Esxi and OSX Mavericks Console resolution.

[Solhokuten]

Finally got a Mavericks VM going with Esxi, but my max resolution is 1024x768. Was wondering it there is anyway to get my native res out of the vm. Im using a HD8k series OEM video card and video passthrough is a no go. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Solhokuten]

I'm gonna assume video passthrough is my only option.

 

[lopoetve]

Are you actually on a mac?

 

[_Gea]

I use 1920 x 1200 px

- install vmware tools
- edit VM settings and increase video memory to 12 MB

 

[The_Moves]

You can set up a custom resolution for the console, though this forum is prolly not your best source of info with ESXi and an OSX VM.

I got it working. Passthrough worked great with an AMD card.

 

[Solhokuten]

Are you actually on a mac?

Nope. Its vm on esxi server.

 

[402blownstroker]

Nope. Its vm on esxi server.

Unless you are on Mac hardware, what you are doing is a big 'no-no'.

 

[lopoetve]

Unless you are on Mac hardware, what you are doing is a big 'no-no'.

Bingo. I can't help ya now.

 

[Solhokuten]

I use 1920 x 1200 px

- install vmware tools
- edit VM settings and increase video memory to 12 MB

Hell yeah! That worked. Thanks!

PS: My bad if broke some kinda rule with this post.

 

[lopoetve]

Hell yeah! That worked. Thanks!

PS: My bad if broke some kinda rule with this post.

It's not a rule, it's the VMware / Apple EULA

 

[_Gea]

It's not a rule, it's the VMware / Apple EULA

Not relevant outside US - mostly


ps
my ESXi server is Apple labelled.

 

[TCM2]

What is Apple going to do? Send a SWAT team? Their OS is basically free of charge. If they think people are going to rush to buy overpriced Apple hardware just to run their oh so great OS X, then they take themselves way too important.

 

[The_Moves]

What is Apple going to do? Send a SWAT team? Their OS is basically free of charge. If they think people are going to rush to buy overpriced Apple hardware just to run their oh so great OS X, then they take themselves way too important.

They still have rules for where their OS can run and how you can obtain it, Your post is irrelevant

OP, your best bet is here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/forum/104-multi-booting-and-virtualisation/
.

 

[ugly]

Not relevant outside US - mostly


ps
my ESXi server is Apple labelled.

I didn't know other people ran the same configuration as mine. My esxi server, also, has an Apple sticker on the outer case.

 

[TCM2]

See, legit.