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A software system for running virtual machines (a hypervisor) used to run Windows or other operating systems on a Macintosh under OSX.

VMWare Fusion is a software system for hosting virtual machines on OS X. It is especially promoted on the vendor's web site as a way to run Windows on a Mac. It has also been used for running Linux. Wikipedia has a detailed discussion.

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VMWare fusion: connecting to host's web server from guest

I am a web developer and my development platform is Mac. I have installed a copy of Windows XP in VMWare fusion for testing purposes and using IE for previwing my websites. I have Apache running on my Mac with several subdomains, like test.localhost…
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Cannot git clone to VMWare shared folder

Weird problem this morning - I'm not able to git clone from a public repo on GitHub to my shared VMWare folder with either SSH or HTTPS. I'm working on Fedora 22, and if I try this command anywhere on the system other than the shared folder, it…
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Export VM as a OVF file from VMware Fusion

I am currently running VMware Fusion 6 on 10.9. I know that in ESX, and I believe even VMware Workstation, you can export a VM to a OVF file and redeploy on VirtualBox, VMware Workstaion/Fusion, and ESX. My question is, is there a way I can make a…
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How can I mount vmdk in 10.7?

I'm using OSX Lion and want to mount a VMDK-File which I've created on my VMWare Fusion 4.0.2. Is it possible?! I asked Google, it means I should mount the VMDK with an app under '/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/VMDKMounter.app', but this…
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VMware Fusion 11 macOS monterey : No internet access on guest OS

Not able to access internet on guest OS VMware Fusion 11 with mac OS 12 Monterey. The network adapter used is "share with my mac" same works for mac OS 11 but not working on 12. Is shows self-assigned IP. Any work around?
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No Internet for VMware Fusion for Mac for a virtual Windows 10 machine

I have been facing this problem of no internet in the Windows 10 virtual machine. I am running VMWare Fusion on a Macbook Pro. I have tried restarting Win10 VM, VMWareFusion, but nothing works.
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Error `Waiting for HGFS kernel module to load` during `vagrant up --provider=vmware_fusion`

Getting this error during vagrant up --provider=vmware_fusion: [default] Waiting for HGFS kernel module to load... The HGFS kernel module was not found on the running virtual machine. This must be installed for shared folders to work properly.…
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How do I trace an intermittent crash that occurs only under the debugger, but is not caught by it?

I have an odd intermittent crash that only occurs under some circumstances that I am having trouble solving, and I'm seeking SO's advice for how to tackle it. The bug At apparently random points, Windows shows the "[App] has stopped working" dialog.…
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Running metal-enabled app on macos virtual machine

Is there any virtualization solution that supports metal api? We have an app that uses Metal internally, and we'd like to test it across different macOS versions. Unfortunately it seems that VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop & VMWare Fusion doesn't…
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Is VirtualBox NAT networking fundamentally different than VMWare NAT?

I'm trying to debug a problem I'm having understanding the difference between the NAT network adapter in VirtualBox and the NAT network adapter in VMWare Fusion. So far, I can configure VMWare and achieve my desired result, but I cannot achieve…
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Pow and VMware Fusion

I am using Pow to serve a Rack application on Mac OS X. http://myapp.dev correctly displays the application. On the same machine I am using VMware Fusion to run Windows 7 while sharing the Mac's network connection. I would like to test the Rack…
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Using VMWare Fusion to access GPUs

I am running the VM Fusion 8 Pro with Ubuntu 14.04 on a MacPro. The MacPro comes with dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs. I installed the AMD APP SDK within Ubuntu, but it is only seeing the CPU as a device, and not the GPUs. Can someone please guide me so…
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Vagrant synced folder options

What is the best method for implementing Vagrant NFS "synced folders" between host and VM? I was finally able to get NFS working, in general, but it required several tweaks within the VM; and I'm not sure how to automate those changes for others to…
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Rails sprocket Error compiling CSS assest - CHOWN issue

I've been breaking my head over this for over 2 days now, and can't seem to figure out where the problem is. This is mostly a problem related to my setup, but if anyone could help me find a solution to this problem, then I'll be his slave for…
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VMWare Fusion: How do I combine muliple numbered vmdk files into a -flat.vmdk file?

I'm on Mac 10.6.6 using VM Ware Fusion 3.1.2. I created a Windows 7 image, but when I examine the files that make up the image, there are 21 "extent" files -- e.g. files with names like Windows 7-s001.vmdk Windows 7-s002.vmdk Windows…
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