Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-03 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
gh they >> give you a GUI to select options, it is my understanding that it's just >> pure QEMU running on the backend. >> >> In this VM, I have vCPUs configured. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro &

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-03 Thread Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss
know you can do on Linode, I'm not sure you're actually pinned to an actual processor; I believe it's more of they're not overselling on the node you're on. So, if the node has 32 CPUs then they'll put a maximum of 16 "2 vCPU" VMs on that node, where they migh

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
y Google Pixel 7 Pro On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 13:43 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs. I've run both VirtualBox and Proxmox. Seems both VirtualBox and Proxmox only allow for CPU allocation at the CPU level. I&#x

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
p with or explain. I've been doing some VM research here and there for maybe a year. I've used VirtualBox on and off for years. Tried Proxmox more resent. During last discussions with the list and some information on the web I learned that the number of vCPUs can be determin

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
I had shared a post about VMWare Workstation Pro is now free. The paid alternative to VirtualBox. -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 16:27 greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > didn't VMWare have a free ve

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread greg zegan via PLUG-discuss
didn't VMWare have a free version recently?I never investigated one the recent posts sent out too much.I didn't know the costs doubled.  Wow!Yes I have heard talk of Kubernetes and the like around.I took a course through the Maricopa school district last year but haven't used it professionally

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Adam Mercer via PLUG-discuss
On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 2:47 PM greg zegan via PLUG-discuss wrote: > speaking of VMs I see they are migrating from VMWare to OpenShift from Red > Hat at work. > Anyone know more about this? Is it cost based? More than likely due to the increased costs in VMWare since the Broadcom acquisition. At

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 13:43 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs. > I've run both VirtualBox and Proxmox. Seems bo

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
gured. -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 13:43 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs. I've run both VirtualBox and Proxmox. Seems both VirtualBox and Proxmox only allow for CPU al

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread greg zegan via PLUG-discuss
ured. -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 13:43 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs.  I've run both VirtualBox and Proxmox. Seems both VirtualBox and Proxmox only al

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss
. > > -- > Thanks, > Alexander > > Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 13:43 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs. >> I've run

Re: VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss
13:43 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs. > I've run both VirtualBox and Proxmox. Seems both VirtualBox and Proxmox > only allow for CPU allocation at the

VirtualBox, Proxmox, QEMU and CPU Vs vCPUs

2024-07-02 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Hi, I've started to skim the Ubuntu docs on QEMU. It talks about vCPUs. I've run both VirtualBox and Proxmox. Seems both VirtualBox and Proxmox only allow for CPU allocation at the CPU level. I'd really like to be able allocate vCPUs. Do I understand this correctly?

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Steve!! On 2022-11-16 12:26, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote: techli...@phpcoderusa.com said on Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:23:45 -0700 any suggestions on a distro to try for my desktop for testing VirtualBox only? Try Void Linux. It's very different from all the Debian-derived di

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Nathan, I was unable to ping Google.com. Did not try it by IP. Keith On 2022-11-16 10:58, Nathan O'Brennan via PLUG-discuss wrote: On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:48:27 AM CST Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: On 2022-11-16 07:50, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Run the c

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I appreciate all your feedback Steve. VirtualBox was supposed to be an interim step until I could afford a Proxmox machine. I think I will put Proxmox on the computer that was running Windows and died. I need to test the hardware... I think Windows got corrupted and the hardware is fine. I

Re: Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-17 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Nathan!! On 2022-11-09 20:10, Nathan O'Brennan via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi Keith, You will want to download the VirtualBox Extension Pack from their website, located here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads It's about half way down the page and says "VirtualBox

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
techli...@phpcoderusa.com said on Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:23:45 -0700 >any suggestions >on a distro to try for my desktop for testing VirtualBox only? Try Void Linux. It's very different from all the Debian-derived distros you've used so far, so it might produce different re

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Nathan O'Brennan via PLUG-discuss
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 9:48:27 AM CST Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: > On 2022-11-16 07:50, Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > Run the command route -n > > and check the gateway IP, it should be pointing to your Internet > > router. > > It does. > > They do. But no access to

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Try this before and after the firewall disable. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 8:19:21 PM CST Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded from the website on my Kubuntu 22.04 box. I installed VB through the use of t

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
his as it happens immediately. Try this before and after the firewall disable. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 8:19:21 PM CST Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded from the website on my Kubuntu 22.04 box.

