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vmware workstation 9 on ubuntu 12.04 network problems [duplicate]
I have been using vmware workstation 9 for about 3 months without any problems. A few days ago I started workstation and it prompted me that vmware had to compile modules and install them into the ...
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vmware causes reboot 12.04 lts
I guess one of the updates must of mess with my VMware installation. It was working find the other day.I tried using a previous kernel (3.2.0.39) and disabling networking within the VM. using 3.2 ...
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Ubuntu inside virtual machine: ntpd or ntpdate or ??? to avoid clock drift
Problem: ntpd, when installed on a virtual machine running Ubuntu (I've had this on hosts with a variety of hypervisors such as KVM and VMware ESX) seem to be prone to severe clock drift. I haven't ...
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Unable to run Ubuntu on Virtual box: Kernel require X86-6PU [duplicate]
I am trying to install Ubuntu on oracle virtual box but I am not able to. I tried the same about a year back and it worked like a charm.
Here are the details:
1) Installed oracle virtual box version ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit keeps freezing when using VMs [Using Lenovo ideapad g580 laptop]
I'm having an annoying issue with my machine that I hope someone can help me with.
My machine keeps freezing when running a VM under it. From what I noticed till now, it happens mostly when I save a ...
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Improving virtual Ubuntu hdd performance running on Windows host
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server with:
1 x 80GB SCSI, partitioned:
100MB reserved
79GB NTFS windows
2 x 1TB SCSI HDD running in a hardware RAID 0 striped configuration, partitioned:
7GB RAW (left ...
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Unable to Mount location, Ubuntu on Windows 7 virtual machine
I have installed Ubuntu on windows 7 VM. On installation I have assigned space from my drive to Ubuntu. Now I can see icon in ubuntu 161GB Hard Disk but when I click on it it shows message 'Unable to ...
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Is running ubuntu with a Virtual machine, like VMware, Virtualbox, same as just running normally without? (functionality and experience wise)
I mean not performance wise, or hardware wise. Any good config PC will run them on VMs.
I mean functionality wise n experience wise.
Is one able to install and run Ubuntu linux applications just ...
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What's the difference (advantages/drawbacks) between installing Ubuntu physically on a hard drive and virtually by Vmware?
I've installed a Ubuntu 12.10 virtually with Vmware 9.0 and it works fine with me.
My question: what's the difference (advantages/drawbacks) between installing Ubuntu physically on a hard drive and ...
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Windows 8 guest, ubuntu 12.10 host - sound will only play through front headphone jack
I've had a search but couldn't find a solution for my issue.
I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 with VMWare Player 5.0.1 build-894247.
Unbuntu is recognising my sound card as a "Creative Labs CA0106 ...
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Ubuntu in VMware : VT-x not supported?
When I open Ubuntu VMs, (Including other ones)Ialways get this if I enable VT-x.
Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform.
Continue without virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT?
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Unable to see GUI
Hey I have Installed UBUNTU 12.04 on vmware work station on Windows 7 but when I start it up in vmware I get a message on black screen of ubuntu i.e.
[ 7.3326] pixx4_smbus 0000:00:07.3: Host SMBus ...
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How to run boot loader in VMWare?
I am using Ubuntu as a virtual machine in VMWare.
I have used this code to write a boot loader which would write Hello world on the screen.
[BITS 16]
[ORG 0x7C00]
MOV SI, HelloString
CALL ...
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Accessing my “Real” Ubuntu from inside Windows with VMware?
Is it possible to access and modify my "real" Ubuntu which is on a different partition from a program such as VMware?
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Kernel error on VMWare after upgrading to 12.10 from 12.04
I upgraded to 12.10 from 12.04. I have removed the old kernel 3.2.21 in 12.04.
On start up, I get an error before login, such as vmware ....
In 12.04, I have installed VMware 9.0 and now in 12.10, ...
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Ubuntu 12.4.1 failing in vm both Vbox and Vmware on new HP Envy 4t-1000
Brand new to Linux, getting frustrated trying to get an environment up with Ubuntu. My primary goal is to learn Linux and Apache/PHP development. I need to keep my Windows OS as main on my machine for ...
