After installing OS X Lion, I tried to run Windows Bootcamp through VMware (3.1.3) and got this error:
Cannot open the disk ‘…Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/Virtual Machines/Boot Camp/Boot Camp.vmwarevm/Boot Camp.vmdk’ or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
Reason: The partition table on the physical disk has changed since the disk was created. Remove the physical disk from the virtual machine, then add it again.
This can sound misleading. Delete Boot Camp from your Virtual Library, but Keep File.
Shift+Cmd+L
Select Boot Camp, hit Delete (or fn+Backspace or fn+Delete). Keep File.
Then, click on “Run Windows from your Boot Camp partition.”
VMware will then prepare your Boot Camp file again.
After this, you should be all set. Don’t disturb it while it’s doing this… it should go right into your VM.
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I’ve been developing for the web since 1995. I started programming on my Radio Shack MC-10 (TV not included) in 1985 on BASIC (yuk). I got my first solo gig doing FoxPro development in 1992. After that, I did work in mainframe development. I got my first exposure to Unix via SCO Xenix.
I worked at several .com startups, some were acquired by companies including eBay and Google. After some painful crashes, I acquired some clients and started a programming / consulting business. I did work for some interesting companies and had lots of adventures.
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Ovk
August 14, 2011 at 6:15 pm
You have just made my day!
I was just running some scripts over the terminal, before executing them .. (thanked) Your page showed up after a last search.. many thanks!
Fred
August 15, 2011 at 4:19 pm
You just made my day as well. Thanks for this help. I needed the VMWare fusion Bootcamp combo for some serious work today!