VirtualBox 3.0
Uncategorized July 9th, 2009 by Shai Perednik
Looks like sun upped the max resolution to 2560 x 1024.
Finally I can run my VMs accross dual monitors!
Tags: VirtualBox
VirtualBox 3.0 & JoliCloud/Ubuntu PC NET III BUG
Uncategorized July 9th, 2009 by Shai Perednik
Looks like there’s a bug in the PC NET III Ethernet Card in VB3
“DO NOT use PC NET FAST III as a virtual ethernet card!!! have a bug on virtualbox 3.0.0!!! change to Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop!!”
Followed that simple instruction and install passed the 82% fine.
Looks like it mainly downloads language packs. There should be a way to bypass this.
Tags: Ubuntu, VirtualBox
Using .img in VirtualBox in Ubuntu
Uncategorized July 9th, 2009 by Shai Perednik
There is no need to convert the .img file downloaded into an iso image just to boot it from VirtualBox.
I’ll use the JoliCloud .img file I downloaded as an example. These instructions are on an ubuntu machine but should be the same on MAC.
Create a new Virtual Machine as normal. Use the “Create New Hard disk” option as normal.
Open Terminal and enter the following
VBoxManage convertfromraw -format VDI jolicloud.img jolicloud.vdi
(Be sure to change jolicloud.img to the correct name of the img file you downloaded).
The 600MB img took less than 5 min to convert to VDI.
Once your back at the main VirtualBox UI, click settings.
Goto System and change the boot order to the Hard Disk 1st.
Goto Hard Disks and add a Primary Slave and choose the newly created jolicloud.vdi.
Start the VM Machine and click inside the window. Press F12 and choose #2 to boot the primary slave.
From there install should be as normal installing to your primary master as usual.
Tags: ISO, Mac, Ubuntu, VirtualBox, wind
How to try Google Android on x86 computers with a LiveCD
My Clippings July 6th, 2009 by System
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Filed under: OS Updates, Google, Mobile, Android
Want to give Google Android a try, but don’t feel like buying a T-Mobile G1? Live-Android lets you download a LiveCD disc image of the Google Android operating system. Just burn the image to a disc, stick it in a CD-ROM drive, and reboot your computer and you can check out Android without installing it or affecting any files on your PC.
You can also use the disc image in a virtualization application like VirtualBox or Microsoft Virtual PC if you want to try the operating system without even rebooting your computer.
[via Netbook News.de]
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VirtualBox 3.0 Beta Adds Gaming-Level Graphics [Downloads]
My Clippings June 18th, 2009 by System
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Windows/Mac/Linux: If you’re a gamer or heavy graphics user of virtual machines, VirtualBox 3.0 has an early beta out that introduces OpenGL 2.0 and Direct3D support. If you have no clue what that means, the release has other goodies, too.
The graphics support for Windows, Linux, and Solaris guest machines are the marquee features in the upcoming 3.0 release, but a lot of other fixes and tweaks are looking to make the cut, too, including a streamlined settings window, better synchronization of shared folders between Linux and Windows host/guest setups, and continued optimizing of virtual processors. The OpenGL and Direct3D additions will, of course, depend heavily on your hardware, and how much video memory you allot to your virtual machines, but it should clear up quite a few compatibility problems.
Hit the link below to read up on VirtualBox 3.0 beta 1 and grab a free binary for Windows, Mac, or Linux systems, and tell us what features VirtualBox needs to add to win over your heart in the comments. Want to get started with the ‘Box, but find it all a bit too much? Try our beginner’s guide to creating virtual machines with VirtualBox.
Tags: Linux, Mac, video, VirtualBox, wind
VirtualBox 2.2.2 VT-X True but Greyed Out Fix
Uncategorized May 15th, 2009 by Shai Perednik
UPDATE 6/10/09 – Looks like VirtualBox 2.2.4 has fixed this issue.
Why did the developers set this to default true and not allow the user to change it?
Here’s the fix via the VirtualBox Forums from user ykee
Modify the machines’s xml file
Change
<HardwareVirtEx enabled=”true”/>
TO
<HardwareVirtEx />
“the source code says that the default value is “false”, and this is how you force the program to use the default value.”
Tags: Mac, VirtualBox, VT-X
