Re: [vbox-users] Strange problem with updating software in a VM running openSUSE 11.1
On Friday 24 April 2009, NoOp wrote: On 04/23/2009 11:43 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:05:23 +0200 Freek de Kruijf f.de.kru...@hetnet.nl wrote: The solution to the above problem is indeed a change in the hardware emulation from PCnet-FAST III to Intel PRO/1000 MT. Any reasons why always the desktop variant (Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop) is suggested and never the server one (Intel PRO/1000 T Server) Any reason why there are multiple posts indicating that this actually fixes a problem? My onboard nic on this machine is: *-network description: Ethernet interface product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller vendor: Intel Corporation and if I try anything other than the PCnet-FAST III (or II) nothing works: $ uname -r 2.6.24-24-generic [Linux Unbutu 8.04.2] Guest = Win2KPro Win2KServer Vbox = 2..2.0 So those suggesting Intel PRO/1000 might want to: 1) provide a reference ticket/bug report showing how/why that works for them, and 2) provide some additional information on their system hardware + host guest. There is a known problem with the PCnet emulation in VirtualBox 2.2.0 which can cause a VM freeze under certain conditions. The reason for this bug is not directly related to the PCnet device code but an API change in the VMM which lead to this problem. The E1000 device code was already properly adapted, the adaption of the PCnet code does not work. The problem is fixed in the SVN and the fix will be included in the next maintenance release but for the time being, changing the network emulation from PCnet to E1000 should do the trick for most guests. As for the specific E1000 device type: We provide three E1000 emulations: MT Desktop (82540OEM) T Server (82543GC) MT Server (82545EM) The first type should be recognized by Windows Vista. The second device should be recognized by Windows XP. The third model was introduced to increase the compatibility with VMware OVF appliances. It should not matter for Linux guests which device you choose, just use the first device if you are unsure. And no, the device type of the guest NIC has _nothing_ to do with the device type of the host NIC! Kind regards, Frank -- Dr.-Ing. Frank MehnertSun Microsystemshttp://www.sun.com/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Strange problem with updating software in a VM running openSUSE 11.1
On 04/24/2009 12:12 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote: On Friday 24 April 2009, NoOp wrote: ... Any reason why there are multiple posts indicating that this actually fixes a problem? My onboard nic on this machine is: *-network description: Ethernet interface product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller vendor: Intel Corporation and if I try anything other than the PCnet-FAST III (or II) nothing works: $ uname -r 2.6.24-24-generic [Linux Unbutu 8.04.2] Guest = Win2KPro Win2KServer Vbox = 2..2.0 ... There is a known problem with the PCnet emulation in VirtualBox 2.2.0 which can cause a VM freeze under certain conditions. The reason for this bug is not directly related to the PCnet device code but an API change in the VMM which lead to this problem. The E1000 device code was already properly adapted, the adaption of the PCnet code does not work. The problem is fixed in the SVN and the fix will be included in the next maintenance release but for the time being, changing the network emulation from PCnet to E1000 should do the trick for most guests. As for the specific E1000 device type: We provide three E1000 emulations: MT Desktop (82540OEM) T Server (82543GC) MT Server (82545EM) The first type should be recognized by Windows Vista. The second device should be recognized by Windows XP. The third model was introduced to increase the compatibility with VMware OVF appliances. It should not matter for Linux guests which device you choose, just use the first device if you are unsure. Note that I am using a linux host + Win2KPro guest. And no, the device type of the guest NIC has _nothing_ to do with the device type of the host NIC! Thanks for the info. The problem with my Win2KPro guest is that, while it does recognize the Intel Nic devices when enabled, it can't find a driver for them. And, because there is no internet connection the driver can't be downloaded. Of course enabling the PCnet-FAST III in addition to the Intel nic will enable me to get to the internet via the PCnet-FAST III to download the driver, but it's a bit of a kludge to have to do it that way. ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Strange problem with updating software in a VM running openSUSE 11.1
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 13:58, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 04/24/2009 12:12 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote: On Friday 24 April 2009, NoOp wrote: ... Any reason why there are multiple posts indicating that this actually snip And no, the device type of the guest NIC has _nothing_ to do with the device type of the host NIC! Thanks for the info. The problem with my Win2KPro guest is that, while it does recognize the Intel Nic devices when enabled, it can't find a driver for them. And, because there is no internet connection the driver can't be downloaded. Of course enabling the PCnet-FAST III in addition to the Intel nic will enable me to get to the internet via the PCnet-FAST III to download the driver, but it's a bit of a kludge to have to do it that way. If you know which driver you need why don't you download it within the host and then share it to the VM using shared folders? Cheers, KM ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Strange problem with updating software in a VM running openSUSE 11.1