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss
I'm just wondering, after you installed VirtualBox, did you happen to restart your computer? There's a couple of kernel modules that are added via DKMS when you install VirtualBox, mostly having to do with networking. I suspect that NAT may work without these kernel modules, kind o

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
> > I don't think you need to reboot after this as it happens immediately. > > Try this before and after the firewall disable. > > > > On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 8:19:21 PM CST Keith Smith via > > PLUG-discuss wrote: > > > >> Hi, > > > &

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
I find this behavior odd. If I install Linux on a laptop or desktop Linux's config is what matters. And that is what I was expecting from VirtualBox. VirtualBox does things that actually interfere. I'm sure it has all these features for a reason. I was expecting to Install Linux

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
;t think you need to reboot after this as it happens immediately. Try this before and after the firewall disable. On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 8:19:21 PM CST Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded from the website on

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-16 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
om? The IP 10.x.x.x is configured by VirtualBox On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 7:19 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded from the website on my Kubuntu 22.04 box. I installed VB through the use of the GUI. It was version

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-15 Thread Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss said on Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:30:14 -0700 >If you're local IP address was 192, where did the 10 address come from? If VirtualBox is anything like Qemu, the 10 is because the default behavior is to NAT the VM guest to 10.whatever. In Qemu this behavior can be cha

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-15 Thread Nathan O'Brennan via PLUG-discuss
> I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded > from the website on my Kubuntu 22.04 box. > > I installed VB through the use of the GUI. It was version 6.1. > > Installed Ubuntu server 20.04 and set the network to bridged. > > Problem persists. >

Re: VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
ote: > > > Hi, > > I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded > from the website on my Kubuntu 22.04 box. > > I installed VB through the use of the GUI. It was version 6.1. > > Installed Ubuntu server 20.04 and set the network to bridged. >

VirtualBox Update 11/15/22

2022-11-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Hi, I uninstalled VirtualBox 7.0 that I installed from a .deb I dowloaded from the website on my Kubuntu 22.04 box. I installed VB through the use of the GUI. It was version 6.1. Installed Ubuntu server 20.04 and set the network to bridged. Problem persists. Broke out my Win 10 laptop

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss
I use VirtualBox on my Mac to allow me to use Delphi, a Windows-specific tool. Perhaps Crossover for Mac would work, but Delphi depends on a whole mess of Windows dependencies it has accumulated over the years, including .NET frameworks and some other crap. So it’s easier to just install

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:42:22 -0700 [snip] >VirtualBox is a mess. [snip] >My expectation was that I could download and install VB then create a >guest instance and configure my VM as I like, and in my case I want to >have it have an IP on my l

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss
Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:42:22 -0700 >Hi, [snip] >VirtualBox in my opinion is what is wrong with technology. I've said >it before and I'll say it again, technology has become too difficult. Not only true, but in many cases needlessly entangle

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss
Huh.  Well, sorry for coming late to the party, but I teach CIS126DL at GatewayCC, and speaking as a user (NOT as a representative of Gateway!!!), I say: The students must install CentOS, Ubuntu, and OpenSuSE on 'a machine'.  they can use a real machine, or they can use VirtualBox

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss
I've not used vbox under ubuntu in a while, and use it literally all day every day, and honestly in the 10+ years I've used virtualbox, I've never found it complicated or broken, so I suspect some pebkac here. Under ubuntu or arch that I use with vbox, it should create at least a

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
orp.com/vagrant/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-install It sits on top of VirtualBox and makes setup and teardown of dev environments fairly trivial. Well, trivial after you've worked through the initial setup steps. - Austin On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 7:42 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discu

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, As you probably know I am struggling to configure Oracle's VirtualBox for web development testing. VirtualBox is a mess. I cannot get it to work for PHP testing. It will either work external so I can build the server OR I can make it visible to my local net and I am n

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Nov 15, 2022, 7:42 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, As you probably know I am struggling to configure Oracle's VirtualBox for web development testing. VirtualBox is a mess. I cannot get it to work for PHP testing. It will either work external so I can build the server OR I can m

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
ing issue On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 7:42 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi, As you probably know I am struggling to configure Oracle's VirtualBox for web development testing. VirtualBox is a mess. I cannot get it to work for PHP testing. It will either work external so I can build th

