Storage Pool for virtualization
Hello We have 4 hosts with 3 disks of 1TB each We have setup software RAID and grouped those disks together on each machine. On top of software Raid, we setup LVM with one single LV. Our question now...
View ArticleOptimum settings for installing Ubuntu in VMware workstation
According to my task manager I have: -4gb's ram -A core i5 @ 1.6ghz -Cores: 2, -Logical processors: 4 I am unsure of the optimal settings for this section: VMSettings What would you guys suggest? Thanks
View ArticleGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 KVM GPU Passthrough
I want to build myself a new machine for work and play. This machine will run *buntu but in order to test / support Windows users and to play games that aren't available on Linux my plan is to run...
View Article[SOLVED] Desktop switching.. also inside the VM. Possible?
Hello there, I am ~new to ubuntu but not new to computers. I would like to "jump" from the desktop to the VM (Windows) APP by clicking a shortcut that I set through the keyboard shortcuts module. The...
View ArticleWindows partition inside of a VM
Alright, not sure if this is completely possible at this point, nor have I ever heard of it, but here goes nothing.. Alright, to break it down, here's my hard drive: >Partition | File | System |...
View Article[ubuntu] [HELP] VFIO Virtualization IOMMU ERROR RMRR GPU passthrough
Using these guides I was able to get most everything setup: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=162768 https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/ar...14-04-KVM-585/ Everything is ready to go and start...
View Articleneed help in creating PXE server & client
Hi, I need to client ubuntu in some machines ,so in server i have created vm & installed ubuntu 14.Now i need help in creating kickstart configuration in server & client machines. Thanks, Swathi
View ArticleSome USB sticks not mountable in Kubuntu inside Virtualbox
Hi, I cannot mount some USB sticks in my virtual Kubuntu using Virtualbox. Let me explain: I use MacOS (on a MacBook Pro), installed Virtualbox, and I use Kubuntu 14.04 64 bits as a virtual guest. I...
View Articleovmf wont boot windows iso
im trying to setup a virtual machine using uefi (ovmf) with virt-manager and for some reason vm wont boot the iso image. Ive tried 2 install cds and 2 different iso images. this is my vm <domain...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing Windows 8 / 10 on VirtualBox
I bought a new computer (Lenovo C355) and it came with Windows 8 and upgraded to Windows 10. I'm about to wipe it out and install Ubuntu Mate 15.04 on it. I then want to install VirtualBox and...
View ArticleXen Linux Guest VGA Passthrough
Has anyone ever tried VGA Passthrough to a Linux guest? I have VGA Passthrough working with an ATI card and a Windows 7 guest on Xen 4.5. I can not seem to get it to work though with an Ubuntu Guest. I...
View Articlequestion about gpu passthrough
i successfully passed through my r7 370 to a windows 8 vm using ovmf uefi, and now i want to use a new vm using the q35 chipset. As of now i dont think q35 is working with ovmf at the moment so i was...
View Article[SOLVED] OVMF and Windows ISO
Hi, I am trying to install Windows 8.1 on a virtual machine in preparation for a GPU passthrough. I am using the latest version of QEMU and libvirt from Jacob Zimmerman's repository as well as OVMF...
View Article[ubuntu] Unable to Update Virtualbox to 5.0_5.0.6 from 5.0_5.0.4
I recently replaced Windows 10 with Ubuntu15.10 on my HP Envy-15 notebook as Windows 10 consistently developed "bad permission" errors and would fail to open folders, and then not even create folders...
View Article[Ubuntu Desktop] Xen Hypervisor + Bumblebee = Cannot access secondary GPU |...
Hello dear forum members. I don't know were I should start, but short story: I want to play Windows games which ABSOLUTELY DOESN'T RUN in wine (100% Garbage *cough* DX10~12 *cough*) :frown: Since I...
View ArticleHow to create a fast Windows virtual machine (for Outlook emails and Evernote)
Hello everybody, I'm struggling to create a Windows virtual machine that is fast enough for daily work. I need to keep that always running with just a couple of software, mostly Microsoft Outlook 2010...
View ArticleLXC issues after upgrading to 15.10
I've just Upgraded to Ubuntu 15.10 and I'm having problems with LXC container. The distribution upgrade process failed while installing lxc but anything else installed fine; upon rebooting the desktop...
View Article[ubuntu] MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION error on VirtualBox. It freezes randomly and...
Hello! I cant understand why, but I have installed Ubuntu with VirtualBox and it freezes randomly. Then, the PC gives me a MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION error and I have to shutdown my computer, because it...
View ArticleLXC: Prerequisites to move container to another host
Hi LXC experts! I have to move an Ubuntu container from its current Gentoo LXC host to a new CentOS LXC host. Apart from resource questions (enough disk space, RAM, CPU, etc.), what are the...
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