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[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 64bit with Xen, console issue
I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 64bit and installed xen as per the directions here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XenProposed After a reboot my console appears to be spewing dmesg output...
View Article[xubuntu] Guest Windows XP Internet
My host computer (Xubuntu) is connected to the internet via an ethernet cable (no password needed). When I run my XP machine, through VirtualBox, I can't use the internet or any applications that...
View Article[ubuntu] How many VMs can I host?
Hey guys, I'm trying to setup a small server for my home. I intended to run 6~12 VMs on it (debian, just command line no GUI). The purpose of these VMs is going to be to run a small script that will...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox won't run in Ubuntu 12.10
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 as a fresh install and then installed Virtualbox 4.2.4. Initially it ran OK using previous XP VM's but then I updated Ubuntu 12.10 and now Virtualbox won't run....
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[all variants] Minimal Install stalls in Virtualbox after choosing Ubuntu...
In hosts Ubuntu Studio 12.04 or Lubuntu 12.04 on a laptop and netbook respectively I cannot install Ubuntu Minimal Install beyond the point where the Ubuntu Archive is selected according to the...
View Article[other] Which virtualization software do you think I should choose?
Hi all, I need help choosing "the best" virtualisation software for an x86 machine. I don't have any specifics on the machine but I already know that my options are limited. I also know that it does...
View Article[ubuntu] Windows 7 screen resolutions
Hi, I have been running Windows 7 within VirtualBox (latest proprietary version) in Ubuntu 12.10. I want to be able to use the full resolution of my laptop (1920x1080) in full screen mode, but screen...
View Article[all variants] Shrinking a virtual disk with Ubuntu and Vmware player
HOW TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF A VMWARE VIRTUAL DISK THAT HAS THE ROOT PARTITION WHICH IS ALMOST AS SAME SIZE AS THE DISK ITSELF (the good thing is you only need VmwarePlayer) ----- My Virtual OS is Ubuntu...
View Article[ubuntu] Desktop virtualization on a headless server
I'm looking for your advice on feasibility of the following solution: Problem: I have a quad core machine with 8Gb of RAM running Ubuntu 12.04 server that is used for Samba, and Apache for Mantis and...
View Article[ubuntu] Running Ubuntu under Win7
For awhile, I had been playing around with Ubuntu on an old computer I had (P3-1000, 512M, dual-boot with Win2K!) I would pull it out every once in awhile and try it. It was a bit slow, as expected,...
View Article[ubuntu] Problems with booting and login on Ubuntu 12.10
Hello, I've started using Ubuntu 12.10 on a VMware Workstation 9, and I am encountering TWO significant problems: (1) The boot process is AWFULLY slow. Frequently it gets stuck somewhere in the middle,...
View Article[all variants] Creating A Virtual Machine "Template" Of Ubuntu
Ok, so long time virtualization fan here...The last few years I've been trying to streamline things, and noticed that establishing "Templates" of the most commonly needed OS's to be a big help. I've...
View Article[ubuntu] VMWARE Player 5, Can't Cut and Paste from linux host to guest
My Host System: O/S: Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) Kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic-pae CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz VMWare Player: 5.0.1 build-894247 My Guest System: O/S: Windows XP Professional...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.10 64bit host reboots when trying to install any guest system
I am having a really nasty problem as everytime I try to install any guest OS(using ISO file as CD for installation media), the installation starts normally but as soon as it is about to start either...
View Article[other] Photoshop with Virtualbox
Hello I have virtual box 4.2 (64 bits) with photoshop cs5 It's works but I have a little problem with buffer, I can't use this (alt+clic) I have message "impossible to use buffer" etc... I've already...
View Article[ubuntu] missing files after vboxmanage clonehd
I had a virtualbox (4.1.8) .vdi file that was ubuntu server (12.04) running on windows server 2008. I used vboxmanage clonehd [path to vdi] ouput.img --format RAW to clone the drive then used a live cd...
View Article[ubuntu] virtual manchine manager local QEMU fails after 12.10 upgrade
After upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 I'm facing two issues. First is that the Virtual Machine Manager is looking for the libvirt socket in /run/user/<USER>/libvirt/libvirt-sock instead of...
View Article[ubuntu] 12.10 as guest in virtualbox screenshot is blank
Hello, I have recently started playing with ubuntu 12.10 in as a guest image in VirtualBox. One of the problems i overcame was the desktop running slowly which is solved through installing virtualbox...
View Article[ubuntu] Had to go back to 12.04 after upgrading to 12.10
I run Ubuntu in a VirtualBox session. Worked fine with 12.04 so I upgraded. That worked but was "slow as an old dog". Not really functional. Running on a Intel dual core machine. Too many errors to the...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.10 and virtual box?
HI all so here is my system specs before virtual box and Ubuntu 12.10 i had a question going off my system specs how much video ram and how much memory and processor cores can i safely give Ubuntu...
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