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[Donk]

New Home for Download
http://www.insanelym...ocker-for-os-x/

Updated 26th February 2013
New Version 1.1.1 released
http://goo.gl/68s19

Updated 10th May 2012
New version 1.1.0 released.
http://goo.gl/oHx8k

Updated 18th December 2011
There have been several reports that there are problems using this with vCenter. Please be aware the work really was only for standalone ESXi. Use at your own risk as we are obviously not able to guarantee anything with these patches.

Updated 7th December 2011
Updated for Workstation 8.0.1 and Fusion 4.1.0
http://goo.gl/5CZVn

Updated 11th November 2011
Minor update for Windows Workstation to fix batch file errors.
http://goo.gl/HV6wH

Updated 4th November 2011

New unlocker which can do all the current VMware products. Please see the readme copied here.

Mac Son of Knife will be running another thread, http://www.insanelym...howtopic=267339, to help with running Mac OS X on this unlocker. This thread will be for updates and issues with the unlocking process only.


Mac OS X Unlocker for VMware
============================

1. Introduction
---------------

The package is a combination of the Unlocker code written by Zenith432 plus some
scripts written by myself that wrap the actual unlocker code.

It has been tested against:

* Workstation 8/9 on Windows and Linux (32 & 64-bit versions)
* Player 4/5 on Windows and Linux (32 & 64-bit versions)
* Fusion 4/5 on Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion
* ESXi 5

The patch code carries out the following modifications dependent on the product
being patched:

* Fix vmware-vmx and derivatives to allow Mac OS X to boot
* Fix vmwarebase .dll or .so to allow Apple to be selected during creation
* Copy darwin.iso if needed to VMware folder

Note that not all products recognise the darwin.iso via install tools menu item.
You will have to manually mount the darwin.iso for example on Workstation.

Also Player is missing vmware-vmx-debug and vmware-vmx-stats files and so an
error is shown during patching as the files are not found. This can be safely
ignored.

In all cases make sure VMware is not running, and any background guests have
been shutdown.

2. Windows
----------
On Windows you will need to either run cmd.exe as Administrator or using
Explorer right click on the command file and select "Run as administrator".

install.cmd   - patches VMware and copies darwin.iso tools image to VMware
uninstall.cmd - restores VMware and removes darwin.iso tools image from VMware

3. Linux
---------
On Linux you will need to be either root or use sudo to run the scripts.

You may need to ensure the contents of the linux folder have execute permissions
by running chmod +x against the 4 files.

install.sh   - patches VMware and copies darwin.iso tools image to VMware
uninstall.sh - restores VMware and removes darwin.iso tools image from VMware

4. Mac OS X
-----------
On Mac OS X you will need to be either root or use sudo to run the scripts.
This is really only needed if you want to use client versions of Mac OS X.

You may need to ensure the contents of the osx folder have execute permissions
by running chmod +x against the 3 files.

install.sh   - patches VMware
uninstall.sh - restores VMware

5. ESXi
-------
ESXi has to be patched using the scripts, as the unlocker is used to overlay
the ESXi firmware at runtime. You will need to transfer the files to the
ESXi host either using vSphere client or SCP.

Once uploaded you will need to either use the ESXi support console or use SSH to
run the commands. Please note that you will need to reboot the host for the
patches to become active.

You may need to ensure the contents of the esxi folder have execute permissions
by running chmod +x against the 3 files.

install.sh   - patches VMware
uninstall.sh - restores VMware

6. Zenith432's Unlocker
-----------------------

In all cases the unlocker can be run without the scripts but you would need to
carry out additional actions which the scripts encapsulate for you especially on
ESXi. If you want to run the unlocker directly the parameters are:

Usage: ./Unlocker.Linux64 [-h] [-u] [target_directory]
  -h: print help
  -u: remove the patch
  target_directory: customize location of vmx executables

On all platforms you must run it with administrator or root privileges.
The source code is provided and Zenith432 makes it freely available for
modification. In 1.1.0 I have modified the code and it is available
as per Zenith432's original statement.


