An x86 virtualization software package developed by Oracle (which bought Sun, which bought Innotek).
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Can I install ubuntu on a Virtualbox image and use it anywhere?
I am wondering if I install ubuntu once on a virtual machine running inside virtualbox, could I then use it as a portable OS and launch it from virtualbox on any machine? Or would I have to match the ...
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VirtualBox networking host-only: Linux host XP Guest
I'm having trouble connecting XP ( Guest system on VBOX ) to Debian Testing (host).
The version VirtualBox 4.1.12
Relevant parts of the output of commands.
ifconfig on debian:
eth0
inet ...
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Unable to install VirtualBox Guest Addtions on Fedora 64bit LXDE
I'm Unable to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on Fedora 64bit LXDE, the first couple of Linux virtual machines I setup I had no problems with guest additions, but I had to throw them again because ...
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Gedit cannot save in shared folder (Virtualbox)
I'm getting the "Cannot save _ Unexpected error: Error renaming temporary file: Text file busy" in Gedit 2 when I try to save in a shared folder with Virtualbox (Debian). I've searched and apparently ...
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Fedora 18 Virtualbox Resolution Guest Additions
I've installed Fedora 18 64bit guest into a Virtualbox VM running on a Max OSX host. Previously I've installed Fedora 17 and after installing guest additions from the rpm fusion repo full screen mode ...
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Virtualbox kernel modules not loading at boot - ubuntu 12.04
I have been running virtualbox on a ubuntu 12.04 laptop for a while and it has all worked smooth, but suddenly, probably after a kernel upgrade, the vbox* modules are not loading at boot, if I ...
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Guest OS Ubuntu 12.04 no network connection
Recently added a new *.VDI image with Ubuntu 12.04 to my existing VirtualBox. The machine hangs with a "Waiting for network configuration" error, eventually times out after 60 seconds and boots in ...
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Right way to start VirtualBox with shared folders mounted
Need of commandline to start VM with access to shared folder. Now if I run
/usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox --comment "win" --startvm "c252555c-bla-bla"
I get VM running but shared folders not ...
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Trying to run Virtualbox under NX session: getting permission denied
I am running Nomachine NX server on my Ubuntu 12.04, and I'm connecting from a Windows 7 machine using NX client.
When I try to start VirtualBox, I get a permission denied error. The same user that ...
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Fedora 18 host cannot ping Windows XP guest
I have my laptop running Fedora 18. I want to run a Windows XP guest using VirtualBox 4.2.6. My configuration seems correct, here
is my networking report.
Fedora 18 host
lo: ...
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Do USB emulators exist for Linux?
I'm looking for software that lets me have many virtual USB drives on my Ubuntu installation. I want them to be seen by virtual machines in VirtualBox so I can do backup operators. I need the drives ...
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VirtualBox Hangs when installing freebsd 9.0
When installing Freebsd 9.0 as virtualbox guest, it hangs. Freezes the guest OS, other VirtualBox windows works fine.
Logs attached, hardware is pentium D, 4 GB ram, Asus p5ld2 deluxe mainboard, OS - ...
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Enabling IOMMU in the kernel for graphics card pass-through
Short question:
How can I turn on the intel_iommu setting in the Linux kernel? I run a Debian host, using the grub2 bootloader. Documentation I've seen says to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst, which seems ...
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Increasing serial baud rate within Ubuntu under VirtualBox
I'm debugging a kernel module under VirtualBox with a guest and host OS as Ubuntu 10.10. I'm using the virtualbox serial port but I'm maxing out at the baudrate 115200. My grub config looks like ...
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Fedora 18 guest in VirtualBox 4.2: How to assign static IPv4 address to guest regardless of active ethernet interface on host
I have a Ubuntu 13.04 host running VirtualBox 4.2.12. This host has both a wired and a wireless network interface, but only one of which would usually be active at any given time. For example, at home ...
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Virtualbox NAT + Host-Only Adapter
My host is Ubuntu 12.04 and guest is a Debian squeeze (LAMP server). I want to allow the host to connect the guest. and allow the guest to connect the internet. The guest should not be enabled from ...
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Error: invalid arch independent ELF magic, while loading a VirtualBox machine with Ubuntu Tinyos
I've created a virtual machine with Ubuntu (having TinyOS). The problem arises when I start the machine. I immediately get a black screen with written:
GRUB loading.
error: invalid arch independent ...
