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Re: Change display resolution, Big Sur host and guest

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎09-19-2022 12:16 PM
‎09-19-2022 12:16 PM
I found out I don't even need to go to settings. When I have rebooted and go to the the VM General settings, it says "macOS 11". If I close the dialog and open it again, it is back to "Mac OS X 10.16... See more...
I found out I don't even need to go to settings. When I have rebooted and go to the the VM General settings, it says "macOS 11". If I close the dialog and open it again, it is back to "Mac OS X 10.16".....

Re: Change display resolution, Big Sur host and guest

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎09-19-2022 10:38 AM
‎09-19-2022 10:38 AM
I'm pretty sure you are on to something, but there is something weird going on. When I suspend the VM, it already says "macOS 11" in the General tab (I did change it earlier). After reboot when... See more...
I'm pretty sure you are on to something, but there is something weird going on. When I suspend the VM, it already says "macOS 11" in the General tab (I did change it earlier). After reboot when I get to the login prompt I checked again, still "macOS 11". When logged in I checked again, still "macOS 11". I then open the Display preferences, still missing the different resolutions. Then checking the General tab again, it is back to "Mac OS X 10.16". I tried reboot again and go into the sound preferences instead of display, same thing, switches to "Mac OS X 10.16". In the .vmx file I find these two lines guestOS.detailed.data = "bitness='64' buildNumber='19H1519' distroName='Mac OS X' distroVersion='10.15.7' familyName='Darwin' kernelVersion='19.6.0'" . . guestInfo.detailed.data = "architecture='X86' bitness='64' buildNumber='20G730' distroName='Mac OS X' distroVersion='10.16' familyName='Darwin' kernelVersion='20.6.0'" But nothing about "macOS 11".

Change display resolution, Big Sur host and guest

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎09-19-2022 12:55 AM
‎09-19-2022 12:55 AM
I upgraded my macOS guest from Catalina to Big Sur. I could change resolutions in Catalina but now I'm locked to 1024x768. This is on MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) with 16-inch (3072 × 1920), with the... See more...
I upgraded my macOS guest from Catalina to Big Sur. I could change resolutions in Catalina but now I'm locked to 1024x768. This is on MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) with 16-inch (3072 × 1920), with the host resolution scaled to be one step bigger above the default. I get black borders to the left and right, and I can't change the resolution. I tried both "Use Fusion Display Preferences" and stretching I also tried running this and reboot, no change   $ sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true I also tried this that just says "Unable to set resolution"   $ sudo /Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Tools/vmware-resolutionSet 3072 1920   Requested resolution: 3072x1920   Effective resolution: 3072x1920   Unable to set resolution Please help.  
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Re: macOS 10.13.5 or Fusion 10.1.2 or VMware Tools broke macOS on macOS

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎06-21-2018 08:35 AM
‎06-21-2018 08:35 AM
With the help of Time Machine backups, local snapshots, and being a bit more careful when "upgrading" I kind of got back to some state that is working. I hope. Some notes, true or not, but wha... See more...
With the help of Time Machine backups, local snapshots, and being a bit more careful when "upgrading" I kind of got back to some state that is working. I hope. Some notes, true or not, but what I think I need to remember next time I do an upgrade. Running "macOS on macOS" using VMware Fusion is a bit "sensitive" so extra steps is a good thing Make sure you have Time Machine backups. Make sure you have disk space for multiple local snapshots (I think it silently deletes old ones to make room for new ones). For each upgrade of VMware Fusion and/or the guest OS run "tmutil snapshot" in Terminal to get restore points. You could make a note about what time stamp corresponds to what change. Or make complete Time Machine backups on external media but takes more time. If you need to restore, reboot the host OS with command-r keys down to get into recovery mode, select Time Machine Backup and a local snapshot before your change that broke things. When taking snapshots, taking back a virtual disk from backup, or upgrading VMware Fusion, or upgrading the guest OS, always shut down the guest OS and terminate VMware Fusion. I.e. don't let any state be saved in memory or outside the virtual disk. I corrupted the guest OS multiple times when being too hasty and was too optimistic doing changes. Also if upgrading VMware Tools do the steps, terminate guest OS, exit VMware Fusion, take a snapshot, start VMware Fusion, start the guest OS, do the upgrade. And try it out.

Re: macOS 10.13.5 or Fusion 10.1.2 or VMware Tools broke macOS on macOS

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎06-20-2018 10:45 AM
‎06-20-2018 10:45 AM
Ok, went back in time for my whole computer using command-r and a snapshot just before I did my updates. Same problem. Oh, now I get it I think. I must have accidentally said "yes" to do the m... See more...
Ok, went back in time for my whole computer using command-r and a snapshot just before I did my updates. Same problem. Oh, now I get it I think. I must have accidentally said "yes" to do the macOS 10.13.5 update in the guest OS some time back and now when rebooting it fails like you said. Now started in safe mode and did the 10.13.5 install from the combo installer in the guest OS. But end up with the same error dialog after it rebooted, "macOS could not be installed on your computer"... What do I do now... ? ;(

