Re: Fusion 4.1.4 Causes Rainbow Wheel and Takes Forever to Load
Hi Darius, There was only 1 box checked relating to opening windows applications (first image at 10.29.07 screenshot). When I unchecked this option, the prompt was: "Upgrading 5893 applications"...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 4.1.4 Causes Rainbow Wheel and Takes Forever to Load
Yes, those are exactly the options I was referring to... Perfect! Let me know if the rainbow-wheel problem still occurs now that you've turned that option off. Thanks,-- Darius
View ArticleRe: Fusion 4.1.4 Causes Rainbow Wheel and Takes Forever to Load
Hi Darius, Sounds good. I'll keep you posted. Right now, it's still in that "Upgrading 5893 Applications" mode, with the rainbow wheel, but hopefully when it completes, this will resolve everything....
View ArticleSome OpenGL apps don't run on Win 7 x64
Hi, Whenever I try to open my OpenGL app, it crashes with the following log:extension WGL_ARB_make_current_read was not foundextension WGL_EXT_swap_control was not foundI'm running VMware Fusion Pro...
View ArticleThe operation on file "/.../...vmdk" failed
I have a single file (DevMachine-000003.vmdk to be exact) of a VM disk set that has an old date on it from 12 hours prior than the other disks. That date seems to correspond to the last time a...
View ArticleRe: The operation on file "/.../...vmdk" failed
Hi dodegaard, and welcome to the VMware Communities! It looks like your MacBook Pro's 750 GByte Toshiba hard drive is failing. You should probably have the hard drive tested (and replaced if...
View ArticleRe: The operation on file "/.../...vmdk" failed
Thank you so much for getting back to me with that. So do you happen to have any advice on recovering that file so I can move it to another drive? That is the part I am most concerned about. I do...
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Re: The operation on file "/.../...vmdk" failed
My preferred file-recovery technique is through the command-line, using the dd tool built in to Mac OS, with the conv=sync,noerror options, but... that's not for everyone (and must be done carefully in...
View ArticleRe: The operation on file "/.../...vmdk" failed
dodegaard wrote: So do you happen to have any advice on recovering that file so I can move it to another drive? That is the part I am most concerned about. I would use ddrescue over dd however while...
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Re: The operation on file "/.../...vmdk" failed
dodegaard wrote: I do have Auto-Snapshots but am still a beginner with sys admin stuff on my VMs. I would never under any circumstances whatsoever use the AutoProtect feature in its present inception!...
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Then it's an app problem, and not a VM problem.
View ArticleFusion + Unity on Multiple Monitors
Hello...I'm new to the Fusion world and I've been struggling with multiple monitors. I'm on Mountain Lion, with a Windows 7 guest. I've got 2 monitors (Mac laptop screen + external monitor, connected...
View ArticleRe: Fusion + Unity on Multiple Monitors
Hey Zephyr, Try the following knowledge base article, which will help you : VMware KB: Using Unity and multiple displays in VMware Fusion Thank you,Kumar
View ArticleRe: Fusion + Unity on Multiple Monitors
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I've tried to use that feature. The only thing that appears to work is if I go into full screen mode - I can use multiple monitors then. But I'm trying to get this to work...
View ArticleRe: Fusion + Unity on Multiple Monitors
I've just tested a similar config as what you described. It works fine for me. My OS X power settings have "Automatic Graphics Switching" unchecked. This forces the Macbook to use high-performance...
View ArticleRe: Cannot connect virtual device ide0:0
When the VM uses a VMWare virtual SCSI controller, IDE0:0 usually refers to the Host's CD/DVD drive. Make sure you have the Host's real CD/DVD drive data and power connectors actually plugged in. If...
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Re: Cannot connect virtual device ide0:0
The reason PuddletownJim is getting the first error message "Cannot connect virtual device ide0:0. ..." is in all likelihood because his Mac doesn't have a builtin SuperDrive or if he has an external...
View ArticleFlickering screen using Fusion 5.0.3 on latest 2013 (Haswell) MacBook Air
Hi all, I just got one of the new Haswell-based MacBook Airs and have installed the latest Fusion (5.0.3) on it to run Windows 8 (x86). It installed fine but now I get a large dark area flickering on...
View ArticleRe: Flickering screen using Fusion 5.0.3 on latest 2013 (Haswell) MacBook Air
The same unfortualty happen on macbook pro ... you need to switch off hardware acceleration and it's become better ...
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