing HTTP connections. I was experiencing poor network performance and sometimes even total network loss. When figuring out this problem, i...
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Problems with vmrun no opening IE to correct URL -- Need Help!!!!
I have ran into a issue when I try to open up IE8 from on my Windows7 virtual machine from my Mac terminal. I am able to open up IE8 just fine; but the problem is when I try navigate to any particular...
View ArticleCannot purchase Fusion 5 online
Hi, I think Digital River has blacklisted me for some reason.I cannot buy VMWare Fusion 5 online using either of my two credit cards or my Paypal account.This happened with WMWare Fusion 4 too.I'd love...
View ArticleMid 2013 MacBook Air not booting the BootCamp Partition
Trying to evaluate current VMware Fusion 5.0.3.I've just purchased a Mid 2013 MacBook Air. To replace a late 2007 MacBook Pro. Like on my older MacBook Pro. I've established a working BootCamp...
View ArticleAdding Second Internal HD
Hello, I have a Mac Pro with four internal HDs. Two are set up for my Mac OS (Primary and Backup) and two for Windows 7 (again - Primary and Backup). I have my Windows 7 primary HD set up to run...
View ArticleOS 9 and OS X (Tiger) on 10.8 using VMWare ?
I am interested in VMWare, but would like to check first whether it can meet my needs. For legacy reasons I need to run Mac OS X (Tiger) and Mac OS 9. OS 9 is needed for an hp designjet printer for...
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