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VirtualBox with aMule - How to configure network, port forwarding… properly?
for security reasons I am running aMule inside VirtualBox.
Guest and Host systems are Linux (to be more specific Arch 64 distro)
Host system has public ip directly connected to internet (no router)
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VirtualBox appliance import locks up system
I have a Windows Vista x64 appliance that I am trying to import into the Open Source Edition of VirtualBox on Linux Mint 11 x86-64. The ovf file is 21.3 GB in size.
The problem I am having is that ...
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TP-Link WN321G USB wlan in VirtualBox Ubuntu guest
I am trying wifi usb stick tp-link wn321g @ ubuntu 11.04 (in virtualbox), so far I was able to scan the air, connect to a wpa2 network and do some basic information gathering using airodump-ng
Now ...
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VirtualBox bug[?] when Chainloading Grub2
Regarding this: How to install Fedora&Ubuntu with encrypted VG's on one disk?
So booted into Ubuntu..and I run this script:
#!/bin/bash
# show the bootlist of grub when booting pc
sed ...
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Using a bridge, an LXC container can't ping router, but the host OS can
I've got a virtual machine running under virtualbox, and in that virtual machine I've got an LXC container I'm trying to bridge to virtualbox's NAT interface:
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Centos 6.2: Unable to open terminal after vbox save state
I'm experiencing this issue frequently. Usually, I work on my Centos 6.2 in VBox for a while and then close it by saving state (going to other machines or doing host work). Then, I resume my session ...
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How to setup GParted video mode in Oracle Virtualbox?
I'm trying to boot GParted live 0.14.1-6 within Oracle Virtualbox 4.2.6 r82870 (Extension Pack installed).
The host OS is Windows 7, the physical graphic card is an AMD Radeon HD 6900.
The physical ...
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How to manage 2 vm using upstart?
I use an upstart script to monitor a vm and respawn it when it gets killed. I would like to simulate a failover by doing the following. Create a clone of the VM1 say VM2. When either of them is ...
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Problem getting Fedora to run in VirtualBox
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, trying to get Fedora 18 64-bit to run in the Oracle VM VirtualBox.
I've got VirtualBox installed (via the .deb package available from the official site,) and I got the ...
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vboxpci: IOMMU not found (not registered)
I'm running Arch with 3.6.10 kernel,
When vboxpci module is loaded, it tells me vboxpci: IOMMU not found (not registered),
But I checked my kernel config, I have the INTEL_IOMMU set already (I uses ...
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3D Acceleration/Compiz Failure
I've installed Linux Mint 12 & Fedora 16 in VB 4.1.10 on a Windows 7 Host which has a Intel i3 processor and Intel HD 3000 graphics card. For both Linux installations I've enabled 3D acceleration ...
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Gnome trouble on a DisplayLink device in a Linux virtual machine
I have a virtual machine running Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit. Using the tools provided with VirtualBox, I have added a DisplayLink device to the VM and created the following xorg.conf file:
Section ...
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Trying to install fedora 19 beta TC3 (lxde spin) in virtualbox
I am trying to install fedora 19 beta TC3 (lxde spin), iso image from here:
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/19-Beta-TC3/Live/x86_64/
I have virtualbox running in my Lubuntu 13.04 raring ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.6 can't start on boot (OpenSuSe12.3)
I was working on a old version of VirtualBox (3.2.6) in which I can edit /etc/sysconfig/vbox, there I can add as many VM to start when the host boots up.
Now on the this new version 4.2.6 can't edit ...
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SAMBA, CentOS and VirtualBox. Cant reach share from windows
I think I configured my Samba fine, but I cant access the share from a Windows machine. The network is set as bridged in VB configuration and I can ping the Windows machine from CentOS. Also, I can ...
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Fedora installation problem on virtualbox
I try to install Fedora as a guest operating system on VirtualBox in Windows7 64-bit.I download Fedora-17-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso first and when I begin to install everything fine until I see ...
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Install CentOS in a VirtualBox to a Compact Flash and use it on a mini PC
I got into a very specific situation and want to get to know your opinions.
I have got a mini PC with Intel Atom processor which should run CentOS with an upgraded kernel to 3.x and some ...
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Multiple network adapters with Virtualbox guests?
I'm running VBox under Mac OS with multiple Linux guests (Redhat). Everything works fine except I want to test dual NICs in one of my guests. I'm using host-only adapters and would like to simulate ...
