Having VM on an USB 2/3 Stick?
To save space on my MacBook Air I want to buy an USB 2/3 stick for storing my VMs. Can I just move my existing VMs, on my internal harddisk, to this USB stick and launch them from vmware Fusion that's...
View ArticleFusion Mountain Lion bridging leads to kernel crash. How to submit bug report ?
Hello Folks, I've tried use bridging capability that comes in Mountain Lion kernel. It works fine with other virtual interfaces like tap but it trigger kernel crash if you bridge vmnet interface....
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...
View ArticleUnable to connect the USB device "" to the virtual machine (error code 13)
Hi there I have got the following message when trying to connect a USB card. Unable to connect the USB device "" to the virtual machine (error code 13)Contact VMWare, Inc. technical support for...
View ArticleErratic / slow mouse movement after Version 5 upgrade
Working in Unity mode on an MBA with Core i7 and 4GB RAM on Lion 10.7.4. Happens with pretty much any app. Hard to say what triggers the condition, maybe modal dialog boxes, e.g., Save, etc. Mouse...
View ArticleVmware on Macbook Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to
Hello - Here's the system I am running on: MacBook Pro (new as of 8/26)Mac OS X 10.6.7Processor 2 Ghz Intel Core i7Memory 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3VMware Version 3.1.0 (261058) And the old system MacBook Pro...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 5 Freezing in Macbook Air MacBookAir6,2 (mid 2013)
Here is my system information: Model Name: MacBook Air Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,2 Processor Name: Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2...
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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 Articleremove a snapshot without enough disk's space.
Hi. Sorry for my poor English (I'm Frensh speaker). Please, does anyone knows how to reduce VMWare Fusion's space on hard disk? I've allowed a space of 80 gb for Windows XP3 on my VMWare on my Mac....
View ArticleWindows 7 problem with external USB drives
I'm trying to get my Windows 7 Home Premium installation in VMWare to see external USB drives. I've tested with a LaCie Rugged Mini and with a Western Digital My Passport, both USB 3.0, both compatible...
View ArticleAutocad 2008 and Fusion 5
I am getting some bad behaviors in Autocad 2008 with the mouse and windows 7. It will jump a huge distance while in a command. Also the mouse will vanish and I have to minimize the program then...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S connection problems
Greetings, I am trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S in my Windows virtual machine but however VMachine doesn't even detect the USB and therefore Samsung Kies can not detect mobile. Is anyone able to...
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3. - OSX 10.8.4 - VM's will not start after host was in sleep mode
Hi, I saw that there was similar discussion about this already, but this was about Fusion 4.1.1 and the solution does not work for me as the referred switch does not exist in my .vmx. Workarounds like...
View ArticleUbuntu 13.04 official support in VMware Fusion 5.0.3 timeline?
Is there a timeline for an official fix/support for this? ESXi 5.1 Update1 got support for this back in April. Thanks!
View ArticleRelative symlinks on shared folders fail in Ubuntu 12.04
I just upgraded my guest from Ubuntu 10.10 to 12.04. I've been using symlinks in shared folders for a while and never had any problem with them. In ubuntu 12.04, relative symlinks stopped working,...
View ArticleUnsuccessful McAfee Antivirus install in Fusion 5 bundle?
I purchased the Fusion 5 / McAfee Antivirus bundle and got no McAfee product install. Is there someway to activate this part of the purchase. There was absolutely no explaination of what to do. Abysmal...
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Fusion with Macbook air - Problems
Hi, SetupMacbook Air running 10.8.4VMware Fusion 5.03 IssueWhen launching VMware Fusion and selecting Virtual Machine Settings -> USB and Bluetooth I was expecting to "automatically" see the inbuilt...
View Articlemultiple monitors on Fusion 5.0.1
Hi, I have just updated my VMWare Fusion to 5.0.1. The host is a late 2009 24" Alum iMac which has three external monitor, so a total of 4 displays.It is running Mountain Lion 10.8.4. My question, the...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion, Windows 8, and Thunderbolt Port Support?
Hello everyone, I need clarification to see if this is something that's possible with VMware Fusion.Basically the company I work for has a hardware device that runs off a thunderbolt port.Currently it...
View Articlesimple applescript fails after VM starts
We use a startup script on the mac to give users a choice of Windows or Mac. When one chooses Windows, the VM launches and Windows appears. We have a small bug recurring wherein the VM occasionally...
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