On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:13:30 -0300 Antonio Augusto (Mancha) mkha...@gmail.com wrote: If you know which driver you need why don't you download it within the host and then share it to the VM using shared folders? Exactly what I was thinking after reading this message. It can be that simple ;-) -- Dick Hoogendijk -- PGP/GnuPG key: 01D2433D + http://nagual.nl/ | nevada / opensolaris sharing the same root pool + All that's really worth doing is what we do for others (Lewis Carrol) ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Strange problem with updating software in a VM running openSUSE 11.1
On 04/24/2009 10:28 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:13:30 -0300 Antonio Augusto (Mancha) mkha...@gmail.com wrote: If you know which driver you need why don't you download it within the host and then share it to the VM using shared folders? Exactly what I was thinking after reading this message. It can be that simple ;-) Well you can certainly do it that way... *if* you know exactly which driver package you need to download, and *if* you want to download all 12MB of the driver from Intel (for my Win2K guest). Using windows to fetch the driver via it's 'Found New Device' application installs just the basic driver without all of added diags etc., included with the Intel 12MB driver package. Are any of the additional 11MB's included in the Intel package required/necessary for VBox, or does the standard windows basic 'Found New Device' install suffice? ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Ubuntu 9.04 guests
Daniel wrote: Has anybody else had a problem installing Ubuntu 9.04 (ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso) guest with Virtual box 2.2 (VirtualBox-2.2.0-45846-OSX.dmg) on MacOS 10.5.6 host? The installer dies halfway through the installation with an error saying something like, there was a problem reading from the CD drive, please try cleaning and re-installing... I've got virtual dust! I'm running Vista. I first had that with a DVD of 8.10 which I assumed was flaky, but it happened again when I downloaded Xubuntu 9.04 and tried to go from an ISO on the hard disk. I did get an install, I: - reduced guest RAM to 512M from 1024M. - set the IDE controller to the oldest one I suspect the IDE emulation myself. (Now, you'd think that given the popularity of Ubuntu, this would be noticed in testing wouldn't you?) James ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Cloning .vdi
David wrote: Can a VM be safely cloned while stopped in the 'Saved State' and not the 'Powered Off' state? It can be cloned safely, but as the copy will be of a disk state with an OS running it is not guaranteed that the contents is consistent. Windows host. VirtualBox 2.2.0. VBoxManage.exe clonehd /path/name.vdi /path/new_name.vdi Klaus ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
[vbox-users] Shared folders
I can't mmount a shared folder with vbox 2.2 (Vista host, assorted Linux guests including openSUSE 11.1 and Xubuntu 9.04, PUEL). GAs build OK. mount.vboxsf says 'protocol error' though. (It does run though, its not as if the GA installation lied) Also, I seem to get the VBox GUI hanging often when I click the chooser button in the host GUI to define another shared area. Anyone else see these? James (And why oh why does Debian 5 detect my laptop 1280x800 display res automagically, and I have to hack xorg.conf with openSUSE 11.1 and Ubuntu 9.04? Pah!) ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] VirtualBox on Samsung NC 10 - resolved
Am Friday 24 April 2009 01:33:40 schrieben Sie: On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 18:36, Michael Eschweiler michael.eschwei...@t-online.de wrote: Am Wednesday 22 April 2009 12:04:22 schrieben Sie: On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 17:21, Michael Eschweiler michael.eschwei...@t-online.de wrote: Hallo, I installed VirtualBox on my desktop computer with opensuse 11.1 (VirtualBox-2.2.0_45846_openSUSE111-1.i586.rpm) and on this I installed a WinXP. All work fine with this. Now as a try I installed VirtualBox on a netbook (Samsung NC 10) with opensuse 11.1, too. In order to make it easier I copied the directory .VirtualBox and the directories HardDisks and Machines to the same places on the netbook. I can start WinXP but the strange thing is that WinXP only starts with a fixed resolution and colour depth (800x600, 4 Bit) with vertical and horizontal scroll bars. When I try to change to 'full screen' there is no greater change: the resolution keeps 800x400 with black bars on the left and right. Is there a way to be able to adjust the resolution and colour depth. Thanks in advance. Michael Did you try recreating the VM from scratch to see if this problem is still there? Maybe when you copied the folders something got messed up. Yes, after your mail I deleted the existing VM and recreated it installing Win XP from an iso-image - the netbook doesn't have a dvd/cd lector. The resolution is still fixed at 800x600 but now with 32 bit colour depth. There is still no way to change the resolution. Additionally I found that I am not able to install the GuestAdditions. The iso-image of the guestAdditions is there. Selecting 'Devices - mount CD/DVD-ROM - Manager for virtual media' the image is in the list of the mounted isos. But when I click on the option to install them, there is no reaction... Any hint? In theory you should be able to change the guest resolution the usual way: right click on desktop and going in the properties menu. No way! But if this is not working I'd suggest that you install the guest additions, maybe that will add some more options. Now, about the additions, you are saying that no screen appears right? Did you try going in windows explorer and seeing if the cd is mounted? Yes, it's mounted If is so than you might try running the installer manually. I did it and it works! On the 'cd' I found two different installers, one for 64 bit systems and one for x86. As the atom processor of the NC 10 identifies itself as a unit with two processors I suppose the autoinstaller tries to install the 64 bit version. Selecting the x86 version the installation worked fine and the guest additions work now. Thank you very much! Michael ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] VirtualBox on Samsung NC 10 - resolved
