Vmware running hot

[danboy]

I recently got vmware for my macbook pro to run matlab since I didn't find a matlab for mac. However, the fan is running hot and comes with a lot of noise.
I was wonder why and how can I solve this problem.
I changed my mac to SSD. here is my specification of my mac: attach


thank you guys

 

[simsaladimbamba]

VMWare is CPU intensive, MatLab, if used properly, is CPU intensive too, thus more power is needed for the CPU, which generates more heat, which lets the fan spin faster. It is perfectly normal behaviour, replacing the HDD with an SSD will not lower temperatures significantly.

Those Macs in their heat - a sine of over-heating? - a short story by Mister GGJstudios

 

[justperry]

The solution, run MatLab in Bootcamp, AFAIK MatLab is very heavy on CPU.

 

[Tesselator]

http://www.mathworks.co.jp/support/solutions/en/data/1-IXBVKD/
http://www.mathworks.co.jp/support/sysreq/current_release/macintosh.html
http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/R2012a/maci64.html

 

[maflynn]

http://www.mathworks.co.jp/support/solutions/en/data/1-IXBVKD/
http://www.mathworks.co.jp/support/sysreq/current_release/macintosh.html
http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/R2012a/maci64.html

What's with the confusion, your links show that mathorks is compatible to 10.8 - do you have a question regarding those links?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What's with the confusion, your links show that mathorks is compatible to 10.8 - do you have a question regarding those links?

I suppose it is in regard to the OP's statement, that s/he could not find MATLAB for Mac OS X?

 

[maflynn]

I suppose it is in regard to the OP's statement, that s/he could not find MATLAB for Mac OS X?

Perhaps, though its possible where the OP bought mathlab they didn't offer the OSX flavor. Just posting a series of links and a emoticon doesn't lend itself to discussion

 

[Tesselator]

I suppose it is in regard to the OP's statement, that s/he could not find MATLAB for Mac OS X?

Right, exactly. I used Matlab on OS X some myself in 10.6 long ago. They had at the time, just "fixed" things so that it ran smoothly. I guess the previous version(s) were having trouble plotting quickly on X11.

Folks that were using it for very heavy computations were still recommending using bootcamp but addressing a few gotchas I could match their speeds anyway (in OS X). But I was using it as an illustration tool to illustrate interactively some optical properties of camera lenses and how light works. I guess it's been nearly three years since I monkeyed with it tho so I dunno the current state of things other than skimming the info at those links I posted.

Another point that might be relevant is that Parallels Desktop seems more stable and robust to myself and other forum posters than Vmware. But again, my info here is pretty dated so I dunno the current situations. From the OP's concerns I guess it's still the case?

So three solutions seem to present themselves here. The native OS X version, running it on bootcamp, or switching over to Parallels.

It's indeed a Wild And Wicked World...

Perhaps, though its possible where the OP bought mathlab they didn't offer the OSX flavor. Just posting a series of links and a emoticon doesn't lend itself to discussion

For you? Probably for everyone else it's fine I guess. This is the age of on-line ordering so if he's currently on the PC version he can cross-platform the lic through Mathworks easily enough.

 

[maflynn]

Another point that might be relevant is that Parallels Desktop seems more stable and robust to myself and other forum posters than Vmware. But again, my info here is pretty dated so I dunno the current situations. From the OP's concerns I guess it's still the case?

My experience has been the opposite. While Parallels offers better performance then Vmware, I found it less stable.

So three solutions seem to present themselves here. The native OS X version, running it on bootcamp, or switching over to Parallels.

Agreed either OSX or bootcamp is the ideal solution. I'm not sure if Parallels will help though.

 

[Tesselator]

Probably right...

I think my first experience with MatLab was under Unix on an HP Workstation about 8 or 10 years back. I dug it. The printed manuals were just awesome. About a foot and half thick of them with all stacked up on a table. I guess it's probably PDF only these days?

 

[chrise2]

To the op, the Mac task manager is showing VMware at 100% CPU. Meaning the vm is doing something. If you go into task manager in windows, you'll see what specifically is using the CPU in the vm. If its matlab, then you're stuck. But if its something else, you might be able to fix it. I don't think parallels would help. If matlab is using a lot of CPU and ram, then bootcamp or a native Mac version of matlab is your answer.

 

[xShane]

I recently got vmware for my macbook pro to run matlab since I didn't find a matlab for mac. However, the fan is running hot and comes with a lot of noise.
I was wonder why and how can I solve this problem.
I changed my mac to SSD. here is my specification of my mac: attach


thank you guys

That's what virtual machines do. The best you can do is install smcFanControl and turn the fans on to high to reduce the temperature.

Or run Windows natively in likely eliminate most of the issues you're having.

 

[danboy]

I couldn't find a free version matlab for mac, that's why i spent 49 to buy a vmware. meanwhile, i can use windows as well

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I couldn't find a free version matlab for mac, that's why i spent 49 to buy a vmware. meanwhile, i can use windows as well

Since MATLAB is not free for Windows, why should it be free for Mac OS X?