Custom Kernel on a VMWare machine ( /dev/mapper/xxx does not exist )
Hey , I've got a 12.04 Ubunutu machine , and I'm having issues when trying to update to a 3.12.13 Kernel... For some reason whenever I use the 3.12.1 Kernel version , It works just fine , but 3.12.13...
View Article[all variants] Windows under VB always wants to scan USB drive
I'm running Kubuntu 13.10 with Windows 7 Ultimate under VirtualBox. I save all my work to thumb drives. When I get into Win 7, I allow it access to a thumb drive and Windows says the drive needs to be...
View ArticlePerformance tester- -benchmark
Hi. Im looking for simple banchmark to test CPU, memory, 2D graphics, disk. Some like this software http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm , but not exist on Linux. Do you know any software like these...
View ArticleTranser from virtual box to shared folder (permissions?)
I feel kinda guilty to keep posting on ubuntu forums for help without anything to offer.. but google and documentation just doesnt do it all for me. My problem now is that I am downloading a game on...
View Article[SOLVED] Error from booting live USB
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine LinuxLive. The virtual machine 'LinuxLive' has terminated unexpectedly during startup with exit code 1. Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005) Component:...
View ArticleVirtul Box can't upgrade
Hi All, I have Ubuntu desktop 12.04 (fully updated) with virtual box 4.2.14. I also have a VM - Ubuntu 12.04 server - fully updated. The VM is configured as a bridged network interface and has some...
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[ubuntu] Problem regarding backing up one of my Virtual Box vdi files.
Dear All, I have a serious problem regarding backing up one of my Virtual Box vdi files. Im using Ubuntu 10.10 - Maverick Meerkat - released oktober 2010 og supported until april 2012. Unfortunately,...
View Article[lubuntu] VMWare Player in lubuntu 13.10 - "Unable to install vmnet"
I am getting the "Unable to install vmnet" error when trying to install VMWare-Player 4.0.6 on lubuntu 13.10. The steps I have followed to reproduce the problem: 1. Install VMWare-Player "sudo sh...
View Articlevirtualbox in ubuntu
Hello I want to install Ubuntu on my laptop as the host and then use virtualbox for using two virtual machine, one using centos 4.7 as guest and one using windows 8 as guest. Which Ubuntu is the best...
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Windows equivalent of rdesktop?
Heya, So at work I use virtualbox too boot a linux ISO, then I connect to a VPN, then I launch rdesktop The linux shortcut looks like this "rdesktop -Z -f -a 8 <site address dot com>" What...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox will not go full screen in 12.04
There are many threads on this topic, but no fixes and all are old threads. Perhaps there's some new info? I just installed the latest version of VB and it works great. BUT I cannot get VB to go full...
View Article[server] Key Topics for KVM Virtualization Presentation?
Volunteered to present on virtualization at a few metro area technology meetings in the next few weeks. I've been presenting on Virtualbox the last 3 yrs around the world (mostly on desktop tuning),...
View ArticleHow to isolate a KVM guest completely from the host?
I have just recognised that my KVM dmz-guest connected to an isolated virtual network is always reachable from the KVM host. How can I completely isolate the guest from the host? I have another KVM...
View Article[all variants] Heads Up about VBox 4.3.10
Just a word of warning for VBox users seeing an upgrade to 4.3.10 that just became available: Be sure that all of your VMs are in "powered down" state rather than "saved" before installing the upgrade....
View ArticleAttach / detach problem for passthrough/SR-IOV in libvirt
Hi all I just encountered a problem in libvirt while was trying to attach and detach a sr-iov vf to my VM The version of my libvirt is 1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5 I tried to attach the device using following xml...
View Article[ubuntu] How do I reduce the size of a VDI?
I have a Windows guest that is currently 30GB and I have reduced the amount of space it uses within the guest (it's XP). It would be better if it was 15 GB. The original is dynamically allocated and I...
View Article[all variants] How much Disk Space to Allocate to OS Partition if Planning to...
Hi, I have a noob question for you guys: If I have a 1TB Hard Drive and I want to be efficient about allocating disk space to Ubuntu during the partitioning process, but also want to allocate "enough...
View Article[ubuntu] VMWare - Hardware graphics acceleration is not available
Hey everyone, Information about my build, to try and help with your guy's diagnostics: I've advanced from windows 7 to linux cause I refuse to go to 8, so please pardon me if I ask some low-level...
View ArticleMy first KVM: console invisible and can't grab PCI device
Hi, I successfully moved my perimeter firewall from Virtualbox to KVM (converted the VDI via RAW to QCOW2). All works fine - which leaves me a bit relieved as it's my first steps with KVM and some of...
View ArticleNeed an ISO?
I'm currently dual booting a Win 2008 server and Ubuntu 13.10 server 64bit. I want to host the Win 2008 server virtually. In trying to use the VM app available in 13.10 it wan't me to point to an ISO...
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