Thanks to Zenith432 for building the unlocker and Mac Son of Knife for all
the testing and support.


History
-------
11/10/11 1.0.0 - First release
07/11/11 1.0.1 - Fixed typo in Windows command files
07/12/11 1.0.2 - Updated patcher and tools for latest release WKS 8.0.1 & FUS 4.1.1
10/05/12 1.1.0 - Changed the patching mechanism for vmwarebase .dll or .so
& tested against ESXi 5.0 U1 and Tech Previews.
26/02/13 1.1.1 - Added sanity check to ESXi scripts to ensure not deleting root /bin folder

© 2011-2013 Dave Parsons


Verison 1.0.0: http://goo.gl/Isn8V
Version 1.0.1: http://goo.gl/HV6wH
Version 1.0.2: http://goo.gl/5CZVn
Version 1.1.0: http://goo.gl/oHx8k
Version 1.1.1: http://goo.gl/68s19

[MSoK]

As indicated by Donk, below is a link to the "How to Install Retail OS X 10.6 "Snow" and 10.7 "Lion" under VMware Workstation 8 and Fusion 4":

http://www.insanelym...p...t&p=1750634

[Zenith432]

Works for me.

• vmwarebase.dll was being held open by vmware-tray.exe so had to kill it.
  
• only patched vmwarebase.dll and x64\vmware-vmx.exe
  
• OSX show up in guestoses in UI.
  
• had to add "smc.present = true" to VMX file.
  
• nuked fakesmc.kext and all works.

Thanks.

[Donk]

Zenith432, on Sep 20 2011, 01:38 PM, said:

Works for me.

• vmwarebase.dll was being held open by vmware-tray.exe so had to kill it.
  
• only patched vmwarebase.dll and x64\vmware-vmx.exe
  
• OSX show up in guestoses in UI.
  
• had to add "smc.present = true" to VMX file.
  
• nuked fakesmc.kext and all works.

Thanks.

In the next version I will ensure I kill the tray. For some reason doesn't cause a problem on my PC. Thanks for the info.

[Seven of Nine]

@Donk;

The ZIP file in your URL startingpost is a mere 550kb for me (obviously too small and corrupted).
Can you maybe re-upload the file.
I am situated behind a large corporate network but access / downloading normally works for me.
Please re-upload/check.

And thanks for all your hard work. Loving it!

[Donk]

Seven of Nine, on Sep 20 2011, 02:27 PM, said:

@Donk;

The ZIP file in your URL startingpost is a mere 550kb for me (obviously too small and corrupted).
Can you maybe re-upload the file.
I am situated behind a large corporate network but access / downloading normally works for me.
Please re-upload/check.

And thanks for all your hard work. Loving it!

I downloaded and checked the file twice and it is not corrupt, behind corporate firewall etc as well. Suggest you give it another go.

[Seven of Nine]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 03:35 PM, said:

I downloaded and checked the file twice and it is not corrupt, behind corporate firewall etc as well. Suggest you give it another go.

It was my IE8.0 that messed it up. Mozilla downloaded the 2.8Mb just fine; I am patching as we speak.
Thanks for your prompt response

[chaokings]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 11:51 AM, said:

Hi

This topic will track release of an unlocker VMware Workstation 8 & Fusion 4. I will be releasing them in phases and will update this topic when I release new ones.

Workstation for Windows
Unlocker for Windows & Workstation 8  Build 471780: http://goo.gl/fQaPS

Please check the readme file for details on installation. Note that the script creates backup in a folder and if you want to uninstall the patch at any time. It also drops the Fusion 4.0.1 darwin.iso into the VMware folder so you can install the tools. However, as with previous release you will manually have to attach the iso file.

If you are installing Lion you will need to make sure the virtual CD/DVD is set to b SCSI not IDE, and preferably SCSI1:0

Workstation for Linux

Soon!

Fusion for Mac OS X

Soon!

Mac Son of Knife will be running another thread to help with running Mac OS X on this unlocker. This thread will be for updates and issues with the unlocking process only.

great job!
some mistake in 32-bit patch section, me modify the install.cmd, and it's worked.

