"Two" computers in one - VMWare Fusion

[muitommy]

i have been searching for this, to make full use of dual screen system,

i think some of you guys might want it!

parallel desktops supports connect usb HID device separately by default, whereas fusion don't.

but connect those device externally is not enough,

we need a extra software rendering of mouse pointer as to archieve two computers in one.

i don't know if parallels desktop can, but this works in vmware fusion after some small configure ...

 

Sources ...

"Two" computers in one

By now you know that Fusion lets you run multiple OSes at once, but it's limited because only one person can be using them at a time. What if you could separate them even more so that the host and the guest could be used by different people simultaneously? You can combine the USB HID setting with software cursor rendering to do this! While you could achieve a similar effect by combining VNC/headless mode, this method does not require additional physical computers as clients. Major caveats include:

The host is still in control (so if OS X goes to sleep, the virtual computer will not be usable, Exposé will affect the guest window, etc.)

You will need enough hardware resources to handle both host and guest

The guest cursor isn't quite as smooth as normal (but is still quite usable)

 

To use this tip, you'll need a second keyboard/mouse for the guest and preferably have a second monitor. I would recommend disabling Virtual Machine > Settings > USB > Automatically Connect USB Devices so that you have some way to get a mis-connected device back (unplug and replug). Start by adding the following lines to the guest:

svga.noHWCursor = "TRUE" usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE"

 

Connect the second keyboard/mouse to the guest, and optionally move the guest to the secondary monitor and go fullscreen. Since the host mouse can still wander over to the guest (get back out with ctrl-cmd on the host keyboard), if you use a second monitor, I suggest telling OS X that the monitors are offset so it's harder to do, e.g. go to System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement and drag the displays so they are arranged as follows:

 

You can extend this for even more virtual computers, though your hardware requirements will go up too.

 

so i simply add two lines in the vmx file of vm,

svga.noHWCursor = "TRUE"

usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE"

also, disable "Automatically Connect USB Devices" in vmware fusion.

that's it! Have FUN!

 

POwer USER GUIDE to Vmware Fusion