Command-line launch of Parallels for Desktop Mac

[cactustweeter]

I would like to launch Parallels for Desktop Mac from the command-line so Windows XP starts up immediately in full-screen mode. Is this possible? If so, what was the command-line syntax look like? Thanks...

 

[dhazeghi]

I don't think you can do this directly.

Closest thing I see is launching Parallels with the desired VM from the terminal. You still have to hit the 'start' button, and tell it to go into full-screen mode.

ie:

/Applications/Parallels/Parallels.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels \
~/Library/Parallels/WinXP/WinXP.pvs

or wherever you've stored your VM.

 

[constant]

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Look in configuration, under VM Flags, and tell me what you see.
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[dhazeghi]

Thanks constant, I stand corrected. Autostart and Switch to fullscreen are there, in plain view. So after you edit those, you can indeed start XP from the command line, in full screen mode.

Learn something every day....

 

[cactustweeter]

Learn something every day....

We all do! Thanks guys. I used that information to write the following script:

#!/bin/sh

sudo /usr/bin/pmset -c displaysleep 0
/Applications/Parallels/Parallels.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels ~/Library/Parallels/winxp/winxp.pvs
sudo /usr/bin/pmset -c displaysleep 15

I use the script to turn off sleeping my monitor, from Mac OS X, when the computer is inactive for 15 minutes. This script is a workaround for the monitor sleeping problem I was having when using Windows XP hands-free from Parallels.

Note this post: http://forums.parallels.com/thread4547.html

I think this would be a better solution for me if it was an AppleScript because then I would not have to enter a password, but I don't know AppleScript so it will take me some time to convert it. Thanks again...

 

[Delphyne]

You'll need to enter a password in either case, but the applescript version would look something like this...

create a file in the shell just like what you did before, and name it something, let's say /Users/yourname/Documents/foo.sh

The applescript would be:
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do shell script "/Users/yourname/Documents/foo.sh" with administrator privileges
-----------

That will pop up the standard OSX username/password dialog you're accustomed to.

 

[jbmelby]

You'll need to enter a password in either case, but the applescript version would look something like this...

create a file in the shell just like what you did before, and name it something, let's say /Users/yourname/Documents/foo.sh

The applescript would be:
-----------
do shell script "/Users/yourname/Documents/foo.sh" with administrator privileges
-----------

That will pop up the standard OSX username/password dialog you're accustomed to.

try

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do shell script "/Users/yourname/Documents/foo.sh" user name "XXXXXX" password "YYYYYY" with administrator privileges
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where XXXXXX is your user name and YYYYYY is your password.

This should bypass the username/password dialog (assuming, of course, that you want to).