[Donk]

chaokings, on Sep 20 2011, 03:10 PM, said:

great job!
some mistake in 32-bit patch section, me modify the install.cmd, and it's worked.

OK can you share your changes please?

[ckirkp79]

don't know what I am doing wrong, but patch is not working for me...got a fresh copy of workstation 8 installed with the build prevalent to this patch. I right clicked install.cmd and ran as administrator and couldn't really see what all it was saying but when I opened workstation 8 after restarting..OS X doesn't show up as guest:( I uninstalled it as well and made sure none of workstation's process were running.

I'm on Windows 7 64bit Home Premium if that helps out. Am I missing something? Otherwise excited to try to get Lion running virtually. The patch for Workstation 7 worked excellent on my laptop btw.

[Donk]

ckirkp79, on Sep 20 2011, 03:18 PM, said:

don't know what I am doing wrong, but patch is not working for me...got a fresh copy of workstation 8 installed with the build prevalent to this patch. I right clicked install.cmd and ran as administrator and couldn't really see what all it was saying but when I opened workstation 8 after restarting..OS X doesn't show up as guest:( I uninstalled it as well and made sure none of workstation's process were running.

I'm on Windows 7 64bit Home Premium if that helps out. Am I missing something? Otherwise excited to try to get Lion running virtually. The patch for Workstation 7 worked excellent on my laptop btw.

It would help me to see the output from the command. Can you open a command prompt as Administrator and run the command? Then copy and paste onto text file and attach as file to a post here.

[chaokings]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 02:13 PM, said:

OK can you share your changes please?

no need lah.
you just use 64-bit patch file to patch 32-bit vmware-vmx.exe.

[Donk]

chaokings, on Sep 20 2011, 03:30 PM, said:

no need lah.
you just use 64-bit patch file to patch 32-bit vmware-vmx.exe.

Sorry that makes no sense. Please let me know what you did so i can help others.

update: ok see the typo. will fix it.

[MSoK]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 01:55 PM, said:

In the next version I will ensure I kill the tray. For some reason doesn't cause a problem on my PC. Thanks for the info.

I also did not have the tray problem, but good to know.

[ckirkp79]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 10:25 AM, said:

It would help me to see the output from the command. Can you open a command prompt as Administrator and run the command? Then copy and paste onto text file and attach as file to a post here.

working on getting you a screen shot...having issues, but I'll get the pics up shortly

[MSoK]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 02:35 PM, said:

I downloaded and checked the file twice and it is not corrupt, behind corporate firewall etc as well. Suggest you give it another go.

The first time I downloaded it from the link got a short file, but then went back in and all was well, so may just be busy with all you eager Insanelymac's out there, LoL!

[ckirkp79]

Donk, on Sep 20 2011, 10:25 AM, said:

It would help me to see the output from the command. Can you open a command prompt as Administrator and run the command? Then copy and paste onto text file and attach as file to a post here.

Ok, my bad...I got it working now. But just wanted to let people know I had to open the command prompt up as administrator and then direct it to the patch. Right clicking Install.cmd and running as administrator doesn't work...weird because on your workstation 7 patch i right clicked the install.cmd. But thanks for your help, excited to get this Lion working:)

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[Zenith432]

Mac Son of Knife, on Sep 20 2011, 04:37 PM, said:

I also did not have the tray problem, but good to know.

Seems like the tray sometimes loads vmwarebase.dll after some use.  After restarting, it wasn't loading vmwarebase.dll.  But the 1st time I tried was after having used it for some time and vmwarebase.dll was locked by it.

[for instance, I just checked and tray has got vmwarebase loaded after having been up for several hours]

[damageboy]

I can't download from the original link as well...
Can anyone please upload it to a different file hosting service?

[Donk]

damageboy, on Sep 20 2011, 05:31 PM, said:

I can't download from the original link as well...
Can anyone please upload it to a different file hosting service?

Being worked on with Mac Son of Knife. I don't know why Filedropper is causing problems as it has been fine for the last 3-4 years of my use of it.