Begin by downloading and verifying the GnuPG archives from
. Here’s what to type:

curl -O ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/gnupg-1.4.10.tar.gz
curl -O ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/gnupg-1.4.10.tar.gz.sig

If this server does not work please take a look at the morrors page of GnuPG
at http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/download/mirrors.html, choose a mirror and
replace the URL in an appropriate way. For instance choose
curl -O ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/crypt/mirror/ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/gnupg/
gnupg-1.4.2.2.tar.gz

To verify:

gpg –verify gnupg-1.4.10.tar.gz.sig

or, if you don’t have an older copy of GnuPG or another OpenPGP program
(NEVER verify the version of GnuPG you download with itself), use the SHA-1
checksums found on the GnuPG Web site and compare with the checksum from:

openssl sha1 gnupg-1.4.10.tar.gz

Next, untar GnuPG:

tar -xzf gnupg-1.4.10.tar.gz

And move into the GnuPG directory:

cd gnupg-1.4.10

Please bear in mind that the TIGER hash algorithm is no longer supported.
If you need to use the TIGER module refer to an earlier version of GnuPG
(1.2.6 or older). TIGER is not more part of the OpenPGP standard.

If you want to use IDEA (and have the legal right), follow the instructions
found on the Mac GPG Website in howto-install-IDEA. Afterwards, return here
to finish building and installing GnuPG.

If you need to include or exclude anything else please run the following
command to get a list of all options available:

./configure -h

Now you need to set up GnuPG to build on your system. You do this by
running configure:

./configure

NOTE: If you try to compile gnupg on Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) you only
will be able to run gnupg in 32bit mode. Thus you will have to compile it
for that mode. You can do this by using this command instead the above
mentioned:

./configure CC=”gcc -arch i386″

Once you have everything configured, it’s time to compile GnuPG by running:

make

(Tip for Power Users: To help make run even faster, use the -jn option to
overlap processes that make spawns where n is the number of processors on
your system plus one. For example, on a single processor eMac, you’d use
‘make -j2′.)

Optionally, you can run make check before you install to make sure that your
system will be safe to run GnuPG on.

make check

If all tests pass, the only thing left to do is type:

sudo make install

And, voila! GnuPG should be installed on your computer!

After you have GnuPG installed, it wouldn’t hurt to check the quality of the
random numbers being produced by /dev/random. To test this, first type:

gpg –gen-random 0 > rnd &

and after a little while kill the process (once you’ve got 20 or 30 MB of
random numbers). Then, using a program like ent, check the quality of the
numbers. Of particular interest will be the entropy, compressibility, and
chi^2 p-value (this should be as high as possible, as low as possible, and
as close to .5 as possible, respectively; see ent documentation for more
details).

The 10.6.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for:

• • an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
• • a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
• • Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
• • a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
• • issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
• • the reliability of menu extras
• • an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
• • an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server
• • Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
• • a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
• • an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
• • Safari plug-in reliability
• • general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk
• • an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account

We are after all in the age of privacy loss.

• Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Snow Leopard kernels
• New 64-bit native core engine leverages power of 64-bit Snow Leopard
• Leverage K64 kernel performance improvements for reduced overhead
• Leverage Snow Leopard changes for optimized disk and graphics performance

Migration Assistant to Automatically Migrate Existing PCs to VMWare

• Integrated Migration Assistant helps you move your entire PC to a virtual machine on your Mac in a few simple steps
• Connect your PC to your Mac with a simple Ethernet cable – no additional setup required
• Automatically discover your Windows PC on the same network as your Mac using Apple’s Bonjour technology
• Works just like Apple’s Migration Assistant on the Mac

Windows 7 Improvements

• Support for Windows Easy Install
• First virtualization product to support Windows Aero, including Flip 3D and Aero Peek
• Support for DirectX 9.0EX with OpenGL 1.4 with new WDDM graphics driver
• Support for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 on Boot Camp partitions

3D Graphics Now Supports More Applications and Games

• Support for Windows Aero with WDDM driver for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
• DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 support for Windows virtual machines
• OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows XP virtual machines

Performance. Finely Tuned.

• New 64-bit native core engine maximizes overall performance for all Macs with 64-bit processors. Works on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard
• Full support for 4-way SMP
• Virtual SMP is now multi-core aware, providing multi-core CPUs to your virtual machines. This allows Home and Starter versions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 to use all enabled virtual processors instead of being limited to two.
• Greatly reduced memory usage when using all Windows Vista and Windows 7 virtual machines. (Applies to Windows XP VMs created in VMware Fusion 3)
• Improved 2D drawing and interactive performance in Unity, single window, and full screen views
• Faster typing in Windows applications within Unity view
• Improved responsiveness of remapped keyboard shortcuts
• Faster disk and graphics performance on Snow Leopard host
• Multiple-display full screen view with much better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.

