[ubuntu] Need VirtualBox tutoring ...
Hello, I have just switched from Windows to Ubuntu 12.10. The thing is that I need to run Windows programs too (SAS mostly) but cannot get VirtualBox to function. Basically I get this error: Kernel...
View Article[ubuntu] LXC networking fails "randomly", reboots of the host OS fix it
I'm getting very unpredictable results from an environment I have set up for LXC. I run windows 7 on my laptop, where I run a virtual box instance of ubuntu 12.10 server. Virtualbox is set up to use...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox autostart VMs and save state upon host reboot
Hello all, First off I should state that I am new to scripting and some of the more advanced command line options in Ubuntu. (not afraid to learn tho). I am currently running Ubuntu Server 12.04 and...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.4 problem with KVM and gxl
Hi, I when I am trying to run my vm Windows 7 under buntu 12.4 with qxl as graphic card I can see only black screen. With vga it works just fine. I found info about bug here - but I am not sure what to...
View Article[ubuntu] Trying to install virtual box on my ubuntu 12.04 server
This command Code: wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add - Gives me this: Code: mktemp: failed to create file via template...
View Article[ubuntu] Is virtualisation support required for VirtualBox??
Hi, The laptop that I intend to buy has this kind of processor./http://ark.intel.com/products/69669/ This processor does not have Virtualisation and Hyperthreading..see above link. My question will I...
View Article[ubuntu] Mount NTFS with Ubuntu Server
Hi to you all! I am using Hyper-V to run a VM with ubuntu server 12.04. Now I would like to mount a physical HDD that is formatted in NTFS. Can you help me to do that? Thanks!
View Article[ubuntu] Can anyone think of a reason why some of my ubuntu installs work...
Hello Some work and some don't. Using Virtualbox on a host Windows 7, when I install Ubuntu 12.10, I do so without issue. However when I install 12.10 encrypted, I get installation failure (the two...
View Article[ubuntu] Mounting multiple cd images
Hello, I'm not sure if this is in the right area, I need to know how to mount multiple cd images,this is because the program I am installing needs CD 2 to copy data from, I tried AcetoneISO, Furius ISO...
View Article[ubuntu] wireless device not seen on backtrack5 on VMware
Hey there, i have been working on this for the past 2 weeks but not resolve yet. i'm using ubuntu 12.04 and i install backtrack 5 on a vmware. the problem is that my backtrack doesn't not see any...
View Article[all variants] Spice questions - does anybody have experience with it?
I've never tried Spice, but would like to give it a run. So here some noob questions: 1. Is Spice able to use the graphics card to render the picture/video? 2. How well does Spice work when running a...
View Article[ubuntu] vmplayer on ubuntu 10-04 server
Hello all, I have had a look at vmplayer to install and tinker with on my Linux home server. There is no GUI on my server and was wondering if this can be achieved as it seems theres no web based...
View Article[all variants] How can I create partition table around partition image?
I have dd dump of NTFS partition. It mounts OK (loopback), I can access it inside XEN as well. But because it's only a partition (sda1) without partition table and MBR, I cannot make it boot (fixmbr...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox server not accessable from host
I've installed Ubuntu lamp server on a Virtualbox. The host is Ubuntu 12.04. The virtualbox server has access to internet and can ping router and host IP while getting a DHCP IP, although subnet mask...
View Article[ubuntu] PHPVirtualBox Problems
I'm able to get a log in screen but when I try logging in I get an error logging into vboxwebsrv. I tried user: admin pass: admin since that is the default. Code: Exception Object (...
View Article[ubuntu] Auto VNC on RH9 VM through Ubuntu 12.04 Host OS
Hi All, I'm new to Ubuntu and want seek help to everyone who will view this post. I'm working on a project that that consist of Ubuntu as Host OS and RH9 for VM. I know how to auto start the VM session...
View Article[all variants] How to import .VHD image to KVM
Hi All, Please help/suggest me to how to import .vhd disk to KVM, I had successfully convert .vhd image to .img using qemu-img convert -f vpc -O raw Centos\6.4.vhd Centos\ 6.4.img this command But in...
View Article[ubuntu] How to make Virtualbox "work" in Ubuntu 12.10
FYI, I recently added Ubuntu 12.10 as dual boot with Mint Cinammon on my notebook and found that Virtualbox would not work. Some posts suggested the following code for the terminal sudo apt-get install...
View Article[ubuntu] 12.10 Srv running on Hyper-V 2012, Degraded (Intergration services...
I have installed Ubuntu Server 12.10 as a VM on a Hyper-V 2012 hypervisor and the network etc works however when I look at the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager VM networking tab it says: Degraded...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox bug in Ubuntu 12.10 - Minimize Rebound Behaviour
I have Virtualbox working quite well in Ubuntu 12.10 but it has an odd "bug" when I minimize, say, XP VM, back to the Ubuntu OS from full screen mode. When I click the "-" symbol at the bottom of the...
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