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 17:54, Michael Eschweiler michael.eschwei...@t-online.de wrote: Am Friday 24 April 2009 01:33:40 schrieben Sie: On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 18:36, Michael Eschweiler michael.eschwei...@t-online.de wrote: Am Wednesday 22 April 2009 12:04:22 schrieben Sie: On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 17:21, Michael Eschweiler michael.eschwei...@t-online.de wrote: Hallo, I installed VirtualBox on my desktop computer with opensuse 11.1 (VirtualBox-2.2.0_45846_openSUSE111-1.i586.rpm) and on this I installed a WinXP. All work fine with this. Now as a try I installed VirtualBox on a netbook (Samsung NC 10) with opensuse 11.1, too. In order to make it easier I copied the directory .VirtualBox and the directories HardDisks and Machines to the same places on the netbook. I can start WinXP but the strange thing is that WinXP only starts with a fixed resolution and colour depth (800x600, 4 Bit) with vertical and horizontal scroll bars. When I try to change to 'full screen' there is no greater change: the resolution keeps 800x400 with black bars on the left and right. Is there a way to be able to adjust the resolution and colour depth. Thanks in advance. Michael Did you try recreating the VM from scratch to see if this problem is still there? Maybe when you copied the folders something got messed up. Yes, after your mail I deleted the existing VM and recreated it installing Win XP from an iso-image - the netbook doesn't have a dvd/cd lector. The resolution is still fixed at 800x600 but now with 32 bit colour depth. There is still no way to change the resolution. Additionally I found that I am not able to install the GuestAdditions. The iso-image of the guestAdditions is there. Selecting 'Devices - mount CD/DVD-ROM - Manager for virtual media' the image is in the list of the mounted isos. But when I click on the option to install them, there is no reaction... Any hint? In theory you should be able to change the guest resolution the usual way: right click on desktop and going in the properties menu. No way! But if this is not working I'd suggest that you install the guest additions, maybe that will add some more options. Now, about the additions, you are saying that no screen appears right? Did you try going in windows explorer and seeing if the cd is mounted? Yes, it's mounted If is so than you might try running the installer manually. I did it and it works! On the 'cd' I found two different installers, one for 64 bit systems and one for x86. As the atom processor of the NC 10 identifies itself as a unit with two processors I suppose the autoinstaller tries to install the 64 bit version. Selecting the x86 version the installation worked fine and the guest additions work now. Thank you very much! Michael Glad I could help :) ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] Strange problem with updating software in a VM running openSUSE 11.1
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 16:15, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 04/24/2009 10:28 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:13:30 -0300 Antonio Augusto (Mancha) mkha...@gmail.com wrote: If you know which driver you need why don't you download it within the host and then share it to the VM using shared folders? Exactly what I was thinking after reading this message. It can be that simple ;-) Well you can certainly do it that way... *if* you know exactly which driver package you need to download, and *if* you want to download all 12MB of the driver from Intel (for my Win2K guest). Using windows to fetch the driver via it's 'Found New Device' application installs just the basic driver without all of added diags etc., included with the Intel 12MB driver package. Are any of the additional 11MB's included in the Intel package required/necessary for VBox, or does the standard windows basic 'Found New Device' install suffice? Probably just the basic from Found new device will do the work. But since this is not an option for you I can just suggest alternatives. Also, If I'm not wrong, you said that the PCNet driver is working for you right? SO, my suggestion, is to sticky with it unless you REALLY are experiencing some problems or want to try the Intel ones... Also #2, since PCNet works, there is not problem at all (its no kludge) to start the machine with 2 ethernet cards, get the drivers for the intel one, and later remove the PCnet. Plenty of options here :) Hope one fits your needs. ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
Re: [vbox-users] any ETA for vbox-2.2.0 for fedora 11?
Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Daniel Hauck wrote: Robert P. J. Day さんは書きました: the current binary rpm for x86_64 that works for f9 and f10 fails the f11 installation thusly: # rpm -ivh VirtualBox-2.2.0_45846_fedora9-1.x86_64.rpm error: Failed dependencies: libcrypto.so.7()(64bit) is needed by VirtualBox-2.2.0_45846_fedora9-1.x86_64 libpython2.5.so.1.0()(64bit) is needed by VirtualBox-2.2.0_45846_fedora9-1.x86_64 i'm not sure what's with that first dependency -- there's no libcrypto in f11, perhaps it should be libgcrypt? and f11 uses python 2.6, not python 2.5. Do not install with rpm. Install with: yum localinstall VirtualBox-2.2.0_45846_fedora9-1.x86_64.rpm As this will resolve those library dependencies for you if possible. that still won't do it as those two dependencies simply don't exist for f11. yum provides */libcrypto.so openssl-devel-0.9.8k-1.fc11.i586 : Files for development of applications which : will use OpenSSL Repo: installed Matched from: Filename: /usr/lib/libcrypto.so which is needed for the rdp client. and 2.2.0 OSE won't build on on F11 because of gcc-4.4 issues. svn might have some fixes. You might look at the src.rpms on rpmfusion. 2.2.0 is expected this weekend. sean ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
