VirtualBox: when exporting appliance, turns the file system READ ONLY
When exporting a guest under VirtualBox it stops when the EXPORTED.OVA file reachs 1.5 GB. Then it prints an error message AND the whole file system becomes READ-ONLY. Even if I attach a new device,...
View ArticleVM: any comparison among the free VM available?
I am not unhappy with Oracle VirtualBox. Nevertheless, I have been hit by the curiosity bug about other virtual machines. Can any one there point me towards some comparison among the freely available...
View Article[other] Virtual Machine (Ubuntu) of actual Hard Drive in Windows 7
I tried posting this on the Windows 7 forums first, but it didn't get any attention. Maybe here is a better place anyway. Quote: Not sure if I should post this here or on Ubuntu Forums...lol I want to...
View Article[ubuntu] Which virtualbox or qemu
I've tried both virtualbox and qemu on my machine, but neither of them seems to work. My machine is HP pavilion a6622sc (Phenom 8550) running 32-bit Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Which is the defining thing:...
View Article[ubuntu] problem with authentication via SSH on MaaS Nodes
hi everyone, i need to resolve a problem with MaaS server, after have added the nodes, changed the their status to ready, added ssh key, started the ubuntu's installer, boot the nodes from their...
View Articlevirt-manager cannot power off virtual machines
Hi there. I'm having a problem with KVM virtual machines. Since one of the last updates I cannot power the virtual machines off. When I shut the machine down from the virtualised OS, the machine hangs...
View Article[ubuntu] KVM VGA passthrough and USB device sharing
I'm looking at setting up a KVM* virtual machine using a passed through video card for its display. Most mention I've heard of such setups involves having two sets of keyboard, mouse, and monitor, one...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 on Windows 7 VirtualBox
I have a Windows 7 Pro system. It has an i7-4770K, 16GB RAM, 120GB SSD, 2TB 7200 RPM Data Drive and dual 23" monitors. I have VirtualBox 4.3.12 installed. I was trying to check out Linux distros before...
View ArticleAnyone else having issues with 14.04 server distro and xrdp?
I have 14.04 LTS desktop version running at home on oracle's virtualbox and that seems to work fine with XRDP. I came to work and fired up the server distro on our vmware environment all I get when...
View ArticleRestrict Windows 2000 from accessing Internet
I have a laptop with Kubuntu 14.04 and Windows 7 under VirtualBox. I need to run Microsoft Visual BASIC 6, an old development tool, which is not compatible with Windows 7. I therefore plan to install...
View Article[xubuntu] Virtualized Xubuntu using Parallels & Coherence Mode
Hey I was just wondering if anyone managed to figure out how to get coherence mode working for parallels virtualization software using Mac as host and Xubuntu 14.04 as guest os. In the guide officially...
View ArticleOn boot, libvirt fails to start a kvm domain before bridge is up
I have a KVM domain which libvirt cannot start when the KVM host boot due to the fact that the network bridge is not yet started. It takes a while before the bridge is up, about 10-20 seconds. One...
View ArticleMounting Issues in Virtual Box with FreeNas
Hello, first post so apologies if im in the wrong place etc. Currently setting up a FreeNas file server and been suprsingly successful with getting it to work on Ubuntu but cant get it to work with the...
View ArticleWi-Fi
I cannot get Ubuntu 14 to recognise that I have a wi-fi (and hence I have no internet connection for ubuntu). I am running it in a virtual machine on W8.1. Please help?
View ArticleQuestions about the best way to bullet proof an xp install in virtualbox
Hi list, I would like to move my small home business laptops (workstations) away from Windows. I setup a test system on an older Dell laptop (Inspiron 1150) and put Lubuntu 14.04 on it and XP in...
View Article[ubuntu] Losing Ubuntu host Internet connection when running VMware Player -...
Using a 64 bit system running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as a VMware host and Windows 8 Pro as the guest system. My problem is my Ubuntu host’s Internet connection is dropped when I run the Windows 8 guest in...
View Article[SOLVED] USB devices recognized under VirtualBox
Hey Guys!!! I've done a lot of "googling" and what not before coming here and all of the posts i've found that were on here didn't seem to reflect the particular VB USB issue that I'm having My issue...
View ArticleLXDE GUI not booting in Ubuntu 14.04 server
Hi all. I tried searching but I couldn't find anybody with the same problem. I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 server as a guest on virtualbox (host is macbook pro running osx 10.6.8). I have installed a...
View ArticleCould not find kernal image: /casper/vmlinuz
(may also apply to "Could not find kernel image: /install/vmlinuz") I am using Packer upstream of Vagrant to build virtual machines. However, this problem may also be appearing with respect to USB...
View ArticleLXC Interest..what version Ubuntu?
I am interested in learning about LXC. My question is which version of Ubuntu would I be better off using? Could I use a Desktop version rather than a server version? Apparently there is a web app for...
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