Not sure if this will be helpful or not, but I have been able to change the resolution of my Mac OS X vm's by using the esxi command line 'vim-cmd vmsvc/setsreenres' command. This appears to work for any vm that has vmware-tools installed. I use this command since I often connect to vm's running on esxi via my 11" macbook air and it has a screen resolution of 1366x768. By issuing this command I am able to change the VM's screen resolution. To use the command, log into the host esxi that the vm is running on and issue this command:
If your asking if it will work while running OS X under VMWare Workstation on a Windows 7 Machine? Not using this command, the command is specific to the host running ESXi and I have only run it under ESXi 6. However if you are asking if you can change the screen resolution of a Windows 7 Virtual Machine running under ESXi, then yes as long as VMWare tools are installed and the client has enough memory allocated to it's Video card.
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according to my vmware rep, this was included in the fusion 8.1 update . . . .but I don't see the tool in the application bundle anywhere, and the GUI doesn't show any different behavior. HAs anyone figured out how to fix this using only Fusion 8.1?
I actually upgraded to Fusion 8.1 and just doubled check and the utility is indeed part of the latest VMware Tools (10.0.5) and the vmware-resolutionSet utility is located under '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'
Mark, I was just hunting for the same solution. Just yesterday, I copied the script from my Fusion 8.1 vmware tools folder to one of my ESXi 6 OSX guests. Running that command every time you reboot is obviously not optimal, although... it might have a performance consequence, I don't know. In my particular application, if there is a slight performance hit, it won't matter.
I tried the 10.0.5 vmware tools on OSX 10.11.3 running under ESXi 5.5 and the keyboard stops working using both vmrc and thick-client console, so that's a no-go for me. The earlier tools (9.9.2) do not have this issue.
Hi William,First, many thanks for your posts.Then, it worked simply for me (mac mini esxi server with updated vmware tools and a 10.11 WM) by simply adding more total video memory to 128Mo and setting max resolution to 1920 to 1080. No need to modify the vmx file in this case. Using sudo makes the change persistent.
I wonder if there's a way to disable vmware display completely? I'm passing through videocard in mac os x VM, and don't need internal display at all. With Windows I can disable it in settings, is there a way to do so in Mac os X on VmWare?
I had the problem, that your solution doesnt work on workstation 12.5.5 and windows 10. I've recreated the vmx file as hw gen 10 version. after that everything works as expected with latest vmware tools. hope this helps.
I recalled that reinstalling vmware-tools and rebooting could fix the kernel extension not starting. Doing so not only allwed vmware-resoluton to running properly but also the corner dragging started working (was not working because vmware-tools was not running).
I tried all of these tips plus a few found elsewhere and no luck. I'm running Mac OS X Mojave 10.14.2 inside of ESXI 6.5. In order to get that to work, I had to use -unlocker/releases, which works beautifully for running OS X inside ESXI. However, when I run "sudo ./vmware-resolutionSet 1920 1080", I get the following response:Requested Resolution: 1920x1080Effective Resolution: 1176x885
hey i tried installing mac os in vmware using this method ,VM boots currectly with apple logo on starting but stucks on revolving ball with umbrella like colors on it as in images shown below pls hlp.
i installed the mac os x using this method in vmware workstation 10 it boots properly but stops there after as shown in below images booting stops at blank screen with a ball with umbrella like colors on it.pls hlp
Once the .iso is finally uploaded to the datastore, it's now time to prep our ESXi host with the ability to run macOS in a VM. The unlocker is written python that modifies the vmware-vmx file to allow macOS to boot. Without this unlocker, the machine simply doesn't work and is suck in a sad infinite boot loop.
Finally, the last thing to do after you've gone through the initial OS setup wizard, is to install VMware tools. You can also unmount the monterey.iso from the VM at this point since it's no longer needed.
VMware tools are essentially the drivers that helps enhance the performance of your virtual machine. It's not required by default but it does offer a lot of benefits in terms of optimizing and providing additional functionality.
This occurs because the darwin.iso doesn't exist in the directory "/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages." Which is fine as these are the iso images that shipped with this version of ESXi that I installed. According to the KB 2129825 we have a few options in resolving this. I'm going to simply go with the option to download the latest VMware tools for this specific OS.
Yes Copy and paste is supported, but it depends on what you are doing. If you are trying to copy and paste files using a right click and copy command in the Finder, and then trying to right click and paste in a Windows VM for example that will not work since VMware does not support copying files that way. When moving files between VMs Drag and drop is the feature to use (where supported with VMWare tools, etc)in order to move files from the host computer to each guest VM and the opposite is true too.
Now if you want to copy text using the clipboard, that works between the host and each supported virtual machine with the tools installed as noted in Moving and Copying Files and Text Between Virtual Machines and Your Mac
Network inside Lion OS X virtual machine worked out of the box. I tested the NAT and Bridged network types both worked nicely with my physical internet connection.2) USB storage AccessUSB storage access including Flash disk and external hard disk worked fine in VM.3) Increase Screen ResolutionYou will get only one screen resolution size inside Lion OS virtual machine. Install VMware tools to increase the screen size and get more resolution options. VMware shared folders feature will work after the VMware tools installation.
This section explains how to correctly create a macOS Mojave bootable ISO image. First, download the macOS Mojave installer from the App Store. In the current example, a machine running macOS Mojave is used for downloading the macOS Mojave installer to avoid using third party downloading tools. Open AppStore, find macOS Mojave, click View and then click Get to download the installer. Notice that you need a full installer whose size is about 6.03 GB. If after downloading the installer, installation starts automatically, cancel it. After successfully downloading you can see the Install macOS Mojave.app file in the Applications directory. Open Finder and click Applications in the left pane of the Finder window to check the installer file.
This tutorial method used by the virtual machine, provided that the machine's CPU must support hardware virtualization technology. Readers can be CPU-V or CPU-Z and other tools to test the result. Open CPU hardware virtualization technology can be turned on via the motherboard BIOS settings.
I have both parallels desktop 7 and Fusion 3.1.4. I just upgrade osx to mountain lion. Now I can not run Fusion 3.1.4 any more. But parallels desktop 7 allowed me to download a new build and continue using it. Now I know which company I should rely on when come to virtual machine.
Right click SnowLeopard in list of virtual machines > Show in Finder > right click SnowLeopard.vmwarevm > Show Package Contents > add the following line to SnowLeopard.vmx (to mask the CPU since new CPUs are not supported by versions prior to 10.6.7): cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101"
After you are done and your virtual machine is loaded, you need to click on Virtual Machine and then Install VMware Tools. This will install the OS X virtual machine tools, which allows you to increase the resolution to HD and allows the virtual machine to run more smoothly.
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For the first time since the OS X beta test of 2000, Apple is allowing Mac users to test and provide feedback on a prerelease version of OS X. The first 1 million people to sign up for the beta program through Apple's Web page -- which crashed under heavy traffic on Thursday after the public beta became available -- get a redemption code to download the Yosemite beta via the Mac App Store.
Another option, if you have a copy of Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion, is to install the Yosemite beta on a virtual machine. Although these tools are typically used to create virtual machines running Windows, they do support other operating systems, including OS X, meaning you can create a virtual Mac and install the Yosemite beta on it. That also reduces -- but doesn't entirely remove -- the risk of problems. If you go this route, you'll want to disable any features that allow the virtual machine to exchange files with your physical Mac to minimize potential data loss if there's a file system issue. 2ff7e9595c
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