Just for giggles - ASRock Linux Support...or lack of!
Got an ASRock Z97 Extreme6 a few weeks back, dropped 14.10 on and use KVM for a few different bits and bobs. I chose this board for the stated Vt-d capabilities as I wanted to attempt PCI device...
View Article[kubuntu] Shared Folders in VMware Player
Has anybody gotten shared folders to work in VMware Player using 14.10? In 14.04, I used the official VMware Tools, but I could not install them in 14.10, so I used open-vm-tools-desktop. Host: Win7...
View ArticleCan't reliably foot 14.04 in a virtualbox vm
I've run ubuntu in a virtualbox vm hosted on windows for years now and never had the slightest problem. Until I tried 14.04. Like everywhere else I've tried 14.04 (server, native on a laptop) it has...
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[ubuntu] Ubuntu 14.10 is showing debug screen and display manager issue at...
I just installed Ubuntu 14.10 x64 bit on VMware Player. The base machine is having win7 x64 bit. After installing Ubuntu, I updated it with latest patch and VMware Tools and then rebooted. After that...
View Articlevmware shared folders disconnected after updates
VMware Workstation 11.1.0 build-2496824 x86 Ubuntu 14.04.2 x86 Installed Ubuntu, increased RAM to 2gb and connected shared folders. I accessed shared folders, all is OK. I then took snapshot 1. I...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu Server 15.04 beta using virt-manager over X11
Hello All, I have a (probably) not so smart question. I've just downloaded the Ubuntu Server 15.04 beta and was pleased to find that it includes qemu 2.2.0 since I've been trying to setup a vfio VM...
View ArticleXEN Guest Swap partition problem
Hello all, I am trying to configure a domU guest for Xen Hypervisor [HVM - mode - > fully virtualized] , so I follow every instruction on this guide! Xen Hypervisor is directly installed on hardware...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 14.04 LTS network performance problem on vmware ESXi 5.5
Hello, I have problem with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and network performance (ESXi 5.5). After starting downloading file (http/scp etc.) transfer is ok but after next 2-3s transfer is going down to 0. I checked...
View Article[ubuntu] How to install Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack on repo
Hi all, Ubuntu 14.04 desktop 64bit I installed Virtualbox on repo running Code: $ sudo apt-get install virturalbox Then I imported appliance from vmA.ova. It went through without complaint. On starting...
View Article[xubuntu] Would like some advice on using VirtualBox with current hardware...
Evening, all. Mods:- I hope this is in the right place....if not, please re-locate: thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've recently...
View ArticleSetting up Ubuntu with Vagrant on OS x
Hi I am an absolute beginner to the whole Ubuntu scene and virtualisation software. Could you please tell me how to set up the VM on my Mac? So far I ran the initialisation for Ubuntu 64 bit, typed in...
View Article[ubuntu] KVM guest display not detected
Hi all, Host ubuntu 14.04 Guest ubuntu 14.04 KVM Guest couldn't have the right driver for display which couldn't be detected, only showing "unknow display" Please advise how to fix it. Is there some...
View ArticleTo virtualize or not?
I have a small AM1 server I built awhile back. It currently is running Ubuntu 14.04.2 headless in the closet. The install is nothing more than a kvm host, and I have been virtualizing everything I do....
View ArticleVM to full install?
At the moment I'm running ubuntu as a VM to see if it is possible to get all the software I want working. If it works out, is there a way to take my VM and and use it without a VM, or at-least sync all...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 login password error!
Hi, i logged into Ubuntu forums just to ask for help to solve this problem! I have a virtual machine in VirtualBox 4.3.20 with Yocto Project installed in it, WITHOUT any login password, it starts...
View ArticleVirtual Machine
Hi, I'm pretty new, and I'm trying to learn the ups and downs of Linux systems. I want to use a virtual machine as a learning tool, and I have already downloaded the machine itself. However, I still...
View Article[server] What are the mouse/keyboard sequences for cut-and-paste on Ubuntu...
I have a non-graphical Ubuntu installed inside VirtualBox under Windows. I've installed VBoxGuestAdditions (and enabled bidirectional Drag'n'Drop - for the hell of it). However, none of the following...
View Article[ubuntu] Resized Virtualbox VDI file, expanded it in Gparted...Ubuntu doens't...
I used VBoxManage to expand the default 8GB VDI for Ubuntu to 12GB. Then I booted the VM into Gparted to enlarge the main partition. No problems yet. However, when booting into the Ubuntu VM, it...
View ArticleProblems with 12.04 cloud image and uvt-kvm
I'be been using uvt-kvm for a while without many problems. I have a ubuntu server set up with network bridging (no DNS on the network, static addresses only). I've been using the following command...
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Cannot boot snappy on VirtualBox on Trusty
I downloaded the .ova for snappy and when I import it into VirtualBox and start it up, I get to the message systemd[1]: Failed to start Load/Save Random Seed. piix4_smbus 0000:00:07.0: SMBus base...
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