ESXi Unlocker 4.0.6

Changes

All dates are UK DD/MM/YY format.

03/03/23 4.0.6

This is the last release of ESXi Unlocker.

drdonk:

• Tidy up of code
• Add explanantion that the unlocker cannot add AMD support but some settings in VMX file may work

ESXi Unlocker 4.0.5

09/01/23 4.0.5

drdonk:

• Fixed permissions error correctly this time!

ESXi Unlocker 4.0.4

03/01/23 4.0.4

• check command correctly reports if system not patched
• unlock command checks for free disk space before patching
• unlock command checks for previous V3 installation before patching
• Fixed error if libvmkctl.so already patched
• Removed an unused unlocker flag (KPPW/KPST) to match Go version
• Update all copyright dates to 2023
• Make sure the files to be patched have write permissions before patching as NFS datastores correctly enforce
  R/W permissions but VMFS3 does not and can patch with read only flag set.

ESXi Unlocker 4.0.3

22/10/22 4.0.3

• Reinstate libvmkctl patch to allow vCenter to boot macOS VMs on ESXi host
• Reinstate boot time load so the libvmkctl patch is loaded when hostd starts
• Store ESXi version with patched files
• check command compares current and stored ESXi versions

ESXi Unlocker 4.0.2

22/09/22 4.0.2

Thanks to lucaskamp and an anonymous tester for testing.

drdonk:

• Revert to binary file read/writes in patchsmc instead of using mmap, which caused silent errors during the patching
  process leading to failed patches.
• Modified VMTAR format from PSIGNED-XZ to GZIP
• Commands are now required to be run each boot of ESXi to avoid possible "Purple Screens of Death" (PSOD).
• Ensure vmx files have correct permissions, 4555/-r-sr-xr-x, in apple.v00 archive