Workstation 11/12, Player 7/12, Fusion 7/8 and ESXi 6 Mac OS X Unlocker 2

Donk · December 13, 2014

This version is now only supported for ESXi 6.0 for the latest version please visit http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/328285-macos-unlocker-21-for-vmware-workstation-111214-player-71214-fusion-7810-and-esxi-65/

Support Request
Please, please, please do NOT copy vmx or log files inline in a post. Always attach the log file as an attachment. It slows down the forum editor and puts a lot of junk in the actual post, and I cannot analyse unless it is a separate file. Alternatively post a link to a Gist.

Download Links

InsanelyMac: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/339-unlocker/

14/11/15 - Version 2.0.8

Player 12 on Linux fixes
Get latest VMware tools command
Removed firmware files
Moved to PyInstaller 3.0

16/09/15 - Version 2.0.7

Workstation 12 on Linux fixes

20/06/15 - Version 2.0.6

ESXi 6 patch for smcPresent vCenter compatibility. Thanks Sam!

18/06/15 - Version 2.0.5

ESXi 6 work was greatly helped by Sam B. Thanks to Sam for helping me out and finding the last piece of the puzzle.

ESXi 6 working
Latest tools from Fusion 7.1.2

24/01/15 - Version 2.0.4

Couple of quick fixes:

Added stop and start of VMware View USB Service to Windows batch files
Fixed broken GOS Table patching on Linux

03/01/15 - Version 2.0.3

Added new EFI firmware files to remove Server check for 10.5 and 10.6.

If you are using a 32-bit installation of OS X:

1. Copy efi32-srvr.rom to guest folder.
2. Edit the vmx file and add:

efi32.filename = "efi32-srvr.rom"

If you are using a 64-bit installation of OS X:

1. Copy efi64-srvr.rom to guest folder.
2. Edit the vmx file and add:

efi64.filename = "efi64-srvr.rom"

14/12/14 - Version 2.0.2

Uploaded a new version, 2.0.2, which removes need for Python on Windows. Packaged using PyInstaller. If you have already used 2.0.0 successfully then you do not need this as there are no other changes. Also added darwin.iso back into the zip file.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/339-unlocker/

For installation queries please read MSoK's excellent post http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/290949-how-to-install-os-x-10x-snow-leopard-lion-mountain-lion-mavericks-and-yosemite-in-vmware-workstation-10-or-player-6/.

Mac OS X Unlocker for VMware V2.0
=================================

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

Unlocker 2 is designed for Workstation 11, Player 7, ESXi 6 and Fusion 7.

If you are using an earlier product please continue using Unlocker 1

Version 2 has been tested against:

* Workstation 11/12 on Windows and Linux
* Player 7 & Workstation Player 12 on Windows and Linux
* Fusion 7/8 on Mavericks and Yosemite
* ESXi 6.0

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 VM creation
* Fix libvmkctl.so on ESXi 6 to allow use with vCenter
* Download a copy of the latest VMware Tools for OS X

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 11 and Player 7.

The vmwarebase code does not need to be patched on OS X or ESXi so you will see a
message on those systems telling you that it will not be patched.

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

The code is now Python as it makes the Unlocker easier to run and maintain on ESXi.
There are some challenges to write the code as ESXi has a subset of Python 2.7 which
constrains some modules that can be used.

2. Prerequisites
----------------

The code requires Python 2.7 to work. Most Linux distros, ESXi and OS X ship with a compatible
Python interpreter and should work without requiring any additional software.

Windows has a packaged version of the Python script using PyInstaller, and so does not
require Python to be installed.

3. Limitations
--------------

If you are using VMware Player or Workstation on Windows you may get a core dump.

Latest Linux and ESXi products are OK and do not show this problem.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| IMPORTANT: |
| ========== |
| |
| If you create a new VM using version 11 or 12 hardware VMware may stop and |
| create a core dump. There are two options to work around this issue: |
| |
| 1. Change the VM to be HW 10 - this does not affect performance. |
| 2. Edit the VMX file and add: |
| smc.version = "0" |
| |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

4. 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".

win-install.cmd - patches VMware
win-uninstall.cmd - restores VMware
win-update-tools.cmd - retrieves latest OS X guest tools

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

You may need to ensure the Linux scripts have execute permissions
by running chmod +x against the 2 files.

lnx-install.sh - patches VMware
lnx-uninstall.sh - restores VMware
lnx-update-tools.cmd - retrieves latest OS X guest tools

6. 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 OS X scripts have execute permissions
by running chmod +x against the 2 files.

