Partitioning of a ubuntu server for virtualization
I am in the process of installing latests LTS Ubuntu server on a new server hardware. The server will only serve as a platform for Virtualbox that will, in turn run several virtual servers. Question is...
View ArticleVirtualbox guest can't see shared folders
The host is Xubuntu 14.04 (up to date). The guest is Xubuntu 16.04. Guest additions are installed on both machines. My username is jjj (both machines) and I need to share ~/jjj on the host to the guest...
View Article[xubuntu] 16.04 host system: VMWare Workstation won't start ...
Yes, I know: Move to VirtualBox. I have for most things, but I have an appliance that is only made available by the publisher for VMWare. So I installed VMWare Workstation 11 on fully updated 16.04,...
View Article[SOLVED] VirtualBox Not able to access "Network" USB Device
Hi, I am having problems with my Polar V650 bike computer when trying to access it as a USB device in VirtualBox running Win7 (which is the only OS which has the PolarFlow software to download the...
View ArticlePCI passtrough
Hi all, I'm trying to implement PCI passtrough via virtualbox from Ubuntu 17.04. I already ensured that I have iommu turned on, pci is put to stub, pci driver unbind, and pci is set to vfio-pci....
View Article[ubuntu] How to increase font size on console etc
Hi all, Host - Ubuntu 16.04 desktop Guest - Ubuntu 16.04 server Oracle VirtualBox I have spent almost a whole day unable to config Ubuntu 16.04 server after installation. Problem:- font size too small...
View Articleshare fresh VirtualBox with Ubuntu12 hostname to windows10 host
My Ubuntu12 has its own hostname, I can ping frm itself to itself by ping user@user-VirtualBox (user-VirtualBox is the computer name). But from the windows 10 I can't! It don't know that hostname!
View Article[ubuntu] Mouse can't capture VM console screen
Hi all, Host - ubuntu 16.04 desktop Gust - ubuntu 16.04 server VirtualBox VBoxGuestAddition_5.1.22 already installed. /etc/default/grub Code: .... GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="psmouse.proto=imps quiet...
View ArticleKVM / QEMU pcie Passtrough failed since new updates [AMD RX580]
Hey, since april I am using an ubuntu mate 17.04 pcie passtrough setup with vfio. Since the latest updates my gpu passtrough is not working anymore, Windows seems to be not responsable anymore and my...
View Article[ubuntu] Hyper-V Integration package to address several errors?
Hi All, I am running Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS in a Hyper-V environment. My monitoring software (SCOM) is showing the following errors for the Ubuntu VM - The following Hyper-V Integration Service(s) are not...
View ArticleProblems to configure ceph storage site with Virt-Manager
Hi everybody, I have a POC with 2 KVM host servers and a ceph cluster standed by 3 OSDs and 1 monitor servers. Everything is working fine as I'm able to create VMs and then change the virtual HD to use...
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[ubuntu] VM ran out of space, need to reallocate partitions
Hello, I have a VM that I built using VMWarePlayer I ran out of space on my machine's partition '/dev/sda1'. I expanded the VM using the VMWare tools and got a warning that says I need to examine the...
View ArticlePort Forwarding Issues
This might take a while to explain, but the TLD:DR is as follows. I'm trying to setup port forwarding so that I can access some services while I am away from home. The forwarding seems to work fine for...
View ArticleCopy Paste between VM no longer working
I'm running Win7 with an xubuntu 16.04 guest in vmware workstation 10. Some time ago the copy paste/drag drop functionality as well as shared folders ceased to work. Searching through here the general...
View ArticleAnother problems with updates and install programs [Lubuntu 16.04]
Hi folks, I was install virtualbox on my Lubuntu 16.04 when I receive this error: Code: eno@pcwork:~$ sudo apt-get update Reading package lists... Done E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock -...
View Article[lubuntu] Activated usb2.0 on virtualbox to share usb with virtual machinne
Hello folks, I am trying activated usb2.0 on virtualbox. But I haven't sucess on this task. My system is: Code: eno@pcwork:~$ uname -a Linux pcwork 4.4.0-87-generic #110-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 18 12:55:35...
View Article[ubuntu] How to Repair vmdx on Linux host
The Issue: I am running a Windows XP Pro SP3 Ver 2002 guest on Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bit) host using VMware Player 6.0.6 build 2700073, Workstation 9.0. I have a bad vmdx and although the guest OS will...
View ArticleLXC / LXD containers 2.0 - run Xorg natively in container
Hello, I am looking for a solution to run full Xorg environment in a container. The use case is this: I enter an container using lxc exec u1 bash, then type startx. I expect X will normally start and I...
View ArticleVirtualbox 5.1 upgrade re-introduced stuttering audio?
I have upgraded Virtualbox from 5.1.18 to 5.1.26 around the same time I have upgraded my CPU from a 2-core AMD Phenom II X2 B59 (3.4GHz) to a 4-core AMD Phenom II X4 B97 (3.2GHz). The result of one of...
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Cannot start Windows virtual machine due to vboxdrv related error
I have been able to run a virtual Windows XP machine for months using Virtualbox. But this stopped about 2 weeks ago. It looks like a pretty straightforward fix, but I don't want to mess it up. A...
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