Better Integration in Unity Mode

• Leave the “Start Menu” behind with the new “Always-on” Applications Menu
• Search for Windows apps like Mac apps
• Use a hot key to bring up the Applications Menu at any time
• Find and launch Windows apps even if Fusion isn’t running and they will launch Fusion automatically for you.
• Pin favorite Windows apps to the Application menu in any order you choose
• Access recently opened documents by Windows applications
• Access Computer, Documents, Control Panel, Run, and Power Commands
• Control your virtual machine while in Unity including hardware settings and power states from Applications menu
• Windows applications work more like Mac applications
• Work with application-specific Exposé and Dock Exposé for a specific Windows app.
• Use “command tilde” (`) to switch between multiple open documents in a Windows application
• Quit a specific Windows app with “command Q”
• Access to Windows taskbar tray items in Unity view in the Mac menu bar.
• Run 3D games and play 1080p video in Unity view.
• Preview window allows you to monitor your virtual machine desktop and resize the window, even in Unity view.

Virtual Machine Library

• Redesigned to make actions more discoverable
• Home pane is an easy to use launching point what you need to do:
• Install guest operating systems
• Migrate physical PCs
• Use a Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine
• Download a Windows trial virtual machine
• Easily find and import virtual machines that were created by Parallels Desktop or Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac.
• Live view makes it easy to see what is happening in your VMs and easily switch between all VMs for a quick status
• Much faster to open when multiple virtual machines are in the Virtual Machine Library

Full Screen View Improvements

• New Full Screen view menu bar gives you full control of your virtual machine, including choosing when the menu bar appears in Full Screen view.
• Move the full screen view menu bar to any side of the screen to avoid blocking guest user interface elements such as taskbars in Windows, the desktop menu in Linux, or the menu bar in Mac OS X Server guests.
• Smooth animated transition when entering and exiting Full Screen view.

User Interface Refinements

• Redesigned menus make commands more logically organized
• Integrated status in virtual machine window works better with Spaces
• Cancel resume in case you resumed by mistake
• Live, smooth resize when resizing a virtual machine window.
• Live view in the Virtual Machine settings window gives
• Access the Virtual Machine Library from the VMware Fusion Dock icon.

Try Windows for Free

• Download and import free Windows trials from Microsoft to try Windows before you buy with VHD Test Drive support.

Automatic Updates

• Built-in software updater that automatically checks, downloads, and installs VMware Fusion updates.

Multiple Display Improvements

• Multiple-display Full Screen view with better performance for monitor layouts larger than 4096 pixels wide or 4096 pixels high on most Macs.

Shared Folders and Mirrored Folders Improvements

• Automatically hide common hidden Windows files in a shared folder, for example, Thumbs.db, $RECYCLE.BIN, and so on.
• Open Microsoft Outlook attachments with Mac applications.
• Improved compatibility with third-party applications including Windows Live Writer, Office 2007, and more.

Copy and Paste, Drag and Drop Improvements

• Copy and paste images between a Windows or Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
• Copy and paste formatted text (RTF) between a Linux virtual machine and the Mac.
• Drag Microsoft Outlook attachments from a Windows virtual machine to the Mac.
• Drag files in a virtual machine directly onto Mac applications in the dock.

Full Support for Mac OS X Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server as Guests

• Mac OS X 10.5 Server Guests now full supported
• Support for Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard virtual machines running the 64-bit kernel (K64), even on Macs that can’t boot into the K64 kernel
• New virtual EFI provides maximum compatibility with Mac OS X Server and provides more Mac like experience.

Keyboard Improvements

• Automatically recognizes European keyboards. Sending keys like @, {, }, and others to Windows works just like it does on the Mac.
• Improved responsiveness with remapped keyboard shortcuts

Virtual Hard Disk Improvements

• Mount a suspended virtual machine’s virtual disks as read-only Mac volumes.

Networking Improvements

• Select a specific network adapter for bridged networking
• Support for IPv6 in bridged networking
• Override the Ethernet MAC address of the virtual adapter on the UI

Shared Smart Card

• Access supported CAC or PIV smart cards from the Mac and a Windows virtual machine at the same time

Remote Management

• Manage your virtual machines remotely without installing software into the virtual machine by leveraging VMware Fusion’s built in VNC server. Manage using the VNC client you choose

Select Startup Device

• Like the Mac’s Startup Disk, choose the bootable device for your virtual machine in an easy graphical interface

1. Find the certificate in question, highlight, click get info.
2. Click the arrow next to trust to expand the view.
3. Change from system defaults to always trust.
4. Close the window, and you will be prompted for your credentials.
5. Done, hopefully no more prompts for you!