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread JD Austin via PLUG-discuss
the local network? > > This just sounds like a routing issue > > > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 7:42 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> As you probably know I am struggling to configu

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Bob Elzer via PLUG-discuss
, and what address do you get when you're connected to the local network? This just sounds like a routing issue On Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 7:42 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > As you probably know I am struggling to con

Re: Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Austin Godber via PLUG-discuss
Since you're use case is mostly to support your development workflow, you might look at Vagrant: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-install It sits on top of VirtualBox and makes setup and teardown of dev environments fairly trivial. Well, tr

Oracle's VirtualBox RANT

2022-11-15 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Hi, As you probably know I am struggling to configure Oracle's VirtualBox for web development testing. VirtualBox is a mess. I cannot get it to work for PHP testing. It will either work external so I can build the server OR I can make it visible to my local net and I am not able to

Re: Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-10 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Steve!! On 2022-11-09 18:46, Stephen Partington wrote: For virtualbox i tend to start here https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads but .deb is a native debian, and therefore ubuntu package type. and you can usually just doublecliock on your (hopefully trustworthy) deb package

Re: Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-10 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Nathan, I assume I need to retain the extensions pack - So I should move it some place safe in the home directory so it can be referenced by VirtualBox? In other words it is not consumed so VirualBox will need access to the extension pack. Thanks!! Keith On 2022-11-09 20:10

Re: Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-10 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Thanks Nathan, I'll give it a try. Keith On 2022-11-09 20:10, Nathan O'Brennan via PLUG-discuss wrote: Hi Keith, You will want to download the VirtualBox Extension Pack from their website, located here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads It's about half way down th

Re: Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-09 Thread Nathan O'Brennan via PLUG-discuss
Hi Keith, You will want to download the VirtualBox Extension Pack from their website, located here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads[1] It's about half way down the page and says "VirtualBox 7.0.2 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack" with a link below that says

Re: Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-09 Thread Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss
For virtualbox i tend to start here https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads but .deb is a native debian, and therefore ubuntu package type. and you can usually just doublecliock on your (hopefully trustworthy) deb package. On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 8:09 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss

Installing and configuring VirtualBox on Kubuntu 22.04

2022-11-09 Thread Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
Hi, I have installed Kubuntu 22.04 and an getting familiar with it and have some questions. I was researching how to install Oracle's VirtualBox and the way is to go to the K-Menu and do a search. It comers up with a .deb package. I was able to install it no problem and I can laun

Virtualbox 6.0.10 and secure boot

2019-08-30 Thread James Crawford
I Ran into this with a Windows 2016 Guest running on Cent OS 7 qemu/KVM. you need to install the signed drivers to the VMs. For windows VMs check https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers James C. --- PLUG-discuss mailin

Virtualbox 6.0.10 and secure boot

2019-08-30 Thread Steve B
My primary drive failed the other night. After procuring a new drive and restoring everything from backup I ran into a new problem. Since I had to reinstall I choose to enable secure boot. That choice appears to have created a problem with Virtualbox as it will not run my VMs saying I need to have

3Com Intellijack software and Virtualbox

2017-06-01 Thread Steve B
I run Windows in Virtualbox as a guest OS. Linux is my primary OS. The nic is configured to bridge mode using the PCnet as the device type and promiscuous mode is set to allow all. When I run the 3Com software to discover the Intellijacks in order to configure them it is unable to locate them. Both util

Re: updating virtualbox

2015-12-08 Thread Michael Havens
wn media type in type 'uri/mms' >>> Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst' >>> Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu' >>> Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm' >>> Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt' >>> Unknow

Re: updating virtualbox

2015-12-08 Thread Michael Havens
27; >> Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt' >> Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu' >> >> and messages such as those. Why do I get them? It appears not to matter >> as everything completes successfully. >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>

Re: updating virtualbox

2015-12-08 Thread Snyder, Alexander
n media type in type 'uri/rtspt' > Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu' > > and messages such as those. Why do I get them? It appears not to matter as > everything completes successfully. > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > (output in terminal during upgrade example)

updating virtualbox

2015-12-08 Thread Michael Havens
uri/mmsu' Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt' Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu' and messages such as those. Why do I get them? It appears not to matter as everything completes successfully. -- :-)~MIKE~(-: (output in

