[ubuntu] Better Guest Video resolution with KVM
I'm using Ubuntu Server 10.04.4 LTS to host VMs using KVM. I'm using TightVNC over ssh to access the desktop of the Guests. But I'm disappointed with the video resolution of the guests, it appears,...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox problems suddenly
VBox 4.2.4 on an Ubuntu 12.04 Host with a Win 7 Guest installed, Using programs under the Windows guest OS, Until recently, I have been able to successfully manage my Iphone 4S ( JBroken ). I have been...
View Article[ubuntu] Oracle VM Box + Windows 2008 R2
I have Windows R2 server installed on my server, and inside of that I have Ubuntu 12.04 running inside of Oracle VM VirtualBox. I need both OS's for different misc tasks (each OS has their pro's and...
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[ubuntu] Error When Trying to Install Windows 7
Running Ubuntu 12.04 in KDE mode successfully on a Compaq Presario CQ58 laptop. Installed Virtualbox but when trying to install Windows 7, I get a 'Windows failed to start' message. Picture attached...
View Article[ubuntu] P2V migration cleanup
I have recently performed a P2V conversion on my ubuntu openvpn box. Previously this box was configured with RAID10. Upon migrating to vmware, it now appears as 2 different vmdk which I wouldn't want...
View Article[ubuntu] Lost Mount point after reboot
I am running Ubuntu Server (latest updated )on Vmware ESX 5. I have mounted 60 GB Disk , disk is working fine i have copied the data in Disk . However i found issue every time i reboot the server i...
View Article[ubuntu] Playing movie no image with window xp in Virtual Box
I use Virtual Box 4.12 ,I installed Windows XP SP3. But when I use video program to play movies ,it only has voice but no image. Anyone can help me ? I have tried to select or unselect 2D/3D...
View Article[SOLVED] Network don't work on host, VM's has perfect network
Hi, I'm having a strange issue with networking - I can't ping or use network on host machine, but networking is perfect on VM's? Network /etc/network/interfaces has the following config: Code: # This...
View Article[ubuntu] Unable to install VMware player
I can't install VMware-player. I downloaded the bundle and ran > sudo ./VMware-Player-2.5.5-328052.x86_64.bundle When I clicked through the gui the installation failed and reported the error...
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[ubuntu] Top and left side menu blackened out in ubuntu 12.1 vm on vmware
Please check the attached the screenshot. The top menu and the left-hand side menu bar are missing for me. Why is this the case? whats casuing these menus to not appear? Any help is appreciated....
View Article[lubuntu] Ubuntu host running virtualbox 4.1 with windows xp sp2 guest
hi, this is my first post so give me a chance :) i decide last week to change from windows to Ubuntu 12.04 , so i am a new user too. until now, i am pretty happy about my migration :) what are the risk...
View Article[ubuntu] KVM - ISO Booting Issue
Hi, I'm trying to boot an ISO of ubuntu 12.10 in a VM I have made using KVM. I'm trying to do all this through the Virtual Machine Manager. I copied the ISO to /var/lib/libvirt/images/ via a local ftp...
View Article[all variants] Improve data integrity using virtual RAID?
Base system: Ubuntu 12 64 Storage: Two 500GB hard drives, setup as RAID1 during setup (using Alternate CD) Virtualisation: KVM (Using virt-manager) Guest: Ubuntu 10.04 LAMP server. I know that thanks...
View Article[ubuntu] HUD won't show characters
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 under Windows 7 using Virtualbox 4.2.6. When I am in the fullscreen mode and then bring up the HUD (by pressing the Windows Key). But then keystrokes characters do not show up...
View Article[kubuntu] Using RemoteApp in Kubuntu 12.10 with Win7/VirtualBox
My host system is 64-bit Kubuntu 12.10 with all the latest updates installed. I'm running VirtualBox 4.12 with a 32-bit Windows 7 Ultimate guest. I've installed FreeRDP 1.01 (the latest in the...
View Article[ubuntu] Session aborting when going full screen
Hello, I have a big problem with Virtualbox. I had installed ubuntu 12.10 and virtualbox 4.2.4, installed W7 64-bit. I struggled to install guest additions because I did not get the way it was working...
View Article[lubuntu] hybrid deployment
I am thinking of getting a hybrid deployment, i.e have a mix of VMware Hypervisor, Red Hat KVM or Microsoft Hyper V. can anyone please throw some light on the advantages and disadvantages of having...
View Article[ubuntu] Bidirectional clipboard not working
Hi All I have posted about this before but without getting a resolution, so I am posting again to see if anyone can help. I have an almost identical setup on my work and home laptops but for some...
View Article[64 bit] Server version for VM with native mysql 5.1
Hi, I'm looking for a minimal version of Ubuntu to be put on a VM, that came with mysql 5.1. Rather than try to back-port 5.1 onto 12.x I want to get a stable distro that actually had it. I think...
View Article[ubuntu] LXC Slow boot, ureadahead and/or udevd error
I have 3 physical servers running lxc on ubuntu amd64 minimal. host1, Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS host2, Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS host3, Ubuntu 12.10 (just installed) I have multiple containers running, on hosts 1...
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