- #VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER INSTALL#
- #VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER ZIP FILE#
- #VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER PATCH#
- #VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER CODE#
#VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER CODE#
Sam also wrote the code for patching ESXi ELF files.ġ3/13/14 2.0.1 - Removed need for Python for Windowsġ3/13/14 2.0.2 - darwin.iso was missing from zip fileĠ2/01/15 2.0.3 - Added EFI firmware files to remove Server checkĠ7/01/15 2.0.4 - Added View USB Service to Windows batch files Thanks also to Sam B for finding the solution for ESXi 6 and helping me withĭebugging expertise. Thanks to Zenith432 for originally building the C++ unlocker and Mac Son of Knife
#VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER PATCH#
The unlocker runs at boot time to patch the relevant files and it now survivesĪn upgrade or patch to ESXi as local.sh is part of the persisted local state.
That file, you will need to merge them into the supplied local.sh file.Ģ.
Any changes you have made to local.sh will be lost. You may need to ensure the ESXi scripts have execute permissionsġ. The patcher is embbedded in a shell script local.sh which is run at boot from /etc/rc.local.d. Please note that you will need to reboot the host for the patches to become active. Use the unzip command to extract the files. Once uploaded you will need to either use the ESXi support console or use SSH to
#VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER ZIP FILE#
You will need to transfer the zip file to the ESXi host either using vSphere client or SCP. You may need to ensure the OS X scripts have execute permissions This is really only needed if you want to use client versions of Mac OS X. On Mac OS X you will need to be either root or use sudo to run the scripts. Lnx-update-tools.cmd - retrieves latest OS X guest tools You may need to ensure the Linux scripts have execute permissions On Linux you will need to be either root or use sudo to run the scripts. Win-update-tools.cmd - retrieves latest OS X guest tools On Windows you will need to either run cmd.exe as Administrator or usingĮxplorer right click on the command file and select "Run as administrator". Change the VM to be HW 10 - this does not affect performance. There are two options to work around this issue: | | If you create a new VM using version 11 or 12 hardware VMware may stop and | Latest Linux and ESXi products are OK and do not show this problem. If you are using VMware Player or Workstation on Windows you may get a core dump. Windows has a packaged version of the Python script using PyInstaller, and so does not Python interpreter and should work without requiring any additional software. Most Linux distros, ESXi and OS X ship with a compatible There are some challenges to write the code as ESXi has a subset of Python 2.7 whichĬonstrains some modules that can be used. The code is now Python as it makes the Unlocker easier to run and maintain on ESXi. In all cases make sure VMware is not running, and any background guests have Message on those systems telling you that it will not be patched. The vmwarebase code does not need to be patched on OS X or ESXi so you will see a You will have to manually mount the darwin.iso for example on Workstation 11 and Player 7.
#VMWARE PLAYER MAC OS X UNLOCKER INSTALL#
Note that not all products recognise the darwin.iso via install tools menu item. * Download a copy of the latest VMware Tools for OS X * Fix libvmkctl.so on ESXi 6 to allow use with vCenter so to allow Apple to be selected during VM creation * Fix vmware-vmx and derivatives to allow Mac OS X to boot The patch code carries out the following modifications dependent on the product * Player 7 & Workstation Player 12 on Windows and Linux If you are using an earlier product please continue using Unlocker 1
Unlocker 2 is designed for Workstation 11, Player 7, ESXi 6 and Fusion 7. Also added darwin.iso back into the zip file.įor installation queries please read MSoK's excellent post. If you have already used 2.0.0 successfully then you do not need this as there are no other changes. Uploaded a new version, 2.0.2, which removes need for Python on Windows. If you are using a 64-bit installation of OS X: If you are using a 32-bit installation of OS X: