Closed gonzabrusco closed 2 years ago
Yep, if you edit the VMX file manually you can customize the virtual Mac's serial number and simulated model.
Here's what I added to my VMX file:
smbios.reflectHost = "TRUE"
hw.model = "MacBookPro14,3"
board-id = "Mac-551B86E5744E2388"
smc.version = "0"
mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE"
You can look up codes to use for the hw.model
on Apple's web page. board-id
is for the actual serial number.
mks.gl.allowBlacklistedDrivers = "TRUE"
is for VMware's not-so-great Linux support.
These are the latest Intel MacBook Pro models, which run 8th/10th Gen Intel Core i5's.
Here's a complete list of things you can override. I used to have this documented on Insanleymac but left there sevaeral years ago. Obviously best get your own values here but this is an example.
I haven't tried any of this in sometime so not sure how well it all works now.
Attached a PDF of old web page with details. oldblog.pdf
board-id.reflectHost = "FALSE"
board-id = "MAC-F22589C8"
hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE"
hw.model = "MacBookPro6,2"
serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE"
serialNumber = "RM129481AGW"
smbios.reflectHost = “FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.ROM.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.MLB.reflectHost = "FALSE"
efi.nvram.var.ROM = "123456"
efi.nvram.var.MLB = "DONKDONKDONKDONKA"
I used to have this documented on Insanleymac but left there sevaeral years ago.
I thought your name sounded familiar. Used to see your stuff on there all the time
Yep that was me for about 10 years providing unlockers and helping out.
I see SimPilot in your name do you do anythong with flight sims? Back end of 90s/early 00s I wrote utilities for the aircraft MDL files in MSFS. Things like MDLRepair which was used to fix broken MDL files.
That is correct. I've been doing stuff since about 2012 when FSX was first released to Steam... I may very well have used something by you if you did make something for FSX Boxed. Right now I'm sitting comfortably on MSFS's 2020 release, having spent ~£5000 on all the hardware and software I've ever used for flight sim.
Thanks for the info! I will close this issue for now!
This is not an issue. It's a request for help/documentation.
Is there a way of having a correct mac Serial Number and Hardware in "About this Mac" ?
Thanks Gonzalo