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Simple script to make a Virtualbox VM hidden enough to install SolidWorks
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SolidWorks_Spoof.sh
#!/bin/bash
__get_random_string () {
openssl rand -hex "${1}" | cut -c "1-${1}"
}
__my_vm='W10'
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVendor" "American Megatrends Inc"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVersion" "2.1.0"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemVendor" "ASUSTek Computer"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" "$(__get_random_string 9)"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/SerialNumber" "$(__get_random_string 20)"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/FirmwareRevision" "$(__get_random_string 8)"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/ModelNumber" "SEAGATE ST3750525AS"
exit
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SanZamoyski commented Apr 14, 2021

Thanks!

SW18, Win8.1:

#!/bin/bash
#https://gist.github.com/W-Floyd/7ccf5e4f074939e403bed483f82a4042

__get_random_string () {

    openssl rand -hex "${1}" | cut -c "1-${1}"

}

__my_vm='Windows8.1'

#my stuff
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVendor" "Dell"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVersion" "1.23"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSReleaseDate" "1/1/2001"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBoardVendor" "Dell"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "DellBo"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBoardVersion" "1.1"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" "A23456789"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/SerialNumber" "091118FC1221NCJ6G8GG"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/FirmwareRevision" "FC2ZF50B"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/ModelNumber" "Hitachi SSD 2.1"
#eof my stuff

VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVendor" "American Megatrends Inc"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiBIOSVersion" "2.1.0"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemVendor" "ASUSTek Computer"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/DmiSystemSerial" "$(__get_random_string 9)"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/SerialNumber" "$(__get_random_string 20)"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/FirmwareRevision" "$(__get_random_string 8)"
VBoxManage setextradata "${__my_vm}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/ahci/0/Config/Port0/ModelNumber" "SEAGATE ST3750525AS"

exit

Worked for me.

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W-Floyd commented Apr 19, 2021

Nice! Thanks for sharing! 😁

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memtech3 commented Jan 24, 2022

How has your solidworks in virtualbox experience been? With bigger and more complex parts and assemblies, the virtual machine struggles to keep up (11 minutes to rebuild a change). I've been looking into jumping ship to KVM/QEMU/libvirt. Would you happen to have any advice on that front?

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W-Floyd commented Jan 24, 2022

It was never that good to be honest. I haven't used it in a VM recently, but I only did so when I didn't want to reboot for some small jobs. Would love to revisit it some day though.

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SanZamoyski commented Jan 25, 2022 via email •
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SanZamoyski commented Aug 10, 2022

Also You need to turn OFF KVM, that's what SolidWorks checks: https://serverfault.com/questions/727347/solidworks-activation-license-mode-is-not-supported-in-this-virtual-environment

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