Re: Virtualbox 4.3.26

2015-03-24 Thread Todd Cole
after updating the OS kernel you will need to reinstall the kernel driver for virtualbox/KVM usually it will give you the script to reinstall copy/paste as root or just reinstall vitualbox On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:18 AM, Michael Torres wrote: > I had a similar issue. My guess is you instal

Re: Virtualbox 4.3.26

2015-03-24 Thread Michael Torres
: > Hello All, > > I have a problem with VirtualboxI'm on Fedora 21 and I have installed > Virtualbox 4.3.26. I have a very common error message (as far as I see on > google) Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) > I tried to install DKMS and reinstall the kernel modu

Re: Virtualbox 4.3.26

2015-03-24 Thread Seth Jones
Did you try installing the extension pack? On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:00 AM, Stephane C. Garcia wrote: > Hello All, > > I have a problem with VirtualboxI'm on Fedora 21 and I have installed > Virtualbox 4.3.26. I have a very common error message (as far as I see on > g

Virtualbox 4.3.26

2015-03-24 Thread Stephane C. Garcia
Hello All, I have a problem with VirtualboxI'm on Fedora 21 and I have installed Virtualbox 4.3.26. I have a very common error message (as far as I see on google) Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) I tried to install DKMS and reinstall the kernel module on /etc/init.d/vboxdrv

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-15 Thread Keith Smith
eroff to make it stay down or it'll just start booting again.  Ghost in the shell, or at least acpi functions. -mb On 11/13/2014 06:25 PM, Stephen M wrote: Now I don't think this is very relevant but I also have virtualbox setup on my laptop. I've not had an issue yet like on my desk

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-14 Thread Lisa Kachold
weroff now, I have to literally 5 second poweroff to make it stay >> down or it'll just start booting again. Ghost in the shell, or at least >> acpi functions. >> >> -mb >> >> >> >> On 11/13/2014 06:25 PM, Stephen M wrote: >> >> Now I do

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-14 Thread Stephen Partington
aptop after about a month of >> use with only suspends will start turning itself back on back on. Even >> with a poweroff now, I have to literally 5 second poweroff to make it stay >> down or it'll just start booting again. Ghost in the shell, or at least >> acpi

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Michael Butash
r at least acpi functions. -mb On 11/13/2014 06:25 PM, Stephen M wrote: Now I don't think this i

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Stephen M
; it'll just start booting again. Ghost in the shell, or at least acpi > functions. > > -mb > > > > On 11/13/2014 06:25 PM, Stephen M wrote: > > Now I don't think this is very relevant but I also have virtualbox setup > on my laptop. I've not had an is

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Michael Butash
levant but I also have virtualbox setup on my laptop. I've not had an issue yet like on my desktop.  The difference is that this laptop is a little newer and also I'm not dual booting my laptop.  Other than that they are both setup the same way.

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Stephen M
Now I don't think this is very relevant but I also have virtualbox setup on my laptop. I've not had an issue yet like on my desktop. The difference is that this laptop is a little newer and also I'm not dual booting my laptop. Other than that they are both setup the same way.

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Stephen M
; > > > On 11/13/2014 02:52 PM, Stephen M wrote: > > It happened the same in 12.04 with 14.04. I have the latest version of > virtualbox which is 4.3.18 and the expansion pack. > > If anyone can think of ideas why this might be happening that would be > helpful. But a

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Stephen M
ame up with the same things I already know. On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 3:05 PM, JD Austin wrote: > The virtualbox modules in Linux have to match the kernel; if you run an > update that changes the kernel it has to re-compile the related modules. > > -- JD Austin > Voi

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Michael Butash
On 11/13/2014 02:52 PM, Stephen M wrote: It happened the same in 12.04 with 14.04.  I have the latest version of virtualbox which is 4.3.18 and the expansion pack. If anyone can think of ideas why this might be happening

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread JD Austin
The virtualbox modules in Linux have to match the kernel; if you run an update that changes the kernel it has to re-compile the related modules. -- JD Austin Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek) j...@twingeckos.com On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Stephen M wrote: > It happened the same

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Stephen M
It happened the same in 12.04 with 14.04. I have the latest version of virtualbox which is 4.3.18 and the expansion pack. If anyone can think of ideas why this might be happening that would be helpful. But at this time I might have to look for a new computer. On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 2:51 PM