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

7. ESXi
-------
You will need to transfer the zip file 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. Use the unzip command to extract the files.

<<< WARNING: use a datastore volume to run the scripts >>>

Please note that you will need to reboot the host for the patches to become active.
The patcher is embbedded in a shell script local.sh which is run at boot from /etc/rc.local.d.

You may need to ensure the ESXi scripts have execute permissions
by running chmod +x against the 2 files.

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

Note:
1. Any changes you have made to local.sh will be lost. If you have made changes to
that file, you will need to merge them into the supplied local.sh file.
2. The unlocker runs at boot time to patch the relevant files and it now survives
an upgrade or patch to ESXi as local.sh is part of the persisted local state.
8. Thanks
---------

Thanks to Zenith432 for originally building the C++ unlocker and Mac Son of Knife
(MSoK) for all the testing and support.

Thanks also to Sam B for finding the solution for ESXi 6 and helping me with
debugging expertise. Sam also wrote the code for patching ESXi ELF files.

History
-------
12/12/14 2.0.0 - First release
13/13/14 2.0.1 - Removed need for Python for Windows
13/13/14 2.0.2 - darwin.iso was missing from zip file
02/01/15 2.0.3 - Added EFI firmware files to remove Server check
- Refactored Python code
07/01/15 2.0.4 - Added View USB Service to Windows batch files
- Fixed broken GOS Table patching on Linux
18/06/15 2.0.5 - ESXi 6 working
- Latest tools from Fusion 7.1.2
20/06/15 2.0.6 - ESXi 6 patch for smcPresent vCenter compatibility
16/09/15 2.0.7 - Workstation 12 on Linux fixes
14/11/15 2.0.8 - Player 12 on Linux fixes
- Get latest VMware tools command
- Removed firmware files
- Moved to PyInstaller 3.0

MSoK · December 13, 2014

Reserved

virge · December 13, 2014

Completely removd VMWare Workstaition 11, deleted vmware folder, ran ccleaner, rebooted.

Installed VMWare 11 to default dir c:\program files x86\vmware

Installed Python 2.7.to c:\program files x86\vmware\phython

Ran the win-install.cmd to path vmware

Rebooted

When trying to launch OS X 10.10 Yosemite for vmware for Windows 8.1 x64, it stalls half way though the launch to the desktop.

After inspecting the console window, it cannot find python. The readme states "The python.exe file must be on the executable PATH. If it is not on PATH please
edit win-install.cmd to point to the installation path", what do i change in the win-install.cmd to reflect the path that python has been installed to ? I'm not a programmer, and not sure what to change/edit in the .cmd file.

Thanks very much for releasing this update. Will report back once it's working.

Hundley · December 13, 2014

The code requires Python 2.7 to work. Most Linux distros and OS X ship with a compatible Python interpreter and should work without requiring any additional software.

Would you expect a Python wrapper such as py2exe to work? Maybe somebody can confirm if they've had success with this method...

ZhuangJW · December 13, 2014

Completely removd VMWare Workstaition 11, deleted vmware folder, ran ccleaner, rebooted.

Installed VMWare 11 to default dir c:\program files x86\vmware

Installed Python 2.7.to c:\program files x86\vmware\phython

Ran the win-install.cmd to path vmware

Rebooted

When trying to launch OS X 10.10 Yosemite for vmware for Windows 8.1 x64, it stalls half way though the launch to the desktop.

After inspecting the console window, it cannot find python. The readme states "The python.exe file must be on the executable PATH. If it is not on PATH please

edit win-install.cmd to point to the installation path", what do i change in the win-install.cmd to reflect the path that python has been installed to ? I'm not a programmer, and not sure what to change/edit in the .cmd file.

Thanks very much for releasing this update. Will report back once it's working.

When you install the Python , you can chose the "Entire feature will be installed on local hard driver" in "Add python.exe to Path " . And root your computer . the Python will be OK .

