VMware CPUID tool

Tool that converts CPUID data from the cpuid tool into the VMWare .vmx format.

This can be useful for spoofing a particular CPU on the virtual machine.

Usage:

1. Use cpuid tool to get and save raw CPUID data, e.g. cpuid --raw > cpuid_sandy_bridge
2. Use this tool to convert raw CPUID data into VMware .vmx format, e.g. python3 convert.py cpuid_sandy_bridge
3. Copy output from this tool and paste into the virtual machine's .vmx file.

License:

MIT

References:

VMware CPUID masks

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on a Modern Intel Mac (Virtualization)

How to fake a VMs guest OS CPUID