[ubuntu] Ubuntu 14.04: VMware Player 6.0.3 crashes
Recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 and VMware Player 6.0.3 (running Windows XP). Everything worked fine for a couple of weeks, but now VMware Player crashes about a minute after opening the...
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[ubuntu] P2V Failed (Error message attached)
Hi there I want to convert physical Ubuntu 12.04 to a virtual server using VMware converter 5.5.2 you can see in the following image the hard disk settings for the physical server in the conversion...
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Looking for some insight from you seasoned KVM experts. Been using Ubuntu Server for a few years on bare metal, going to give KVM a try on my next Ubuntu provisioning. I've just started reading about...
View ArticleWarning: KVM is not available (Trusty)
Hey all, I get this warning when creating a new VM inside virt-manager and VMs are running very slow: Warning: KVM is not available. This may mean the KVM package is not installed, or the KVM kernel...
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[server] why is this not connecting from host?
I can not connect to server from host. I am not sure what I did wrong. Code: /etc/network/interfaces auto eth1 iface eth1 inet static     address 192.168.1.20     netmask 255.255.255.0...
View ArticleGPU Passthrough
I already tried asking about this on the Linux Mint forums, so I figured I'd ask here. Essentially I've been looking to run Windows XP under a virtual machine to be able to run a certain application...
View Article[ubuntu] Vagrant VirtualBox USB JoyStick Support
Hi All! I'm trying to create a Vagrant dev environment and I need to give it the ability to access a USB joystick plugged into the host machine. Host: Windows 8.1 Guest: Vagrant's Ubuntu 14.04 base box...
View ArticleGeForce GTX 660 as passthough device with KVM : error no iommu_group for device
I'm tryng to use my GeForce GTX 660 as passthough device with KVM. I'm reading this guide : http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/art...14-04-KVM-585/ I'm running ubuntu with the kernel version 3.14.15 I...
View ArticleProblems with network bridge settings on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
I have a dedicated server (hosted with OVH / SyS in their Canada data center with 4 additional static IPs - "FailOverIps") that I'm setting up to run KVM on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as a virtualization host...
View Article[ubuntu] Can't see anything after messing up display drivers - Ubuntu 14.04 /...
I hope someone can help me with the mess I've created for myself. I hope that I can remember the steps reasonably accurately. I'm not sure if this is a virtualisation issue, or just basic display...
View Article[all variants] Which packages recommended to use spice with kvm?
Which package(s) should I install to be able to use spice, rather than vnc, with kvm? This would be for, for example, a desktop Kubuntu 14.04 hosting another linux version in the VM.
View Article[ubuntu] Dual boot vs. Virtualisation, old question, right?
Have been using dual boot/grub2 (Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Ubuntu 14.04lts 64-bit) for 6-7 months. Hardware: DIY desktop, AMD FX6300 3.5Ghz, 8GB Ram, one Raptor 150GB(UbuntuOS), one Seagate 1T(WindowsOS)....
View Article[xubuntu] Xen: Update xserver to allow VNC access
Hi, I have a 14.04 Xubuntu Desktop running as domU on a 14.04 Ubuntu Server hypervisor. My intention was to use the Xen-integrated VNC server to access the GUI of this system - but unfortunately this...
View Article[all variants] Help setting up VM on laptop with kvm & spice?
I'd like to host a linux VM on a laptop with a linux host running kvm and spice. I've found lots of info on the internet from 2011 & 2012, but not as much from more recently. I've also seen plenty...
View ArticleUbuntu LTS-14.04 guest in VM - mount vboxsf errors.. Unknown filesystem type
Facing above mentioned issue in Ubuntu LTS 14.04 version running as Guest in Virtual Box VM (on Windows7). This works fine in Ubuntu desktop 12.0x fine. In 12.0x I do see vboxsf kernel modules, but not...
View Article[server] 14.04 Trusty server hyper-v 2012 guest poor network rx packets dropped
I have a problem in a production environment where I have one small server running as a guest on a hyper-v 2012 host. All this machine does is run a small <100 line node.js http proxy. I have tested...
View Article[ubuntu] Building a new KVM box
Hi all, I'm prepared to migrate my VirtualBox to KVM on Ubuntu 14.04 I found following documents; 1) KVM installation Install a KVM host on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr 9...
View ArticleLibvirt Will NOT Delete VM
I created a kvm-qemu guest machine using "virsh define <filename>" passing a file created using "virsh domxml-from-native <filename>" which all worked ok Then I wanted to work with the VM...
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[ubuntu] Problem with virtualization in virtual box (windows 8)
Hi I'm having the following problem: I was following this guide http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox to install ubuntu in my virtual box (Oracle VM Virtualbox Manager). I set up it just like it...
View Article[all variants] [SOLVED] Low display resolution and font glitches in KVM...
I haven't really seen this topic discussed much in recent posts on this board or elsewhere, so I will offer my experience in case anyone else is having trouble. For running linux desktop guests in KVM...
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