Snow leopard upgrade has caused Vmware issues

cookie208 · January 31, 2010 2:57PM

I just upgraded my macbook to Snow leopard. I was running 10.4.11. I was also using Vmware 2.0.6 and running xp SP3 on it. Since the upgrade to Snow Leopard Vmware opens up but gives me this message.

VMware Fusion cannot connect to the virtual machine.

Make sure you have rights to run the program and to access all directories it uses and rights to access all directories for temporary files.

I have gone to VMware's site and uninstalled all vmware and extra files they list and reinstalled 3 times to no avail. I have gone in to each file and made sure that I had read and write permissions on each. I have gone into accounts and make sure I was an administrator and had permission to do this. I have run disk utility after each uninstall and install. I am out of options.

I am a Pc who has come over to the mac side. I have been using this computer and Vmware for 1 year with no problems. I am a tech coordinator at a small school and need to work on both mac and windows servers so I need my Vmware back. Any help would be appreciated. Still learning the ways of the Mac but I love it.

Thanks

Cookie208

stevegmu · January 31, 2010 3:01PM

Are you using a legitimate copy of XP?

cookie208 · January 31, 2010 3:12PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevegmu

Are you using a legitimate copy of XP?

yes, everything on the computer licensed.

stevegmu · January 31, 2010 3:18PM

Is 2.0.6 the beta release? Have you thought of upgrading to VM3?

cookie208 · January 31, 2010 3:41PM

my thought was that 2.0.6 was an update that fixed many issues that vmware had with snow leopard. I did the exact same upgrade on another mac at school and it works fine. Both computers are identical. Same setups and software. We did not have it in our budget to upgrade to 3.0 but if I knew it would fix the problem I would buy it. I don't want to buy it and it not work.

Marvin · January 31, 2010 4:18PM

Try manually initializing the kernel extensions by doing the following:

open the terminal app in the utilities folder

type:

cd /Library/Application\\ Support/VMware\\ Fusion/

hit return. Then type:

sudo ./boot.sh --start

hit return and type in your password. If it can't load the kexts, they are likely incompatible with your OS and you'll have to update to a new version of VMWare. Also check if you are in 64-bit or 32-bit mode in Snow Leopard in your system profiler overview (Apple menu > about this Mac > more info), if it says 64-bit, you may need to go back to 32-bit.

cookie208 · January 31, 2010 8:42PM

Here is the message that I got.

VMware Fusion 196839: Starting VMware Fusion:

2010-01-31 20:32:46.472 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CC Audio Unit plug-in.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.477 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CC Support Files.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.478 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CC VST plug-in.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.482 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CPDEMO Audio Unit plug-in.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.483 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CPDEMO Support Files.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.484 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CPDEMO VST plug-in.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.497 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CSDEMO Audio Unit plug-in.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.498 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CSDEMO Support Files.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.500 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/CSDEMO VST plug-in.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:46.998 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac QuickTime Components.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.001 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Flip4Mac Web Plugins.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.744 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/MacOSX-File-0.66.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.804 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_automator.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.806 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_automator_workflow.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.808 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_autoupdate.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.809 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_clipart.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.811 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_core.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.813 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_dock.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.814 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_entourage.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.816 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_entourage_help_std.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.818 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_equationeditor.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.820 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_errorreporting.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.829 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_excel.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.831 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_excel_help_std.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.833 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_fonts.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.834 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_graph.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.836 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_helpviewer.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.837 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_launch.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.839 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_messenger.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.848 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_ooxml.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.850 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_orgchart.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.852 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_powerpoint.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.854 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_powerpoint_help_std.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.856 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_brazilian.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.858 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_danish.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.860 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_dutch.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.862 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_english.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.864 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_finnish.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.866 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_french.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.867 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_german.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.869 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_italian.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.870 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_japanese.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.872 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_norwegian.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.873 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_portuguese.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.875 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_spanish.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.877 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_proofing_swedish.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.897 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_required.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.898 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_silverlight.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.900 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_sounds.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.901 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_word.pkg

2010-01-31 20:32:47.903 repair_packages[408:607] PackageKit: *** Missing bundle identifier: /Library/Receipts/Office2008_en_word_help_std.pkg

No receipt for 'com.vmware.fusion.application' found at '/'.

Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server 2.0

I went to the library/receipt file and they are all there. I will do some research on this while I wait for a reply. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

Cookie208

cookie208 · January 31, 2010 8:43PM

I am in 32 bit mode of Snow Leopard.

Marvin · February 1, 2010 3:36PM

What version of 10.6 Snow Leopard do you have? Some people have mentioned upgrading to 10.6.2 fixed some VMWare issues.

cookie208 · February 1, 2010 5:50PM

I am running 10.6.2. I updated everything when I started to develop a problem hoping that it would fix it.

cookie208 · February 1, 2010 9:29PM

I have uninstalled 2.0.6 and installed 3.0.1 and have the same issue. I went and checked on some of the files and these files could not be found.

#

/Library/Receipts/VMware Fusion.pkg

#

~/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.plist

#

~/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion

Any clues why?

Marvin · February 2, 2010 2:35PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookie208

I have uninstalled 2.0.6 and installed 3.0.1 and have the same issue. I went and checked on some of the files and these files could not be found.

Try running through the Disk Utility repair disk and repair permissions functions.

cookie208 · February 3, 2010 4:22PM

I ran the disk utility again with the same result. Same error as above. I tried contacting VMware but they will only help if you pay for support. I guess I will have to bite the bullet. Thanks. I will let you all know what it was.

teubs · July 4, 2011 11:52AM

Was this issue ever resolved. I'm now having the exact same issue with OSX 10.6.8 and VMWare Fusion 3.1.3. I have already tried everything mentioned on this thread.

tallest skil · July 4, 2011 12:09PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teubs

Was this issue ever resolved. I'm now having the exact same issue with OSX 10.6.8 and VMWare Fusion 3.1.3. I have already tried everything mentioned on this thread.

I'd venture that you're having a completely different problem as you're using neither the same OS nor the same version of VMWare.

Snow leopard upgrade has caused Vmware issues

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