VMWare Fusion Release Candidate Feature Highlights:

VMware Fusion Technology Preview Release Candidate includes over 250 bug fixes and enhancements. Highlights include:

• Full support for Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” including K64
• 64-bit native engine for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard for better performance
• Full support for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines with Windows Aero, Easy Install, and more
• 3D Even Better: Windows Aero, DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 support; OpenGL 2.1 support for Windows virtual machines
• Migrate from Windows PC with Ease: much easier to move from Windows XP or Vista to the Mac with the new Migration Assistant
• Unity even more accessible: start Windows applications directly from the new, always-on Applications menu, access to Windows taskbar tray items in Unity
• New full screen menu bar gives you everything you need in full screen mode
• Smoother, animated transitions when you switch view modes
• Trial Windows download: Download and run free Windows trials from Microsoft
• Support Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server in a virtual machine VM

Go here to sign up for the RC if not already signed up for the beta: http://communities.vmware.com/community/beta/fusiontechpreview?view=overview ]]> http://www.hackaapl.com/vmware-fusion-version-3-rc-released/feed/ 0 http://www.hackaapl.com/fixing-vmware-fusion-virtual-machine-appears-to-be-in-use-errors/ http://www.hackaapl.com/fixing-vmware-fusion-virtual-machine-appears-to-be-in-use-errors/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:52:46 +0000 osX http://www.hackaapl.com/?p=121 If VMWare Fusion crashes for some reason and will no longer let you access your virtual machines, rather displays that they are in use, you may try the following steps to resolve the issue.

1.  Quit VMWare Fusion.

Before you start, make sure that you have totally quit VMWare Fusion, and it is not running in the background.

2.  Launch Terminal.

I decided to go into Terminal to remove the lock files given the Finder does not show hidden files and folders by default.  (You could theoretically do all of this in the Finder if you enable viewing of hidden files and folders, but for me it was easier to just go straight to Terminal).

3.  Change to the Virtual Machine directory.

By default, VMWare creates a directory under your user Documents folder called “Virtual Machines.localized” with subfolders for each VM.

On your Mac this directory name will likely be different than mine (it is based on the name of your actual VM).  However as an example, on my Mac the directory is:

Therefore, the command to change into that directory (from the default terminal prompt which starts you in your home directory, i.e. /Users/kenclark) is:

4. Verify there are lock files in this directory.

Once you are in the VM’s directory, you should see a number of lock files intermixed with the VM files.  To do this, just enter the following Unix command to list the directory contents:

As an example, on my Mac I saw four lock files in addition to VMWare’s system files.  They were:

5.  Create a directory to back up the lock files.

Theoretically you could simply delete the lock files, but I am more conservative and did not want to risk really messing anything up on my Mac.  I created a temp directory for the lock files rather than deleting them.

Here’s the command to make a backup directory I am calling “lockfiles-temp”.  (Please note I am assuming you are in the Virtual Machine directory when you do this).

6.  Move the lock files into the temp directory.

Again I moved the lock files rather than deleting them to ensure I could rollback if this did not work.  Here is the command:

At this point you should verify the move was successful, by executing another directory listing:

When you do this, you should see no lock files in the VM directory.

7.  Launch VMWare and Start your Virtual Machine.

Now, power up VMWare and you should see a new screen that shows your virtual machine is unlocked and either “Powered Off” (as mine shows below) or “Suspended” – in either case it will be ready to start up.

It is sure far prettier than the basic theme, but you’ll need the latest VMWare Fusion beta (http://info.vmware.com/content/6693_FusionTest_REG)

Have a MacBook Air or other Mac with 2GB or less of RAM?

VMWare Fusion by default is set to optimize performance for virtual machines disk access by caching IO in memory. The consequence of this is of course less RAM is available to the host or OS X as a result (Leopard, Snow Leopard, etc). A scenario occurs often with Macbook Air users, or older Macbook users that cannot use more than a certain amount of RAM. VMWare Fusion preferences and selecting the radio button to Optimize VMWare Fusion for “OS X Performance” which may result in slower disk access, but can result in faster overall system performance if you are generally low on RAM.

1. Open VMWare Fusion
2. Goto the Preferences menu
3. Toggle the performance preference to “Optimize for Mac OS application performance”

Need VMWare Fusion as fast as possible? Following these rules may help your performance.

1. Install as much RAM as possible, and assign at least 1GB of RAM to your Windows VM.
2. Don’t use the dual-virtual-CPU option.
3. Windows 7 typically takes 5-6% CPU on a 2.4GHZ Macbook Pro.
4. Use 64-bit client OS where possible (XP 64-bit, Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 64-bit), VMWare Fusion can leverage Intel’s VT hardware extensions. See this Arstechnica post.
5. Use Virtual SCSI over Virtual IDE (note: Windows XP install does not support SCSI natively, you will have to select Easy Install from VMWare).
6. Pre-allocated disks do not seem to perform better than non.
7. Vanilla file-based vmdk or VMs are surprisingly faster than accessing via boot-camp or native partition (potentially Apple’s NTFS read driver?).
8. Not sure this is even necessary to write, but simply put, Windows XP is faster Windows 7 which is faster than Vista (don’t use Vista?).
9. Accessing VMWare files from an external disk is faster than primary drive access.
10. Compact the Virtual Hard Disk periodically (Under VM -> Hard Disk settings)