Hundley · December 13, 2014

After inspecting the console window, it cannot find python. The readme states "The python.exe file must be on the executable PATH. If it is not on PATH please

edit win-install.cmd to point to the installation path", what do i change in the win-install.cmd to reflect the path that python has been installed to ? I'm not a programmer, and not sure what to change/edit in the .cmd file.

You have two options:

1) Modify win-install.cmd to point to your Python installation - you must edit Line 40 where it says "python.exe vmxsmc.py" to point to the location that you installed Python on your system:

(e.g. change the line to "path\to\python.exe vmxsmc.py")

2) Edit Windows' PATH environment variable to include your Python installation:

Right click on My Computer / This PC -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables... -> find "Path" in the top pane and click Edit... -> add the path to python.exe where you installed it on your system, separated from the existing paths by a semicolon. (e.g. "C:\path\to\python\installation\") - but only to the folder containing the executable, don't add python.exe itself to the path.

Donk · December 13, 2014

Would you expect a Python wrapper such as py2exe to work? Maybe somebody can confirm if they've had success with this method...

I will be looking at this next. There was a decision to release it as-is now to allow some degree of functionality to be available to those who want it. The thread is in this forum on the unlocker status.

ladada · December 13, 2014

hi im on linux , should be newest python availabe, i get errors using the install script

VMware Unlocker 2.0.0
===============================
Copyright: Dave Parsons 2011-14
Creating backup folder...
‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx’
‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-debug’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx-debug’
‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-stats’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx-stats’
‘/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0’ -> ‘./backup/libvmwarebase.so.0’
Patching...
File "./vmxsmc.py", line 66
print '+LKS Memcpy: 0x' + lks_cpy.encode('hex')
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

after that, nothing seems to be unlocked

have a nice day to everybody

Donk · December 13, 2014

hi im on linux , should be newest python availabe, i get errors using the install script

VMware Unlocker 2.0.0

===============================

Copyright: Dave Parsons 2011-14

Creating backup folder...

‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx’

‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-debug’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx-debug’

‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-stats’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx-stats’

‘/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0’ -> ‘./backup/libvmwarebase.so.0’

Patching...

File "./vmxsmc.py", line 66

print '+LKS Memcpy: 0x' + lks_cpy.encode('hex')

^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

after that, nothing seems to be unlocked

have a nice day to everybody

What Linux distro? And what is the output of python -V from the terminal?

ZhuangJW · December 13, 2014

It is stop in Boot Manager .

I was used the *.dmg .

hi im on linux , should be newest python availabe, i get errors using the install script

VMware Unlocker 2.0.0
===============================
Copyright: Dave Parsons 2011-14
Creating backup folder...
‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx’
‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-debug’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx-debug’
‘/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-stats’ -> ‘./backup/vmware-vmx-stats’
‘/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmwarebase.so.0/libvmwarebase.so.0’ -> ‘./backup/libvmwarebase.so.0’
Patching...
File "./vmxsmc.py", line 66
print '+LKS Memcpy: 0x' + lks_cpy.encode('hex')
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

after that, nothing seems to be unlocked

have a nice day to everybody

The python version error , you should used the version 2.7.* , not is 3.*

Donk · December 13, 2014

It is stop in Boot Manager .

I was used the *.dmg .

The python version error , you should used the version 2.7.* , not is 3.*

Of course, the encode issue in Python 3. Again something for next release to fix. Hopefully will sort out fixes quickly.

dbali · December 13, 2014

Of course, the encode issue in Python 3. Again something for next release to fix. Hopefully will sort out fixes quickly.

Yeap. I got it on Arch Linux where Python defaults 3.4.2 Changing the install script from "python" to "python2" did the trick.

ZhuangJW · December 13, 2014

Hey , I meet a problem about , the unsuccessful.tual SCSI CDROM Drive (0.0) . And the next the VM will going in the Boot Manager .

An the end , I came the Boot Manager ->EFI Internal Shell , I saw blk0 and blk1 is (null) .

