Machine: HP Laptop with intel i5 cpu
Virtualization Software: Virtualbox 4.2.10
Host OS: Windows 7
Guest OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit)
Virtual machine parameters: 8 GB fixed size hd, 2 GB memory, 128 GB video memory. 3D acceleration enabled, all other settings default.
Installing Ubuntu works fine. No problems during install, and it works flawlessly afterwards. Internet worked fine, I could apt-get without issues, etc. It took me a while to get the guest additions up and running, but that also worked. I was busy trying to mount my shared folder and then ... things just slowed down. When typing on the console it suddenly took up to a minute for the text to appear. Everything else is slow as molasses as well. There doesn't seem to be a reason for this, I have plenty of memory and my cpu is sitting at 12% usage.
I've played around with different settings in virtualbox. I've reinstalled ubuntu several times with different parameters (64 bits or not, IO APIC enabled or not), but the pattern is always the same: It works nice for a few minutes after installing and then slows the hell down.
Perhaps it's some package that breaks the system, but I certainly don't know enough about linux to figure out exactly which one. So I'm hoping someone here recognizes this problem and can help fix it. I did some googling, and I don't seem to be the only one having trouble with a slow ubuntu in virtualbox, but I couldn't really find any solutions. I did install the guest editions each time, but I don't think those cause the problem, since it worked fine for a while with those enabled. Also, not using them is not really an option, since I do need their functionality.
Virtualization Software: Virtualbox 4.2.10
Host OS: Windows 7
Guest OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit)
Virtual machine parameters: 8 GB fixed size hd, 2 GB memory, 128 GB video memory. 3D acceleration enabled, all other settings default.
Installing Ubuntu works fine. No problems during install, and it works flawlessly afterwards. Internet worked fine, I could apt-get without issues, etc. It took me a while to get the guest additions up and running, but that also worked. I was busy trying to mount my shared folder and then ... things just slowed down. When typing on the console it suddenly took up to a minute for the text to appear. Everything else is slow as molasses as well. There doesn't seem to be a reason for this, I have plenty of memory and my cpu is sitting at 12% usage.
I've played around with different settings in virtualbox. I've reinstalled ubuntu several times with different parameters (64 bits or not, IO APIC enabled or not), but the pattern is always the same: It works nice for a few minutes after installing and then slows the hell down.
Perhaps it's some package that breaks the system, but I certainly don't know enough about linux to figure out exactly which one. So I'm hoping someone here recognizes this problem and can help fix it. I did some googling, and I don't seem to be the only one having trouble with a slow ubuntu in virtualbox, but I couldn't really find any solutions. I did install the guest editions each time, but I don't think those cause the problem, since it worked fine for a while with those enabled. Also, not using them is not really an option, since I do need their functionality.