[vbox-users] Runnint XOrg on nexenta 2-beta in VirtualBox

2009-02-05 Thread Maciej Jan Broniarz
Hi, Did anyone managed to run Xorg on nexenta 2-beta in virtualbox? When i try to do X -configure the screen of Vbox goes blank and thats it. Regards, mjb -- [ - Maciej Jan Broniarz || gau...@gausus.net -- ] | Siamo qui \ sotto la stessa luce \ sotto la sua croce \ | | cantando ad una

[vbox-users] How to exit seamless mode?

2009-02-05 Thread fcassia
Stupid Q What is the way to exit seamless mode?. I managed to get my copy of Win7 beta into seamless mode and I can't bring back windowed mode. This should be easier ie GLOWING button on the systray to switch back and forth. and what's the point of the guest additions icon in the systray if

[vbox-users] VMWare feels the heat from Virtualbox, goes LGPL

2009-02-05 Thread fcassia
http://ostatic.com/blog/vmware-saw-the-threat-releases-open-source-virtualization-client I couldn't help myself and added a bit of advocacy on my comment. :-) Shame on me. FC -- Dream of the Daily Mail It is the Holy Grail And then the BBC Your life would be complete -Manic Street Preachers,

Re: [vbox-users] VMWare feels the heat from Virtualbox, goes LGPL

2009-02-05 Thread Amit k. Saha
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:56 PM, fcassia fcas...@gmail.com wrote: http://ostatic.com/blog/vmware-saw-the-threat-releases-open-source-virtualization-client I couldn't help myself and added a bit of advocacy on my comment. :-) Shame on me. I scourged it and read it too ;-) -Amit FC --

Re: [vbox-users] vbox-users Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8

2009-02-05 Thread Victor Vahe Kevorkian
Thank you Frank, Removed all packages and installed successfully Virtualbox... I am very happy and thankful, Victor -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:06:08 +0100 From: Frank Mehnert frank.mehn...@sun.com Subject: Re: [vbox-users] Error were encountered

[vbox-users] Moving from 2.0.6 to 2.1.2 on Ubuntu - what's the right way?

2009-02-05 Thread Chris G
I have been running VirtualBox 2.0.6 on my Ubuntu 8.10 system for a while now but feel that I maybe should move to the 2.1 series. Both virtualbox-2.0 and virtualbox-2.1 are in the Ubuntu 8.10 repositories, can I install 2.1.2 before removing 2.0.6 or should I remove 2.0.6 first? Are there any

Re: [vbox-users] Moving from 2.0.6 to 2.1.2 on Ubuntu - what's the right way?

2009-02-05 Thread Frank Mehnert
On Thursday 05 February 2009, Amit k. Saha wrote: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Chris G c...@isbd.net wrote: I have been running VirtualBox 2.0.6 on my Ubuntu 8.10 system for a while now but feel that I maybe should move to the 2.1 series. Both virtualbox-2.0 and virtualbox-2.1 are in

Re: [vbox-users] Moving from 2.0.6 to 2.1.2 on Ubuntu - what's the right way?

2009-02-05 Thread Chris G
On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 01:36:42PM +0100, Frank Mehnert wrote: On Thursday 05 February 2009, Amit k. Saha wrote: On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Chris G c...@isbd.net wrote: I have been running VirtualBox 2.0.6 on my Ubuntu 8.10 system for a while now but feel that I maybe should move to

[vbox-users] (this is not spam) History on Vmware and its current boss

2009-02-05 Thread fcassia
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/opinion/843/1050843/vmware-boss-taste-ms-medicine FC ___ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users

[vbox-users] problems installing vbox

2009-02-05 Thread Keith Clay
Folks,   I was helping a friend with vbox. I installed it and we installed a guest os.  He then tried running the installer again.  It messed things up.  It BSOD his box.  I searched and removed all the files named vbox since add/remove progs didn't show vobx as installed.  Now when we try to