Vms won't run on vmware fusion on macOS Mojave

[Hasanain]

Hi

I have vmware fusion 8 installed on macOS Mojave everything was fine and all my vms working properly but after installed ubuntu 18 I tried to use it but its stuck on logon screen and I could not do any thing just shutdown vmware. first I thought the problem with ubuntu then I have checked other vms in library which is windows  XP it was stuck on logon screen also.

Regards

[wila]

Hi,

Probably an update to macOS Mojave then that killed your VMware Fusion?

VMware Fusion 8.x isn't supported on Mojave, only VMware Fusion 11.

FWIW, Ubuntu 18 is also newer than Fusion 8.x and isn''t supported either.

Windows XP should work, if you ran VMware Fusion 8.x macOS Sierra.

Also note that VMware Fusion 8.x has a few known unfixed security issues.

With all that out of the way..."stuck on logon screen" ... is that a "it is booting fine, but I cannot access the VM with either mouse or keyboard?"

If so then you're likely bumping into a security protection from macOS Mojave and you will have to give VMware Fusion access.

See also:

Keyboard and Mouse not working in VMWare Fusion guests

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Wil