Since the release of VMware Fusion RC1 you get the following error when you try to start a previously installed Solaris 8u7 or you try a fresh install.

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rm_check: top_realmem = 0x0 bot_realmem = 0x99ef0 overlap = 630512

prom_panic: memory soon to be hosed

Entering boot debugger:

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To get it again to work you have to change guestOS to 'solaris8' in the .vmx file and eventually add svga.noWidescreenVBE = "TRUE" if needed.

 

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guestOS = "solaris8"

svga.noWidescreenVBE = "TRUE"

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