Alternate VMX Configuration File

[~pcwiz]

If your VMX configuration file does not work for you in VMware, here is mine (confirmed and working with JaS 10.4.8 and VMware Workstation 5.5 and 6):

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "4"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

memsize = "512"

MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"

ide0:0.present = "TRUE"

ide0:0.fileName = "FreeBSD-000004.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"

floppy0.fileName = "A:"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"

ethernet0.virtualDev="e1000"

usb.present = "TRUE"

sound.present = "TRUE"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

sound.fileName = "-1"

sound.autodetect = "TRUE"

displayName = "Mac OS X 10.4.8 (x86)"

guestOS = "darwin"

nvram = "FreeBSD.nvram"

 

ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"

paevm="true"

 

workingDir = ""

 

ide0:0.redo = ""

ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

uuid.location = "56 4d 23 a0 ef 39 18 14-cb e5 62 34 73 2e 0f 60"

uuid.bios = "56 4d 23 a0 ef 39 18 14-cb e5 62 34 73 2e 0f 60"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:2e:0f:60"

ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"

 

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

 

floppy0.present = "FALSE"

 

scsi0:0.present = "FALSE"

scsi0:0.fileName = "Boot.vmdk"

 

scsi0:0.redo = ""

 

isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"

 

checkpoint.vmState = ""

 

ethernet0.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE"

 

numvcpus = "1"

 

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

 

checkpoint.vmState.readOnly = "FALSE"

 

You may have to change the names of your virtual machines hardware and stuff to make this config file work, but if everything is done properly, this configuration file should work flawlessly.