macOS Big Sur and Parallels Desktop

Installed Beta 5 in PD16, all working, but god the graphics need sorted, laggy mouse, I know this is a known issue, but saying something is ready to run an OS and it actually running the OS properly are two very different things!
 
Any general feedback or understanding why only Network option is shared network. My Mac is on two networks and needed to use both and now all I have is Shared after upgrading to Big Sur.
 
This worked for me until they get this fixed. It is not perfect, as things run slow and graphics are blurry.

1. Locate the virtual machine's file as described in this article: https://kb.parallels.com/en/117333
(It is usually in your user folder under Parallels folder)
2. Right-click on it > Show Package contents.
3. Inside you will see a config.pvs. Right-click config.pvs > Open with TextEdit.
4. Inside of it find (CMD+F) the following part:
<HypervisorType>0</HypervisorType>
and change it to
<HypervisorType>1</HypervisorType>
Save the changes.
5. Run Parallels Desktop. Run the virtual machine. If prompted to reset the virtual machine, do it.

Cannot wait until they fix this, as this fix is minimally workable given the slow down and graphics.
 
Still having issues with VM's not having working networking under the latest MacOS Public Beta with Parallels 6.
Seems no DHCP response is being received by the guest OS.
If I disable then re-enable DHCP on the "Shared" network it seems to fix it for a time.
Suspect the DHCP process if failing or something behind the scenes.
 
Seems like not happening to anyone else... but Apple Hypervisor, as soon as I open Microsoft Edge or Visual Studio, the VM freezes completely and is unusable...
 
It is disappointing we are weeks into this with no patch or update. If I could easily go back too 15 and make it work, I would. But now 15 won't install after 16 has been installed. We need a patch or point update. With 2 Big Sur Betas now having the same issue, I wonder if Apple took a new turn somewhere!
 
TheTack said:
It is disappointing we are weeks into this with no patch or update. If I could easily go back too 15 and make it work, I would. But now 15 won't install after 16 has been installed. We need a patch or point update. With 2 Big Sur Betas now having the same issue, I wonder if Apple took a new turn somewhere!
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It is not possible to release an update to fix issues caused by a beta Host OS as we will not be sure what might be changed in the next beta release. Our developers are working on the issues identified and we can expect an update after the official release of BigSur.
 
Ajith@Parallels said:
It is not possible to release an update to fix issues caused by a beta Host OS as we will not be sure what might be changed in the next beta release. Our developers are working on the issues identified and we can expect an update after the official release of BigSur.
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We understand that, however it would be nice to be given information. And, several of the issues mentioned didn't occur on PD15. Which would suggest there is an issue with PD16 and not Big Sur as you are implying.
 
darren3 said:
We understand that, however it would be nice to be given information. And, several of the issues mentioned didn't occur on PD15. Which would suggest there is an issue with PD16 and not Big Sur as you are implying.
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100% correct. There many issues with PD16 that need to be fixed. It is unacceptable for Parallels to hide behind Big Sur Beta.
 
MikelB said:
Isn't the beta supposed to be used to find and fix bugs???
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Correct, so we are effectively the testers for Parallels and Apple, so it would be nice to have some information, as unpaid testers, rather than the silence or miss information we have been receiving. i.e. there are issues, they are likely related to both Parallels and Apple
 
Ajith@Parallels said:
It is not possible to release an update to fix issues caused by a beta Host OS as we will not be sure what might be changed in the next beta release. Our developers are working on the issues identified and we can expect an update after the official release of BigSur.
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This statement is somewhat disingenuous as the Parallels Toolkit already states that is has upgrades to improve compatibility with Big Sur. And identifies functionality that isn't compatible at this time. So, please, don't say it can't be done if you're already doing it - just not for Parallels Desktop.
 
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