VMware Workstaion Pro/Player 12.5.5 Yes, acky is right. VMware 12.5.5 has the same VMware BIOS build 429 as previous 12.x releases, so if you are using the modded roms your virtual machines will remain activated after upgrading to 12.5.5. If you are using the modded vmware-vmx.exe you should upgrade to the modded 12.5.5 vmware-vmx.exe. This 12.5.5 vmware-vmx.exe has been modded with the following roms: 6006.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC/multi SLP 1.0 modded legacy bios440 6020.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 32-bit efi 6021.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 64-bit efi By default, bios440 (6006) will be selected. To specify an efi simply add: firmware = "efi" to the .vmx file in the efi machines folder. The correct 32-bit/64-bit efi will be selected and run. Added to the first post.
Slic 2.1 will activate both Win7 (uses slic 2.1) and is backwards compatible with Vista (Slic 2.0). XP does not use slic but a bios marker, ie "MSI-PC" & OEMBIOS files...
VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.6 Build 5528349 has been released. bios440.filename = "6006.rom" still works on all my machines after update.
VMware Workstaion Pro/Player 12.5.6 The 12.5.6 BIOS/EFIs are unchanged from previous 12.x releases, so if you are using the modded roms your virtual machines will remain activated after upgrading to 12.5.6. If you are using the modded vmware-vmx.exe you should upgrade to the new 12.5.6 vmware-vmx.exe. This 12.5.6 vmware-vmx.exe has been modded with the following roms: 6006.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC/multi SLP 1.0 modded legacy bios440 6020.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 32-bit efi 6021.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 64-bit efi By default, bios440 (6006) will be selected. To specify an efi simply add: firmware = "efi" to the .vmx file in the efi machines folder. The correct 32-bit/64-bit efi will be selected and run. Added to the first post.
VMware Workstaion Pro/Player 12.5.7 BIOS 429 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.0.B64.1507021939 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.0.B32.1507021939 (32-bit RELEASE) The 12.5.7 BIOS/EFIs are unchanged from previous 12.x releases, so if you are using the modded roms your virtual machines will remain activated after upgrading to 12.5.7. If you are using the modded vmware-vmx.exe you should upgrade to the new 12.5.7 vmware-vmx.exe. This 12.5.7 vmware-vmx.exe has been modded with the following roms: 6006.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC/multi SLP 1.0 modded legacy bios440 6020.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 32-bit efi 6021.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 64-bit efi By default, bios440 (6006) will be selected. To specify an efi simply add: firmware = "efi" to the .vmx file in the efi machines folder. The correct 32-bit/64-bit efi will be selected and run. Added to the first post.
Hello! Thanks for updates. Which rom file shall i use with EsxBiosTools on esxi to make SLIC 2.4 available?
VMware Workstation 14.0.0 Pro build-6661328 Workstation 14 has new BIOS/EFI versions: VMware BIOS build 464 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.6571443.B64.1709080020 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.6571443.B32.1709080020 (32-bit RELEASE) The Good News: the BIOS/EFIs are moddable as before. The Other News: It's not possible or necessary to mod the vmware-vmx executable anymore. You can achieve the same effect by dropping the modded BIOS.440_SLIC.ROM, EFI32_SLIC.ROM, and EFI64_SLIC.ROM into C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\x64\. You'll need to rename them as BIOS.440.ROM, EFI32.ROM, and EFI64.ROM and overwrite the existing unmodded ROMs. These modded ROMs will become the defaults for all VMs. Otherwise, use the modded ROMs in individual VMs as before: Code: bios440.filename = "BIOS.440_SLIC.ROM" or Code: firmware = "efi" efi32.filename = "EFI32_SLIC.ROM" or Code: firmware = "efi" efi64.filename = "EFI64_SLIC.ROM" Modded BIOS/EFIs added to the first post.
VMware Workstation Pro/Player 12.5.8 BIOS 429 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.0.B64.1507021939 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.0.B32.1507021939 (32-bit RELEASE) Looks like some bug fixes and security updates. The 12.5.8 BIOS/EFIs are unchanged from previous 12.x releases, so if you are using the modded ROMs your virtual machines will remain activated after upgrading to 12.5.8. If you are using the modded vmware-vmx.exe you should upgrade to the new 12.5.8 vmware-vmx.exe. This 12.5.8 vmware-vmx.exe has been modded with the following roms: 6006.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC/multi SLP 1.0 modded legacy bios440 6020.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 32-bit efi 6021.rom - Dell 2.4 SLIC modded 64-bit efi By default, bios440 (6006) will be selected. To specify an efi simply add: firmware = "efi" to the .vmx file in the EFI VM folder. The correct 32-bit/64-bit efi will be selected and run. Added to the first post.
Name: VMware Workstation 14.1.0 Pro/Player for Windows Release Date: 2017-12-21 Build Number: 7370693 VMware Workstation 14.1.0 has new EFI versions: EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.6997262.B64.1710270607 (64-bit RELEASE) 14.1.0 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.6997262.B32.1710270607 (32-bit RELEASE) 14.1.0 BIOS440 build 464 - same as 14.0.0 It's probably best to match the EFI version with the VMware release. VMware 14.1.0 modded BIOS/EFIs added to the first post.
Name: VMware Workstation 14.1.1 Pro/Player for Windows Release Date: 2018-01-09 Build Number: 7528167 The BIOS/EFIs are the same as 14.1.0 BIOS BUILD 464 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.6997262.B64.1710270607 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.6997262.B32.1710270607 (32-bit RELEASE) Yoou can get the latest modded BIOS/EFIs on the first post.