[GH-ISSUE #34] plz provide the Unlocker of esxi? #23

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opened 2026-03-02 03:57:43 +03:00 by kerem · 13 comments
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Originally created by @lucaskamp on GitHub (Jun 29, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker/issues/34

DrDonk:
I've been looking for it for a long time, but no one updated it. can you provide it for ESXi 7.0.3U ++ ?

Originally created by @lucaskamp on GitHub (Jun 29, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker/issues/34 DrDonk: I've been looking for it for a long time, but no one updated it. can you provide it for ESXi 7.0.3U ++ ?
kerem 2026-03-02 03:57:43 +03:00
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022):

I had feedback from VMware professionals that the mechanism may interfere with ESXi in certain circumstances. I have not found what causes the issue and until I do I will not be creating a new unlocker for ESXi.

It is too risky especially if someone was to use it in a production environment.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1170901241 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022): I had feedback from VMware professionals that the mechanism may interfere with ESXi in certain circumstances. I have not found what causes the issue and until I do I will not be creating a new unlocker for ESXi. It is too risky especially if someone was to use it in a production environment.
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022):

I should point out the actual patches were OK it was the creation of a new VMTAR file which acts as an overlay to the file system which may have been the problem.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1170932485 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022): I should point out the actual patches were OK it was the creation of a new VMTAR file which acts as an overlay to the file system which may have been the problem.
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@lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022):

thx DrDonk for my question. but i noticed a website called sysin.org , try to incorporate the modified patch into the esxi system firmware. I'm not sure if this is correct, especially after you reply to me. xD

<!-- gh-comment-id:1171165970 --> @lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022): thx DrDonk for my question. but i noticed a website called sysin.org , try to incorporate the modified patch into the esxi system firmware. I'm not sure if this is correct, especially after you reply to me. xD
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022):

I have been looking for another way to inject the patches, so it may happen at some point. I do know that the patches work on a test system, but the issues reported to me were from people I've known for many years and so I don't want to take any risks.

I understand that many people want it for a simple ESXi standalone server but I've heard of it being deployed in vCenter enterprise settings and I don't want that responsibility.

I did initially mark as "won't fix" but I will mark the issue as "enhancement" as the issue may get solved.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1171172169 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022): I have been looking for another way to inject the patches, so it may happen at some point. I do know that the patches work on a test system, but the issues reported to me were from people I've known for many years and so I don't want to take any risks. I understand that many people want it for a simple ESXi standalone server but I've heard of it being deployed in vCenter enterprise settings and I don't want that responsibility. I did initially mark as "won't fix" but I will mark the issue as "enhancement" as the issue may get solved.
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022):

There is one other thing Go executables do not run on ESXi, so will have to be a reworked Python version, or a different language C/C++/Rust/Zig which do work on ESXi.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1171173445 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jun 30, 2022): There is one other thing Go executables do not run on ESXi, so will have to be a reworked Python version, or a different language C/C++/Rust/Zig which do work on ESXi.
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@lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2022):

I've given up, thanks a lot . xD

<!-- gh-comment-id:1191927871 --> @lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2022): I've given up, thanks a lot . xD
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2022):

I have had an idea on how to package a Python version for ESXi. I will be testing it soon, but I am currently recovering from Covid so please be patient.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1192355681 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2022): I have had an idea on how to package a Python version for ESXi. I will be testing it soon, but I am currently recovering from Covid so please be patient.
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@lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2022):

There is a website called sysin, which claims to provide ISO for writing ESXi-Unlocker, I'm not sure if there are other problems. So I will continue to wait for your news and Wishing you a healthy : )

<!-- gh-comment-id:1192513590 --> @lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2022): There is a website called sysin, which claims to provide ISO for writing ESXi-Unlocker, I'm not sure if there are other problems. So I will continue to wait for your news and Wishing you a healthy : )
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2022):

I will be looking at this in the next couple of days. The work will be in the esxi-unlocker repo so I can keep Python based and Go based unlockers separate.

https://github.com/DrDonk/esxi-unlocker

<!-- gh-comment-id:1200275927 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2022): I will be looking at this in the next couple of days. The work will be in the esxi-unlocker repo so I can keep Python based and Go based unlockers separate. https://github.com/DrDonk/esxi-unlocker
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@lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2022):

cool

<!-- gh-comment-id:1200276224 --> @lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2022): cool
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@lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2022):

thx DrDonk !!!!!!!

<!-- gh-comment-id:1200276404 --> @lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2022): thx DrDonk !!!!!!!
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@DrDonk commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2022):

Initial version 4 release on the other repo. Closing this issue and new comments should be posted to https://github.com/DrDonk/esxi-unlocker.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1203813212 --> @DrDonk commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2022): Initial version 4 release on the other repo. Closing this issue and new comments should be posted to https://github.com/DrDonk/esxi-unlocker.
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@lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2022):

yes thx,i test it until recently and some problem to crash
https://github.com/DrDonk/esxi-unlocker/issues/7#issuecomment-1208839525

<!-- gh-comment-id:1208845713 --> @lucaskamp commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2022): yes thx,i test it until recently and some problem to crash https://github.com/DrDonk/esxi-unlocker/issues/7#issuecomment-1208839525
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