Software Update: VMware Fusion 3.0.2 build 232708

VMware has released version 3.0.2 build 232708 of its Fusion virtualization program. This application allows various operating systems to run on a host computer using virtual machines. This makes it possible, for example, to run Windows programs within Mac OS X that behave like normal programs via the Unity function. Other x86 operating systems are also supported, such as various Linux distributions and Solaris. The list of changes for version 3.0.2 build 232708 looks like this:

What’s New

VMware Fusion 3.0.2 is a maintenance release of VMware Fusion 3. It is a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 3 customers, and provides the following fix:

• Fixes a problem so that the latest release of Mac OS X 10.6 Server (Snow Leopard) can run in a virtual machine.

Resolved Issues

This release resolves the following issues:

• Changes to the Mac OS X Server operating system requires changes to how VMware Fusion handles power management for the virtual machine.
  This release makes changes to VMware Fusion so that it can continue to support future releases of Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard as a guest operating system in a virtual machine.

Known Issues with VMware Fusion

The following issues are known to occur in VMware Fusion 3.0.2.

• Third-party applications can interfere with mouse and keyboard activity in a virtual machine.
  Non-Apple-distributed software that adds extra functionality to input devices can conflict with the hardware virtualization done by VMware Fusion. This might prevent the mouse and keyboard from functioning properly inside of a virtual machine.
  Workaround: Uninstall or disable third-party mouse and keyboard add-on software.
• Some 3D applications in a virtual machine can cause a Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to become unresponsive.
  Running certain video games and other 3D applications in VMware Fusion on Macs with Mac OS X 10.5 and the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and 9600M GT chipsets can cause the Mac to become unresponsive.
  Workaround: Apple has fixed the underlying problem in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. If you have a Mac with NVIDIA hardware, upgrade to Snow Leopard to use 3D applications in a virtual machine.