Re: macOS 10.13.5 or Fusion 10.1.2 or VMware Tools broke macOS on macOS

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎06-20-2018 09:32 AM
‎06-20-2018 09:32 AM
Thank you for your answer. Could you please clarify, do you mean that running macOS 10.13.5 as host OS will prevent macOS 10.13.4 guest OS from starting correctly in Fusion 10.1.2? I.e. whe... See more...
Thank you for your answer. Could you please clarify, do you mean that running macOS 10.13.5 as host OS will prevent macOS 10.13.4 guest OS from starting correctly in Fusion 10.1.2? I.e. when starting the macOS 10.13.4 guest OS in Fusion I need to start in safe mode and upgrade the guest OS to 10.13.5? I will definitely try it, just a bit puzzled

macOS 10.13.5 or Fusion 10.1.2 or VMware Tools broke macOS on macOS

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎06-19-2018 11:29 PM
‎06-19-2018 11:29 PM
Stupidly I did three upgrades at once so I'm not sure which one broke my macOS on macOS setup in VMware Fusion. I did the upgrades in this order 1. I upgraded from macOS 10.13.4 t to 10.13.5 ... See more...
Stupidly I did three upgrades at once so I'm not sure which one broke my macOS on macOS setup in VMware Fusion. I did the upgrades in this order 1. I upgraded from macOS 10.13.4 t to 10.13.5 (host only, not guest) 2. After reboot VMware fusion started and asked if to upgraded from 10.1.1 to 10.1.2 and I accepted. 3. It must have restored the VM I was running as I could do "Install VMware Tools". 4. After rebooting the VM I'm thrown into the macOS installer each time I try, that tells me macOS could not be installed on your computer An error occured while loading the installer resources. Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again. Any idea what I can do to get back to a normal boot of my VM with macOS? If not possible, what folders should I restore from Time Machine? I assume I should restore the VM image and "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app", but what other folders? "/Library/", "/System/" and "~/Library/" ? I tried just restore the VM, it did not help. So I assume it is not the "VMware Tools" upgrade that is causing the trouble.

Re: macOS guest and host in HiDPI - web browser problems

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎02-12-2018 07:29 AM
‎02-12-2018 07:29 AM
Some update: I got some help from adding a question in a Firefox bug report https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305656 To use Firefox in VMware fusion maOS High Sierra Guest: ... See more...
Some update: I got some help from adding a question in a Firefox bug report https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305656 To use Firefox in VMware fusion maOS High Sierra Guest: Download Firefox 54.0.1 (later will not work) Virtual Machine -> Network Adapter -> Disconnect Network Adapter (else Firefox will quickly update to a later version) Virtual Machine -> Settings... -> Display and uncheck "Use full resolution for retina display" (so you can access Firefox settings) Start Firefox and go to Preferences -> Advanced -> Update and select "Never check for updates" In the address field to to about:config and click the button "I accept the risk!" Search: HiDPI and set gfx.hidpi.enabled to 0 Exit Firefox Virtual Machine -> Network Adapter -> Connect Network Adapter Virtual Machine -> Settings... -> Display and check "Use full resolution for retina display" If you started a later version before you need to do in Terminal "rm Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/*/places.sqlite*" Start Firefox I get the impression that text is not as crisp as in Safari but it work ok. A bit of flickering when scrolling or moving the Firefox windows, tolerable I think. I got one Firefox crash and a few graphics rendering problems in Finder. No major showstopper yet. I also got great help in another forum. I seem to be one of the few that runs macOS as both host and guest

macOS guest and host in HiDPI - web browser problems

by Contributor in VMware Fusion Discussions
‎02-06-2018 12:18 PM
‎02-06-2018 12:18 PM
I'm running VMware Fusion 10 and run "macOS on macOS". My current setup is macOS 10.13.3 host and guest on a MacBook Pro 13" Retina 2016. I also have an old setup using VMware Fusion 8 on a M... See more...
I'm running VMware Fusion 10 and run "macOS on macOS". My current setup is macOS 10.13.3 host and guest on a MacBook Pro 13" Retina 2016. I also have an old setup using VMware Fusion 8 on a MacBook Pro 15" Retina 2012 with OS X 10.8.5 host and guest. Running "macOS on macOS" works well except that all web browsers I tried have problems. To get a crisp screen I use a "HiDPI" setting in the macOS display control panel. Google Chrome has lots of flickering. Tried some other browsers like Opera, Vivaldi and Firefox. Either they has the flickering too or other rendering problems. Not really usable. SeaMonkey seems to work ok and Firefox up to version 54.0.1 seems to work if doing a work-around, see   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305656 With Safari in VMware Fusion 8 the only problem I have is that now and then when opening a page OS X will do a mini-crash throwing me back to the login screen. More annoying than it sounds but I have learned to live with it. Problem is that in my new setup with the latest VMware Fusion and a newer Safari all works well except searhing for text on a web page. Then the whole page gets black except the text I search for that gets a yellow background. See image Note that VMware Fusion share the above problems with another major virtualization product for macOS. I.e. this might be a general problem with how virtualization is done on macOS. Or possibly a webkit problem. Is there any work-around for this? Or something you plean to address in some future release?