If you have upgraded from a previous version, you will have in effect done a new installation, so you will need to re-run Albert's "Unlocker". If you get other errors, then it is worth manually stopping all VMware related services as well as killing the "hqtray.exe *32" process.
Mac os x server 10.6 experimental vmx install#
Please note VMware Player does not have the files "vmware-vmx-debug.exe" and "vmware-vmx-stats.exe", so in the install script they will show as Missing files, this is OK and does not stop the "Unlocker" script from completing. This should ensures a smooth install and provides support for VMware Player as well as Workstation. However it has been noted that if the "hqtray.exe" process is running the installation will fail with a vmwarebase.dll error, so you will need to start Task Manager, select the Processes Tab, and End Process "hqtray.exe *32" before installing Albert's "Unlocker" ideally using Donk's updated "windows.cmd" script.
Mac os x server 10.6 experimental vmx upgrade#
Please note version upgrades uninstall the previous version as part of the upgrade processs.Įnsure Workstation or Player is shutdown before running the "Unlocker" script, normally the "Unlocker" script will run fine, especially if you use Donk's undated script. Then install the latest version VMware Workstation currently 7.1.4 or VMware Player currently 3.1.4, a restart will be required to complete the installation. So following the simple steps below and you should in most cases be able to have a guaranteed OS X "Snow Leopard" guestOS installation:įirstly ensure you have an Intel Processor that support VT-x and that it is enabled in BIOS. (Thanks to xarmy9 and especially Donk for his new ESXi 5 Unlocker)
I have created a similar topic for OS X 10.6 "Snow" and OS X 10.7 "Lion" for VMware ESXi 5 now it has been released, see link at the bottom of this topic. I have been asked if I can do a similar topic for OS X 10.7 "Lion" which I will once Workstation 8 / 2011 and Player 4 / 2011 are released, i.e. I have created this topic as a consolidated view for installing OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" under VMware Workstation 7 and VMware Player 3, it is based on the topics of Donk, Zenith432 and Albert.