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moonstone
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OS X 10.11.5 update w/ Fusion 8.1.1 - "Unable to retrieve kernel symbols." error

After updating to OS X 10.11.5, I cannot resume my Fusion 8.1.1 instance running Windows 7.

I get the messages: "Unable to retrieve kernel symbols." & "Failed to initialize monitor device."

I cannot reboot or restart the VM either. I'm stuck.

Any help would be so appreciated. Smiley Happy

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zhus
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Could you try to restart your host?

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moonstone
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Couldn't restart the host at first.

Eventually fixed by doing a force power off (holding down Alt key, which I didn't know that existed before), THEN restarting my Mac, then restarting the host again.

Good to go now!

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