What should I do ?

ladada · December 13, 2014

changing to python2 did the trick, thx

virge · December 14, 2014

I can confirm it now works perfectly, the trick was to check "Add phython.exe to path" during the install. Thank you Donk for this, you made my day.

lenix · December 14, 2014

Thanks for the unlocker, everything works well for me on workstation

mcobold · December 14, 2014

At first I like to thank you for a great Job. I'm only an interested user, not a programmer. This may explain my question. I have a WS11 running on Windows 8.1. I installed python 2.7. The path to python now is

C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\python.exe

In the next step I tried to change the path in the win-install.cmd to C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\

When I start the win-install.cmd I always see something like "the command C.\Program is wrong written..."

What is my failure?

Donk · December 14, 2014

Uploaded a new version, 2.0.1, which removes need for Python on Windows. Packaged using PyInstaller. If you have already used 2.0.0 successfully then you do not need this as there are no other changes.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/340-unlocker-201/

trungpt · December 14, 2014

Thanks God we have you to play with MacOSX on Windows or Linux.

Edit: v2.0.1 is missing the Darwin.iso file

ZhuangJW · December 14, 2014

How can I change the VRAM , it is always is 128M ? Maybe it is great number on the Old Mac version , but in Yosemite it is not enough .

So , what should I do Donk ?

Donk · December 14, 2014

Thanks God we have you to play with MacOSX on Windows or Linux.

Edit: v2.0.1 is missing the Darwin.iso file

Oops - messed up the permissions and didn't compress correctly. I will upload a 2.0.2 later today. Can't do it at the moment as I am not at home.

How can I change the VRAM , it is always is 128M ? Maybe it is great number on the Old Mac version , but in Yosemite it is not enough .

So , what should I do Donk ?

I don't know what can be done, this is not something the unlocker can fix. I think it is hard coded limit on the VMware SVGA2 virtual GPU. Suggest you start a new topic to dicuss this with others.

rinegato · December 14, 2014

Hi, I had the python and unlocker 2 up and working but I face another problem:

when I setup a machine with 10.8/10.9/10.10 ( Darwin14-64 ) the machine stop straight away with this error:

VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)

vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1123

A log file is available in "C:\Users\xxxxx\Documents\Virtual Machines\OS X 10.10\vmware.log".

You can request support.

To collect data to submit to VMware support, choose "Collect Support Data" from the Help menu.

You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly.

We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.

I have others machine running on 64 bit without errors.....

Hi, I had the python and unlocker 2 up and working but I face another problem:

when I setup a machine with 10.8/10.9/10.10 ( Darwin14-64 ) the machine stop straight away with this error:

VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)

vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1123

A log file is available in "C:\Users\xxxxx\Documents\Virtual Machines\OS X 10.10\vmware.log".

You can request support.

To collect data to submit to VMware support, choose "Collect Support Data" from the Help menu.

You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly.

We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.

I have others machine running on 64 bit without errors.....

I tried 10.7 32 bit and it run.......

lassiter666 · December 14, 2014

Hi, I had the python and unlocker 2 up and working but I face another problem:

when I setup a machine with 10.8/10.9/10.10 ( Darwin14-64 ) the machine stop straight away with this error:

VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0)

vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1123

A log file is available in "C:\Users\xxxxx\Documents\Virtual Machines\OS X 10.10\vmware.log".

You can request support.

To collect data to submit to VMware support, choose "Collect Support Data" from the Help menu.

You can also run the "vm-support" script in the Workstation folder directly.

We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement.

I have others machine running on 64 bit without errors.....

I tried 10.7 32 bit and it run.......

Hello, I have the same error as rinegato. I have tried to install 10.10 and I have tried to start a installed 10.8 (I have upgrated from VM Ware Workstation 10 to 11). My host operating system is Ubuntu 14.04. Sorry for my bad english.....

rinegato · December 14, 2014

Hello, I have the same error as rinegato. I have tried to install 10.10 and I have tried to start a installed 10.8 (I have upgrated from VM Ware Workstation 10 to 11). My host operating system is Ubuntu 14.04. Sorry for my bad english.....

Yes ...I tried to upgrade a working Maverick on Workstation 10 to 11 and same problem too....on workstation 10 had no problem with unlocker 1.30....

Zenith432 · December 14, 2014

Need to add 'smc.version = 0' to the VMX file in order to resolve 'vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1123'.

Workstation 11/12, Player 7/12, Fusion 7/8 and ESXi 6 Mac OS X Unlocker 2

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