Errors when running OS X in VMware Workstation 1. If this error occurs: Mac OS X is not supported with binary translation. To run Mac OS X you need a host on which VMware Workstation supports Intel VT-x or AMD-V. This means that virtualization is disabled in the BIOS or the processor does not support it. Or, if the hardware compatibility check is successful and virtualization is enabled, but the error still occurs, try copying and replacing the following lines into the * Name * .vmx file: monitor.virtual_mmu = "software" monitor.virtual_exec = "hardware" 1.1 If this error occurs: The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the virtual machine. This means that virtualization is disabled in the BIOS or the processor does not support it. 2. If after the initial splash screen (or if it hangs on it for a long time), a black screen with stripes appears, then you need to apply Unlocker again 3. If this error occurs: VMware Player unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:VERIFY vmcore/vmm/main/physMem_monitor.c:1123 A log file is available in "D:\VMWare\MacOS\vmware.log". You can request support. To collect data to submit to VMware technical support, run "vm-support". We will respond on the basis of your support entitlement. So you need to write the line smc.version = "0" in the configuration file * Name * .vmx (run notepad from the admin). 4. If this error occurs: The configuration file "G:\virtual\OS X Yosemite\OS X Yosemite\OS X Yosemite.vmx" was created by a VMware product that is incompatible with this version of VMware Workstation and cannot be used. This means you need to rollback the hardware configuration to the desired version. We do the following: 1. Launches VMware Workstation (NOT VMware Player). 2. Go to the "VM" (Virtual Machine) menu. 3. We are looking for the item "Manage" (Management). 4. Next, select "Change Hardware Compatibility". 5. In the dialog box that opens, select the desired version of VMware Workstation from the Hardware Compatibility list and click Next. 6. You will be prompted to apply the changes to the cloned copy of the machine, or change the configuration without creating a copy. 7. Select the appropriate option and click "Next", then "Finish" 8. Done 5. If an error like Kernel Panic occurs (CPU 0 caller ... Thread 0 crased ...) So you need to do the following (the author of the kup2013 method): 1. Open Machine Settings - General 2. Specify the version (Version) OS X - 10.7 6. If this error occurs: Attempting to start up from: EFI VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive (0.0) ... unsuccessful EFI VMware Virtual SATA CDROM Drive (1.0) ... unsuccessful This means that the Execute Disable Bit must be enabled in the BIOS. Please note - in different BIOS versions, this option may be called differently: Execute Disable Function Intel XD Bit No-Execute Memory Protect NX BIOS Control NX Technology XD Technology There is also a YouTube video about this issue: wfe8bw973X8 7. If this error occurs: Not enough physical memory is available to power on this virtual machine with its configured settings. To fix this problem, decrease the memory size of this virtual machine to 3556 MB, or adjust the additional memory settings to allow more virtual machine memory to be swapped. If you were able to power on this virtual machine on this host computer in the past, try rebooting the host computer. Rebooting may allow you to use slightly more host memory to run virtual machines. This means you have allocated too much RAM for the machine to run. 8. If this error occurs: Failed to lock the file Cannot open the disk 'path to .vmdk file' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on. Module 'Disk' power on failed. Failed to start the virtual machine. It means you need to delete .lck files from the folder with the machine 9. If there are any problems with connecting USB peripherals, including iOS devices, switch to USB 2.0 compatibility in the virtual machine settings, in the USB controller section. In this case, it is necessary to have the following parameters in the * Name * .vmx file usb_xhci.present = "FALSE" and usb: 1.speed = "2" Updating iOS to the current version should also help. 9.1 If, when connecting USB devices to the machine, an error occurs: The connection for the USB device "" was unsuccessful. Driver Error You need to safely disconnect the device from the host, wait 10-15 seconds and try to connect to the machine 10. If the mouse, keyboard, or Internet does not work, try changing the line in the .vmx file guestOS = "darwin16-64" to guestOS = "darwin15-64"