Recently, I upgraded VMware Workstation Pro from version 17.0 to 17.5. After the update, my macOS virtual machines stopped functioning properly. Whenever I started the macOS VMs, they would enter an automatic restart loop. Interestingly, my Windows-based VMs powered on without any issues. I resolved the Issues using below steps.
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Step 1: Check VMWARE.log file
vmware.log file is stored in the same folder as the other virtual machine files. To locate the virtual machine’s folder:
- Open the VMware Workstation console and right-click on your virtual machine.
- Select Settings from the context menu.
- Under the Hardware tab, select Hard Disk.
- On the right-hand side, look for Disk File. This shows the location where your virtual machine is stored.
Go to this folder, and you will find a file named vmware.log. Open this file to review the logs and identify any possible issues.
You may find below errors in the log file
2023-10-20T16:54:42.194Z In(05) vcpu-5 SMC_Open: Unable to open MacHALDriver: 0x00000002.
2023-10-20T16:54:42.199Z In(05) vcpu-5 Chipset: The guest has requested that the virtual machine be hard reset.
2023-10-20T16:54:42.202Z In(05) vcpu-0 DEVICE: Resetting device 'ALL'.
2023-10-20T16:53:10.574Z In(05) vmx FeatureCompat: No EVC masks.
2023-10-20T16:57:29.038Z In(05) vmx GuestRpcSendTimedOut: message to toolbox-dnd timed out. 2023-10-20T16:57:37.922Z In(05) vcpu-2 Chipset: The guest has requested that the virtual machine be hard reset. 2023-10-20T16:57:37.988Z In(05) vcpu-0 DEVICE: Resetting device 'ALL'.
Step 2: Update Unlocker for VMWARE Workstation
- Download Unlocker from https://github.com/paolo-projects/unlocker/releases.
- Right-click on this file and select Extract All.
- Ensure that all VMs are powered off, and VMware Workstation is closed.
- Right-click on the Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
- Change the folder location to the extracted folder location in the command prompt.
- Execute the Win-install.cmd script to resolve this issue.
- Launch the macOS VM again; this time, it should boot up without any issues.
This solution is not working for AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
Do you have another solution for this or your advicing?
Thank you Jatin, that fixed my boot loop problem right away!
(Dell M7680 (Intel i7-13850HX and Windows 11 Pro)
It’s works thank you !!!