so, here it is in all it's glory. I decided to run
Code:
[/Volumes/Install Parallels Desktop 1/Install Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS]
$ sudo ./Install\ Parallels\ Desktop
and here's what I got.
Code:
Password:
2023-05-25 21:51:18.304 Install Parallels Desktop[48810:2364678] [PD] === Log initialized in normal mode
2023-05-25 21:51:18.514 Install Parallels Desktop[48810:2364678] [PD] Web data loaded successfully from https://download.parallels.com/products/license/en_US/License.rtf. Size = 138459
2023-05-25 21:51:26.957 Install Parallels Desktop[48810:2364678] [PD] Parameters [mode=trial]
Checksumming Protective Master Boot Record (MBR : 0)...
Protective Master Boot Record (MBR :: verified CRC32 $D9D1D471
Checksumming GPT Header (Primary GPT Header : 1)...
GPT Header (Primary GPT Header : 1): verified CRC32 $6524712A
Checksumming GPT Partition Data (Primary GPT Table : 2)...
GPT Partition Data (Primary GPT Tabl: verified CRC32 $A3105687
Checksumming (Apple_Free : 3)...
(Apple_Free : 3): verified CRC32 $00000000
Checksumming disk image (Apple_HFS : 4)...
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disk image (Apple_HFS : 4): verified CRC32 $50F65473
Checksumming (Apple_Free : 5)...
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(Apple_Free : 5): verified CRC32 $00000000
Checksumming GPT Partition Data (Backup GPT Table : 6)...
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GPT Partition Data (Backup GPT Table: verified CRC32 $A3105687
Checksumming GPT Header (Backup GPT Header : 7)...
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GPT Header (Backup GPT Header : 7): verified CRC32 $E762E3E3
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verified CRC32 $F360D797
hdiutil: verify: checksum of "/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/ParallelsWebInstaller/Downloads/F50B7EED-1A15-4B5D-876F-5C03AD241FD7/Image.dmg" is VALID
2023-05-25 21:52:20.297 Install[49930:2368249] Parallels Desktop arguments 'Arguments: --install --skip-update-check --dont-show-eula --set-cep 1'.
objc[49932]: Class CoreBluetoothManagerDelegate is implemented in both /private/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/libPrlGui.3.dylib (0x105432168) and /private/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/ParallelsVirtualizationSDK.framework/Versions/10/ParallelsVirtualizationSDK (0x104f093c0). One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
objc[49932]: Class OpenPanel is implemented in both /private/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/libPrlGui.3.dylib (0x1054321b8) and /private/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_client_app (0x1035f2c18). One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
objc[49932]: Class CoreBluetoothManagerDelegate is implemented in both /private/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/libPrlGui.3.dylib (0x105432168) and /private/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_client_app (0x1035f2c68). One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
2023-05-25 21:52:27.759 Install[49930:2368249] Parallels Desktop did finish launching
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50292] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Disk space check: source size: 623144 Kb (934716 Kb will require)
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50298] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Disk space check: 362341368 Kb is available
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50300] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Starting Parallels Desktop installation
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50306] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Bundle '/var/root/Library/Caches/com.parallels.webinstaller/MountPoints/8EF26773-6AFC-4E9E-8C48-1BDDBA462B50/Parallels Desktop.app', version '18.3.0-53606'
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50307] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Check for previous version and uninstall if need
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50308] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Stopping Parallels Services from previous installation...
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50311] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Running '/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels Service' in stop mode...
/bin/bash: line 933: /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels Service: No such file or directory
May 25 21:52:37 pdfm-bootstrap[50314] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Stopping MacVM instances...
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded --bundle-identifier com.parallels.kext.netbridge
No variant specified, falling back to release
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded --bundle-identifier com.parallels.kext.usbconnect
No variant specified, falling back to release
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded --bundle-identifier com.parallels.kext.vnic
No variant specified, falling back to release
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded --bundle-identifier com.parallels.kext.hidhook
No variant specified, falling back to release
Executing: /usr/bin/kmutil showloaded --bundle-identifier com.parallels.kext.hypervisor
No variant specified, falling back to release
May 25 21:52:38 pdfm-bootstrap[50340] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Running uninstaller
May 25 21:52:38 pdfm-bootstrap[50341] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Searching for bundles com.parallels.desktop.console and com.parallels.desktop.appstore
May 25 21:52:38 pdfm-bootstrap[50350] <Info>: inittool[50277]: Found users in the system:
May 25 21:52:38 pdfm-bootstrap[50351] <Info>: inittool[50277]: * esaruoho /Users/esaruoho
df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied
df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied
df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied
df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied
df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied
df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied
2023-05-25 21:53:00.297 Install[49930:2368249] Closing progress by timeout
So after getting the df: getattrlist failed: Permission denied 6 times, the installer "closes progress by timeout", but the Parallels installer is not clever enough to survive through this.
Their Twitter account @parallelscares also does not care. they haven't replied for 6 days.