VirtualBox

2014-11-13 Thread Stephen M
Hi all, I'm not sure if someone has already asked this question. I have a 64 bit host that I have VT enabled in the BIOS. I can sometime create/run 64 bit guest machines and other times not. It is usually when I reboot my computer. I have tried to turn off VT or just having it on. It will even

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-05 Thread Stephen M
e BIOS and correct the date. On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Stephen M wrote: > How would you do that in virtualbox? I don't see an option. > > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> You can tell virtualbox to load bios on next boot via gui

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-05 Thread Stephen M
How would you do that in virtualbox? I don't see an option. On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > You can tell virtualbox to load bios on next boot via gui. > On Nov 5, 2014 6:17 PM, "Stephen M" wrote: > >> Hi, >> I am trying to chan

Re: VirtualBox

2014-11-05 Thread Stephen Partington
You can tell virtualbox to load bios on next boot via gui. On Nov 5, 2014 6:17 PM, "Stephen M" wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to change the BIOS setting in my virtualbox. A project I > am working states my computer is too old for the software. In the > virtualbox, I can find

VirtualBox

2014-11-05 Thread Stephen M
Hi, I am trying to change the BIOS setting in my virtualbox. A project I am working states my computer is too old for the software. In the virtualbox, I can find the BIOS states it is 12/9/2006. But my host's BIOS was updated as of 2011. I have tried VBoxManage mod

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed

2014-08-17 Thread techlists
Thanks to everyone's feed back. I was able to get tie VirtualBox installed. On 2014-08-17 11:16, Brian Cluff wrote: In the information that apt gave when you installed was a section that looked like: Suggested packages: libvncserver0-dbg virtualbox-guest-additions-iso vde2 Recomm

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed

2014-08-17 Thread Brian Cluff
In the information that apt gave when you installed was a section that looked like: Suggested packages: libvncserver0-dbg virtualbox-guest-additions-iso vde2 Recommended packages: virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-source virtualbox-qt For Virtualbox to work you have to have the kernel modules

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed - got it installed

2014-08-16 Thread Stephen Partington
7 KDE on my desktop today and man very happy so far. >> >> Trying to get virtual box running. >> >> I read that i should run the command "sudo apt-get install virtualbox" so >> I did. >> >> This is the output: >> >> eading package list

Re: Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed - got it installed

2014-08-16 Thread techlists
;sudo apt-get install virtualbox" so I did. This is the output: eading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libgsoap4 libvncserver0 Suggested packages: libvncserver0-dbg virtualbox-guest-addition

Installing VirtualBox on Mint 17 KDE failed

2014-08-16 Thread techlists
Hi, I installed Mint 17 KDE on my desktop today and man very happy so far. Trying to get virtual box running. I read that i should run the command "sudo apt-get install virtualbox" so I did. This is the output: eading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Rea

Re: VirtualBox VS Ubuntu

2013-09-01 Thread Trent Shipley
I changed a virtualization BIOS setting and it worked fine. From: Dazed_75 To: Trent Shipley ; Main PLUG discussion list Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013 6:39 AM Subject: Re: VirtualBox VS Ubuntu My guess is that you have installed a 32-bit VirtualBox and

Re: VirtualBox VS Ubuntu

2013-09-01 Thread Dazed_75
My guess is that you have installed a 32-bit VirtualBox and it is refusing to install a 64 bit OS. It has nothing to do with the AMD bit. On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: > Ubuntu's universal 64 bit download is labeled blah-blah-AMD-blah > > I have an

Re: VirtualBox VS Ubuntu

2013-08-31 Thread Michael Butash
The use of amd64 is generic for 64bit (they *were* first), this should work on any proc. Better off just googling "virtualbox ubuntu ppa", install the repo and apt-get install virtualbox-4.2 it. Make sure to get the extension pack. -mb On 08/31/2013 05:24 PM, Trent Shi

VirtualBox VS Ubuntu

2013-08-31 Thread Trent Shipley
Ubuntu's universal 64 bit download is labeled blah-blah-AMD-blah I have an Intel machine. VirtualBox refuses to install Ubuntu thinking it is tailored to AMD machines. Although I'd like to stick to what I am used to, are there any other distros suitable for casual desktop use? (