Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ReactOS on virtualbox: VERY small viewport?
On 05/20 04:18, Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 12:40:38 +0200 > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > On 05/20 12:29, Kai Krakow wrote: > > > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 11:01:14 +0200 > > > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > > > > > On 05/20 10:22, Kai Krakow wrote: > > [...] > > [...] > > [...] > > > > > > > > Hi Kai, > > > > > > > > installing the guest additions results in a blue screen after > > > > reboot... > > > > > > I used the latest nightly of React OS and it worked there. I > > > actually just tried that just before answering you. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Kai > > > > > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > > > > > > > > > I tried the latest release 0.4.5 ... > > OK, will try the snapshot. > > > > How "stable" is ReactOS in general? > > "Experimental"? "Useable, but..."?, "It totally replaces > > the efforts of the other software company..."? ;) :) > > You got a blue screen... Guess... ;-) > > The web page says it is alpha quality software. So it is not stable. > > > -- > Regards, > Kai > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > Ah! Ok I thought, the blue screen has been established as a sign of quality as it was shown so often after being implemented in that commercial OS Now I think, that was a wrong assumption, though... ;) Cheers Meino
[gentoo-user] Re: ReactOS on virtualbox: VERY small viewport?
Am Sat, 20 May 2017 12:40:38 +0200 schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > On 05/20 12:29, Kai Krakow wrote: > > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 11:01:14 +0200 > > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > > > On 05/20 10:22, Kai Krakow wrote: > [...] > [...] > [...] > > > > > > Hi Kai, > > > > > > installing the guest additions results in a blue screen after > > > reboot... > > > > I used the latest nightly of React OS and it worked there. I > > actually just tried that just before answering you. > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Kai > > > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > > > > > I tried the latest release 0.4.5 ... > OK, will try the snapshot. > > How "stable" is ReactOS in general? > "Experimental"? "Useable, but..."?, "It totally replaces > the efforts of the other software company..."? ;) :) You got a blue screen... Guess... ;-) The web page says it is alpha quality software. So it is not stable. -- Regards, Kai Replies to list-only preferred.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ReactOS on virtualbox: VERY small viewport?
On 05/20 12:29, Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 11:01:14 +0200 > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > On 05/20 10:22, Kai Krakow wrote: > > > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 09:22:12 +0200 > > > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I need a "windows" only for the purpose of flashing th.e firmware > > > > of my NiMH-charger because the vendor forgot, that there are > > > > other OSes alive on this planet earth. > > > > > > > > I tried ReactOS via virtualbox...and yes it "runs"... But the > > > > given screen is /that/ tiny, that even the desktop of ReactOS > > > > does not fit. > > > > > > > > H > > > > > > > > I earned about some problems of the correct implementation and > > > > installation/usage of layer eight of some software/OSes and the > > > > handling of them so better to ask, what may the reason for this > > > > tiny screen...? > > > > > > > > Virtualnbox? > > > > ReactOS? > > > > Me? > > > > > > Install the guest extensions, set the virtualbox window size to auto > > > adjust the guest resolution, then reboot and resize your window. > > > > > > You may find that the taskbar is missing, try rebooting again. It > > > should appear after some seconds. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Kai > > > > > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > > > > > > > > > Hi Kai, > > > > installing the guest additions results in a blue screen after > > reboot... > > I used the latest nightly of React OS and it worked there. I actually > just tried that just before answering you. > > > -- > Regards, > Kai > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > I tried the latest release 0.4.5 ... OK, will try the snapshot. How "stable" is ReactOS in general? "Experimental"? "Useable, but..."?, "It totally replaces the efforts of the other software company..."? ;) :) Cheers Meino
[gentoo-user] Re: ReactOS on virtualbox: VERY small viewport?
Am Sat, 20 May 2017 11:01:14 +0200 schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > On 05/20 10:22, Kai Krakow wrote: > > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 09:22:12 +0200 > > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I need a "windows" only for the purpose of flashing th.e firmware > > > of my NiMH-charger because the vendor forgot, that there are > > > other OSes alive on this planet earth. > > > > > > I tried ReactOS via virtualbox...and yes it "runs"... But the > > > given screen is /that/ tiny, that even the desktop of ReactOS > > > does not fit. > > > > > > H > > > > > > I earned about some problems of the correct implementation and > > > installation/usage of layer eight of some software/OSes and the > > > handling of them so better to ask, what may the reason for this > > > tiny screen...? > > > > > > Virtualnbox? > > > ReactOS? > > > Me? > > > > Install the guest extensions, set the virtualbox window size to auto > > adjust the guest resolution, then reboot and resize your window. > > > > You may find that the taskbar is missing, try rebooting again. It > > should appear after some seconds. > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Kai > > > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > > > > > Hi Kai, > > installing the guest additions results in a blue screen after > reboot... I used the latest nightly of React OS and it worked there. I actually just tried that just before answering you. -- Regards, Kai Replies to list-only preferred.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ReactOS on virtualbox: VERY small viewport?
On 05/20 10:22, Kai Krakow wrote: > Am Sat, 20 May 2017 09:22:12 +0200 > schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > > > Hi, > > > > I need a "windows" only for the purpose of flashing th.e firmware of > > my NiMH-charger because the vendor forgot, that there are other OSes > > alive on this planet earth. > > > > I tried ReactOS via virtualbox...and yes it "runs"... But the given > > screen is /that/ tiny, that even the desktop of ReactOS does not fit. > > > > H > > > > I earned about some problems of the correct implementation and > > installation/usage of layer eight of some software/OSes and the > > handling of them so better to ask, what may the reason for this tiny > > screen...? > > > > Virtualnbox? > > ReactOS? > > Me? > > Install the guest extensions, set the virtualbox window size to auto > adjust the guest resolution, then reboot and resize your window. > > You may find that the taskbar is missing, try rebooting again. It > should appear after some seconds. > > > -- > Regards, > Kai > > Replies to list-only preferred. > > Hi Kai, installing the guest additions results in a blue screen after reboot... ? Cheers Meino
[gentoo-user] Re: ReactOS on virtualbox: VERY small viewport?
Am Sat, 20 May 2017 09:22:12 +0200 schrieb tu...@posteo.de: > Hi, > > I need a "windows" only for the purpose of flashing th.e firmware of > my NiMH-charger because the vendor forgot, that there are other OSes > alive on this planet earth. > > I tried ReactOS via virtualbox...and yes it "runs"... But the given > screen is /that/ tiny, that even the desktop of ReactOS does not fit. > > H > > I earned about some problems of the correct implementation and > installation/usage of layer eight of some software/OSes and the > handling of them so better to ask, what may the reason for this tiny > screen...? > > Virtualnbox? > ReactOS? > Me? Install the guest extensions, set the virtualbox window size to auto adjust the guest resolution, then reboot and resize your window. You may find that the taskbar is missing, try rebooting again. It should appear after some seconds. -- Regards, Kai Replies to list-only preferred.
