VMware Workstation 15.0.2 Pro/Player | 22 Nov 2018 | Build 10952284 The BIOS and EFIs are the same as 15.0.0 BIOS BUILD 474 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.9694812.B64.1808210100 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.9694812.B32.1808210100 (32-bit RELEASE) You can get the latest modded BIOS/EFIs on the first post.
VMware Workstation 15.0.3 Pro/Player | 2019-03-14 | Build 12422535 The BIOS/EFIs are the same as 15.0.0 BIOS BUILD 474 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.9694812.B64.1808210100 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.9694812.B32.1808210100 (32-bit RELEASE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VMware Workstation 14.1.6 Pro/Player | 2019-03-14 | Build 12368378 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) The modded BIOS/EFIs can be found on the first post.
Does anyone have the original mod for VMWare Player v4.x? Yes I'm using that version for a special task. The download links don't work, and I've searched the net, usenet and torrrents, with no luck. The file is called: VMware_Man;Auto_Selector_v315-339.7z The original thread: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/vmware-workstation-multi-brand-bios-installer.11152/ I have several sites where I can host the file that don't expire in case anyone else needs it in the future. Please message me and I'll provide a cloud upload link.
VMware Workstation 15.0.4 Pro/Player | 28 Mar 2019 | Build 12990004 The BIOS and EFIs are the same as 15.0.0 BIOS BUILD 474 EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.9694812.B64.1808210100 (64-bit RELEASE) EFI ROM version: VMW71.00V.9694812.B32.1808210100 (32-bit RELEASE) You can get the latest modded BIOS/EFIs on the first post.
Hi I've spent days trying to get my head around adding another mod into the V15 file but really struggling, i must be missing something. I've collect the information off the BIOS, downloaded the BIOS files, tired to mod the ROM and add the SLC table in but I'm stuck. Can anybody add a SIEMENS PG[0344BCA3] SLC in the V15 ROM for me? Thank you.
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Hi Yes, it's the SLP 1.0 for XP and I can confirm this works a treat. Thank you so much, i can now run this and observe the operation of it before I decommission it. I've read so many guides about doing this but they all seem slightly different, do you have something I can follow as I have a few more odd balls to do in the coming months. many thanks again.
OK, good, thanks for the feedback. There's a pretty good guide to VMware SLP/SLIC modding here . It's a bit dated so I made a few notes below. Guide Notes: 1. For a VMware BIOS you can skip the RW File (AcpiTabs.rw) by placing an empty PhoenixTool.ini file in the PhoenixTool root directory. 2. Chapter I (SLIC using vmware-vmx.exe) - vmware-vmx.exe is no longer used for bios modding, use BIOS.440.ROM.3. Chapter II (SLIC using ROM) - for a SLIC only mod best to use SSV2 method - manufacturer - select 'other'. - no need to extract anything, use BIOS.440.ROM - 6006 = BIOS.440.ROM 4. Chapter III (SLP 1.0) - use module method - for SLP 1.0 use advanced options - in advanced select 'Allow user to modify other modules' etc. - don't click the OK button on the 'Dump' dialog until you have made changes to BIOSCOD2.ROM - OFFSET = ADDRESS - 77ED is used. For VMware 15 it's OFFSET = ADDRESS - 773D. - for example, e076 - 773d = 6939. Place the string in range starting from OFFSET 6939. Have fun!
That's great thanks. Managed to replicate this. , learning all the time. I'm looking at another one now, which must be SLP 1.0 as it's XP SP3 OEM , however it certainly has SLIC in it also but by making a BIOS with just the SLIC info in it (slic toolkit dump) it doesn't activate my VM. Looks like the hardware could do Win 7 also but the OEM sticker is XP Pro. By you explanation I should find some form of SLP 1.0 string in memory area above 000F773d . Working on the fact that if you take off 773D the number needs to be a positive number. However, I can't find any thing that looks like a SLP 1.0 string in any memory areas above this. I have the current hardware to look at and also a recovery image. I'm using a few tools to look at the memory areas - RWeverthing, HWDirect to look at the 000F areas. Am I missing something? Mike
What OEMBIOS set do you want use? With Siemens it was [OEMBIOS] F000,E076,0104,SIEMENS PG so E076 - 773D = 6939 0104 is the ReadSize or range the string can be placed in. This varies by OEMBIOS set, so the set you are working with is important. Then, for example, with SIEMENS PG, 6939 + 104 = 6A3D. The string can be placed anywhere in the range from 6939 to 6A3D, provided the location is empty (00s). Don't overwrite anything. EDIT: To find the OEMBIOS string in a physical machine running XP, use SLIC Toolkit V3.2 or OEM BIOSTEST. These tools will identify the valid OEMBIOS strings/sets, from which you can mod the VMware BIOS.440. https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/slic-toolkit-x86-x64-includes-pkey-cert-backup.6925/ https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/the-windows-xp-oembios-archive.9795/page-18#post-373708 Also, 773D is only relevant to the VMware V15 BIOS.440.
All sorted now, it was a different OEM manufacturer. Took a while for the penny to drop for me to realise i had to decrypt the OEMBIOS_DA file to obtain the string and location. All now put in the VM bios and works great. Thanks again getting me going on this.