Guest OSX Won't Boot after Installation of Parallels Tools

Discussion in 'macOS Virtual Machine' started by Stephen110, May 23, 2014.

  1. BobTheDog

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    They refunded my money, nice. Now got to work out how to uninstall this version and put the old one back on!
     
  2. BobTheDog

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    I don;t seem to be able to get it over 128, I added:

    svga.vramSize = 1073741824

    but still only get 128, how did you manage it?

    Cheers

    Andy
     
  3. bucweat@rushpost.com

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    Just tried Mavericks install...after install of parallel tools install failed. Removing video driver as a workaround does work. Hoping for a fix soon...

    Parallels version 9.0.24229 revision 991745 tuesday April 1, 2014. April fools I guess...
     
    Last edited: Jun 4, 2014
  4. dekard

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    Add me to the list, right after installation of parallel tools. BAM. no possible update just locks the VM.
     
  5. RJDev

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    Same issue here. My other Mac is running VM Fusion. No issues there on either 10.10 and the tools. I must say i am disappointed in the overall reaction (speed and content) by Parallels support.
     
  6. baldock88

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    No Refund...

    So apparently if you are one day over the 30 day mark from purchase and you request a refund, they won't give it to you. So beware, Parallels are thieves, taking my money, giving me a product that doesn't work and corrupts my image, and not offering any sort of answer except "We are working on it" and "Refund policy is 30 days".

    I was hoping for redemption from Parallels to purchase again when the bug was fixed, but that won't be happening, take care Parallels.
     
  7. dandymac

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    I cannot believe that after a MINIMUM of 6 months, the 'Developers' at Parallels have not fixed this AMAZINGLY ridiculous problem that NO other VM software manufacturer has!?!?! I am stuck at this crappy resolution for how long??? isn't it 2014?? Your team doesn't know how to fix the video kext for YOUR OWN software???

    The shame for you as a company is that as an independent, Apple Certified Technical Coordinator, is that I have a ton of clients who use, and know tons of people that use, Macs. Therefore I will have to let them know that they should indeed go with Fusion VMWare for their VM needs. I used to only recommend Parallels. Plus when I post a blog and FB post about this, your profits are going to take a huge hit, HUGE hit. (It is a video driver for OS X VM's that does not work on OSX?? pathetic!)

    Last laugh is on you. VMWare here we come.
     
  8. GC_YVR

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    I don't think that's fair. 10.9.3 was supposed to speed up the display drivers, I don't think it was seeded for 6 months. AFAIK that's only when the problem came up. It is a problem with the video driver part of the //s tools.

    The more hyperbole used, the more irrelevant this board becomes.

     
  9. the_klutzak

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    I agree that there is a bit of hyperbole - or at least hubris - involved in suggesting that an angry blogger is going to cause a huge hit on corporate profits. Those type of threatening comments DO tend to drive away potential actual representatives that we can only hope are monitoring. Representatives that I must assume are as frustrated by this bug as we are.

    That being said, the anger is somewhat understandable.

    Its a show-stopping bug; the workaround of a static 1024 pixel display isn't practical for doing much.

    I think at this point its on Parallels to inform on an ETA or at least inform on progress towards solving this bug. The more we understand about when a fix may arrive, the less inclined we will be to sit and fume.

    The current commercial alternative, Fusion, is a horrible experience from a graphics perspective, but it IS functional. It is a race to see whether they fix that issue, or Parallels fixes their issue first.

     
  10. Stephen110

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    Three weeks now, no new updates. Lets get on with it.
     
  11. jebworks

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    OK, so now it's close to a month since this bug hasn't been solved. Any response from the Parallels guys with an ETA would be appreciated.
     
  12. GC_YVR

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    Parallels posted a notice on the other thread.

     
  13. BGaynor

    BGaynor Junior Member

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    Sadly that "notice" was from more than 2 weeks ago.
     
  14. Stephen110

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    Are we still going to get an update on this, or has development on 9 been abandoned for Parallels 10?
     
  15. BGaynor

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    It looks like today's update is supposed to fix the issue with 10.9.3 and 10.9.4. One user is saying the update does NOT fix running 10.10 as a guest (which is what I need). Downloading to try now.
     
  16. Abdul@Parallels

    Abdul@Parallels Parallels Support

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    Hi All,

    Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac has released a latest build 9.0.24237

    In which the list of issues were resolved as mentioned in http://kb.parallels.com/117225

    Please refer to http://kb.parallels.com/111603 for information on updating to latest build of Parallels Desktop.

    Our Development team are working on it, to run Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite as Virtual Machine in Parallels Desktop which will be available soon in the upcoming builds/versions.
     
  17. JJFromYYC

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    My Parallels auto-update triggered today. After doing a guest tools update I can confirm this is now resolved.
     
  18. JohnMessina

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    I upgraded to Parallels 10 and was FINALLY able to get Yosemite to install. I then installed Parallels Tools and now all I get when I reboot is a black screen with a "no" symbol. The technology preview for Fusion works perfectly fine with Yosemite, but it's a bit slow. I was hoping the performance would be better with Parallels, but I guess I'll have to hold that thought.
     
  19. sotirisg

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    Same problem here after installing parallels tools and rebooting i get a black screen with the a no symbol. Any ideas?
    I will reinstall yosemite but i will skip the installation of parallel tools this time.
     
    Last edited: Aug 23, 2014
  20. RoyG00

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    I had the exact same problem, Upgraded to Parallels 10 and black scree with a no symbol after installing parallel tools.
     

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