how do I setup xrandr??
So I'v posted here before and got help from T.J. about getting a kvm windows system running using qemu. when I did that setup I only had one monitor so switching inputs was how I viewed my windows, but...
View Articlekvm libvirt bridge without messing up setup
Hello, I have a bit of a unique configuration going with my home network. So before I explain what I want to do, I will give you some information about my setup. I have a main ubuntu server box which...
View Article[ubuntu] 14.04 How to delete kvm snapshot
Hi, I installed a new kvm setup this week based on ubuntu 14.04, just like my old setup, so the general setup worked fine and I could migrate the hosts over. I never played with the snapshot feature...
View Articleinstalling windows 7 via virtual machine
Is there a recommended tutorial for installing Windows 7 via a virtual machine? i gave up on dual boot
View ArticleOverwrote windows - Please help!
Hello, I've been trying for weeks to get Windows back but nothing seems to work. I've downloaded multiple ISO's, & now I bought a key for Windows 7 ultimate to try that. I've mounted it on to a USB...
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Lubuntu 15.10 video display issue under VirtualBox
Lubuntu 15.10 under VirtualBox / characters smeared on display / unreadable and unusable This is an odd video character display issue. It is present all the time, and the severity varies from total -...
View ArticleUbuntu - VirtualBox problem // Can't detect iPad.
IPad Air (WifI) I've managed to download Windows 8.iso & run it on VirtualBox after a long time of trying. Anyway, I've set virtualisation & all that up and I want to connect an iPad to use it...
View Article[ubuntu] binding pci devices directly to vfio-pci instead of stubbing first
Read somewhere recently that as of kernel 4.1 its possible to bind passthrough devices directly to the vfio driver instead of pci-stubbing them first. Tried it and works a treat, first impressions are...
View ArticleUSB device getting disconnected from guest
Hello, I am trying to use a physical usb serial converter on a guest virtual machine. After a few hours of correct operation, at some point the device gets disconnected from the guest, and gets...
View ArticleCAD working in Ubuntu instead of VM
Hello all, I'm hoping someone has seen this issue and knows fix. We use ubuntu as our connection broker for VDI. I have removed the keyboard short cut and removed the trigger in the CAD config file,...
View ArticleHow do I specify a format in QEMU?
Terminal log: pizzadog@PizzaDog-desktop:~$ qemu-system-i386 -hda ubuntu.img -boot d -cdrom /home/pizzadog/Downloads/ubuntu-8.04.4-server-i386.iso -m 300 WARNING: Image format was not specified for...
View Article[ubuntu] virt-manager loads\displays any remote resources slowly
I have two kvm hypervisors ubuntu 14.04 host for a while and I am having very slow virt-manager display and response times. When I am connecting using ssh from an ubuntu desktop I am getting the list...
View ArticleVirtualBox - trying to use exiting VB hard disk, permission error
I have a fresh installation of Lubuntu 15-10. I have installed VirtualBox. I am trying to access a previous version of a VB hard disk file saved to a saved drive. The error seems to be permissions. The...
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To virtualize or not to virtualize in virtualbox
Im thinking of virtualizing my current ubuntu 14.04 setup but im not sure if its a good idea and if it would make performance significantly poorer. The reason i want to P2V is that i would be able to...
View Articlelxd and web proxies
Hi, I'm new to LXD and trying to give it a try (!!!) in my lab environment. To go out on the internet, I need to get through a web proxy. It's working for standard stuff, as the environment has been...
View Article[xubuntu] Cannot install due to GPU, cannot install drivers inside of VMware
I'm currently running an x99 system with a 5820k and gtx 970. I can boot onto the usb without problem, however as soon as I select live distribution/version or install both of my monitors loose signal....
View Article[ubuntu] Using Glusterfs Dist-Replica Storage Pool for Hyper-V Virtual...
Am chasing down some information regarding an upcoming project. So Basically we have a large Glusterfs Dist-Replica Storage pool running on ubuntu and we want to have several virtual machines running...
View Article[SOLVED] No internet on brand new install in Vmware?
I already have one Ubuntu server set up on our VMware doing IPAM but I installed a DE on it so my other cohort could use it (he's not savvy with the terminal.) I'm setting up a new one though that he...
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[ubuntu] Virtual webserver suddenly down and LVM LV gives me i/o errors
Hello, I run a Ubuntu 14.4.03 LTS server as host machine for a virtual webserver. Summary of my system setup Physical machine runs two SSDs with 250 GB and two HDDs from Western Digital (RED NAS...
View Article[SOLVED] [KVM] Network problems with Windows VMs
Hi, I've been running KVM on Ubuntu 14.04.3 for quite some time and all my VMs have been Ubuntu 14.04.3 VMs. They run perfectly! Last night I had to setup a Windows VM for an application that requires...
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