In the vmtools folder there is a file ‘darwin.iso’ which contains the Tools 11.2 installer.If you’re using Safari it should automatically unzip it into a folder, otherwise unzip it manually.Download the VMware Tools 11.2 zip file.

This can be done before or after adjusting the. Installing it on macOS can be done in two ways, I’ll start with the one I use. You can find Toolls 11.2 here: VMware Tools 11.x Downloads This version of Tools does not currently ship with Fusion so it must be downladed seperately. Now, once that’s done you can launch the VM, but you’ll need to install the newest version of VMware Tools (11.2 as of this writing) inside the VM to support Resolution Changes.

Note you may need to delete an existing line ‘ svga.present=“TRUE”’.

Add the following 2 lines to the bottom of the file.

Open the Virtual Machine Library in Fusion.

Note: Did you know you can hold Control, Option or Command to change options in the right-click menu? I use ‘Command’ to read logs ALL THE TIME… vmx config file for your macOS Big Sur VM. With those caveats, we’re ready to go… Enabling it is as simple as modifying the. We’re working to improve our own code as well as working with Apple to resolve these issues. Note: This is an experimental feature and is not recommended for production VMs… There are known bugs which may cause an immediate kernel panic of the VM (try connecting the FaceTime camera for a fun example!)Īdditionally, this only applies to Big Sur Hosts with Big Sur Guests, it is not and will not be made possible with Catalina hosts or guests.Īlso note that not all Metal shaders are supported yet, and OpenGL will not be supported.įinally, on some systems we’ve noticed it takes what seems like a REALLY long time to boot, with the VM looking like it’s frozen with the Apple logo and loading progress indicator. While this is possible with Fusion 12.0 and macOS 11.0, there are many critical bugs fixed in Fusion 12.1 and macOS 11.1, so we recommend using those versions and newer.

While the feature isn’t quite up to our quality bar just yet, we think it’s far enough along to share with folks so we can gather feedback. With macOS Big Sur, Apple has given us a new set of features that will allow macOS virtual machines to achieve something long sought after: Accelerated 3D Graphics with Metal! Enabling Metal Graphics in macOS Big Sur VMs

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