File transfer from linux to OS in VMWare Help
Good day I was fallowing a tutorial on how to transfer folders and files from Youtube every thing went well but cant see the folder on windows I have Linux Mint 17 on a virtual machine ,, the virtual...
View Article[other] Error while parsing xm config
Hi, I need to convert XM config file to domain XML. For that I have used below "Virsh" command on XEN host. After executing the command I see below error: "error: internal error: parsing xm config...
View Article[SOLVED] USB not accessible through VirtualBoX
I reinstalled linux and VirtualBox. To my surprise, VirtualBox and the guest system do not see the USB ports. It did work OK in the previous installation. The USB are all functional in the host system....
View Article[ubuntu_studio] Windows 7 x64 guest
I have installed virtualbox'ed linux on a Windows 7 host before, no problem. How good is Windows 7 as a guest OS in an Ubuntu virtualbox host? Especially as regards audio, as my primary reason for...
View ArticleKVM and virt-p2v, can't find it
I have 14.04 server installed and KVM. I'm looking to p2v an old Windows 7 laptop in to KVM as a VM. Much of the documentation I've found discusses using oVirt and the virt-p2v tools. Trouble is I...
View Article[ubuntu] XP Virtual Machine keeps aborting when updating phone via nokia suite
I am running Virtualbox 4.3 on Ubuntu 14.04. I am trying to update a Nokia X3-02 phone via Nokia Suite. Every time I try to update the phone software through Nokia Suite, the virtual machine exits and...
View ArticleCannot create files in shared folder
I have a shared folder for Fedora 9, running on top of Xubuntu 14.04. The virtual Fedora can read files, edit files, and delete files, but is unable to create files or directories. Being root does not...
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[lubuntu] Lubuntu 14.04 Black background and taskbar icons don't load
I am still a linux newbie so heads up. I was using my pc everything was going ok then I turn my pc on later today and my desktop background is black also the login screen. I have my taskbar on the top...
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[ubuntu] Tried some things, still can't get iPod touch 4g to be recognized in...
I've downloaded the 2 things which I read was needed to have USB support, have added my user to the vboxusers group, have tried reinstalling iTunes, tried manually locating and installing the driver...
View ArticleLow screen resolution on Win 7 virtual machine in Virtual Box
Hi, I have Ubuntu as main OS on my Lenovo computer and Windows 7 x64 on virtual machine. I want to have better screen resolution for virtual machine. I have found in the internet that in order to...
View Article[ubuntu] Missing VM console
I have a Windows VM that I regularly run with virtmanager. This morning as I was using it I inadvertantly pressed ctrl-Q which seems to have just killed virtman while the VM was running. Since then,...
View Article[ubuntu] VMware Player - system requirements for host system and guest OS
I have a system with: GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H AMD Phenom II X4 955 8GB DDR 3 VMWARE Player On-board video - no separate GPU Ubuntu 10.04 soon to be reinstalled to 14.04 I'd like to not touch the base...
View ArticleVirtualBox issues
Hey guys, So I am very new to this world, but am trying to get a linux machine up and running for my daily work machine. I work at a software company and it seems beneficial for me to learn linux....
View ArticleVirtualbox Win7 guest, 14.04 host, printer doesn't work
Hi, I have installed Win7 in a VirtualBox and am trying to install my Canon LBP-5050 printer. Trouble is, Win7 reports that the device has malfunctioned and was deactivated. On the same host, in a...
View Article[ubuntu] Virtualbox in Trusty problems
I upgraded from 12.04.5 x64 to 14.04.1 x64. Although my Vbox kernel module was generated, and I could launch my XP VM, the screen is not being managed correctly. For example, when I launch the VM, the...
View Article[ubuntu] VM abort on login
Hi all, AMD core-8 RAM 32G VRAM 1024M Host Ubuntu12.04 desktop 64bit VM Ubuntu 14.04 desktop 64bit Oracle VirtualBox I can't enable 3D Acceleration on VM. It aborts automatically on login $ glxinfo |...
View Article[SOLVED] Virtualbox networking
Hi, Host : Lubuntu : 14.04 Guest : Lubuntu 14.04 I want to run a service which needs a specific port to be opened. I have done port forwarding on my router. I don't want to open any ports on my host...
View Article[lubuntu] Problem changing Virtualbox shared folder permission to rw
Hi, Host : Lubuntu 14.04 Guest :Lubuntu 14.04 I can mount the shared folder in the VM by doing Code: sudo mount -t vboxsf share ~/host I added the user to group vboxsf by doing Code: sudo adduser...
View Article[kubuntu] Win7 Virtualbox refuses to boot after updating to trusty
Hi, I recently upgraded from kubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 (64Bit). Since then my Windows7 prof 32bit virtualbox (4.3.10) inside kubuntu is not working anymore giving Code: "BOOTMGR is missing" error. After a...
View ArticleVirtualBox Seamless Mode
Activating seamless mode in the past has been simple. Just install guest additions and its there. However this time its not. I have VMs set up and working, using both 12o4 and 14o4 with metacity and...
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