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Is there a free trusted vmware image with Ubuntu preinstalled?
Since the vmware virtual machine drivers are pretty standard I don't see any technical reason for a preinstalled image not to be portable.
Although the above situation is obvious, I didn't find any ...
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Stuck in command prompt while installing 12.04 in VM Player
The full installation happens and the VM reboots and comes to a command prompt. When I log in, I get into the system but again get stuck there.
When I viewed a tutorial, it says after booting, a GUI ...
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How to share/access partitions from ubuntu VMware?
I am a beginner at Ubuntu. Here is my problem.
I have Ubuntu installed on my external HDD and I am running XP through VMware on Ubuntu, because my internal disk is dead at the moment. External HDD ...
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Why isn't Gnome 3 working on 12.04 in VMWare Player?
After I installed Gnome 3, restarted, and logged back in with "Gnome" as the chosen interface. My desktop looks like this. Any solution?
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How do I allow a standard user to update the kernel modules for VMware?
I've set up VMWare Player for my wife. Every once in a while (notably after a kernel update), the VMWare Player needs to be compiled into the kernel.
My spouse does not have su- activated (if anybody ...
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How do I get VMware Workstation 8.0.4 working on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit?
I've bought VMware Workstation 8 just today. After the installation I launched it and the application noticed me that "several modules must be compiled and loaded into the running kernel".
During the ...
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GUI doesn't start in VMWare
I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 in a Virtual Machine. It installed correctly but the problem is that the Graphical User Interface (GUI) does not start. I only get the command prompt where I can ...
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How do I boot Ubuntu Cloud images in vmware?
I want to run an Ubuntu cloud image on on VMWare.
I just need to know how to set the OVF properties in a way that VMWare understands in order to pass parameters to cloud-init.
What I've done
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VMWare virtual machine won't boot after 12.04 upgrade
I was running an 11.10 virtual machine on VMWare Workstation 7.1.5 build-491717.
I tried to upgrade the other day to 12.04. After everything was downloaded and installed, the system asked to be ...
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1answer
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How to Install Ubuntu server inside Windows
Installation
How do I Install Ubuntu server inside Windows? I want to install Ubuntu server inside my windows desktop?
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How to make the clock sync automatically after suspension of a Virtual Machine
I run Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit as a guest OS on a VMWare Player machine over Windows 7. I have the clock displayed in the panel and the location set to my time zone. Occasionally, I close VMWare Player ...
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install a minimal 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 server virtual machine to use alongside a 32bit Ubuntu 12.04?
I would like to install a minimal 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 server virtual machine to basically be able to use a terminal to run 64bit code alongside my 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 gnome session on my 64bit ...
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Shared folder settings do not persist in Ubuntu 12.04 guest on VMWare Player/Windows [closed]
Using VMWare Player 4.0.3 on Windows 7 64bit, with Ubuntu 12.04 as my guest OS.
I installed open-vm-tools, based on the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Tools. I had to create ...
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Where is the shared folder of host machine?
I have installed Ubuntu as virtual machine under Mac, by VMware Fusion.
I have already configured VMware Fusion to share a disk of Mac...
But I still can't see the disk in the file manager...
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vmware network installation problem
After installation from vmware_bunddle it shows network device error during configuration(First run).
Log File:
2012-04-03T20:01:24.881+06:00| vthread-3| I120: Log for VMware Workstation pid=5766 ...
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Best laptop for ubuntu and VisualStudio [closed]
I am unsatisfied windows user moved to Ubuntu. I like ubuntu a lot and at the same time I am a .net developer who needs to use Visual Studio and a couple of windows coupled applications like itunes.
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How to run.vhd file ( virtual PC image ) in ubuntu 11.10
How to run a .vhd file (VirtualPC image) in Ubuntu 11.10 and which software can be used to run it?
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How to configure the virtual machine settings in VMware's VSphere Client?
I probably got a uncommon problem/question regarding virtualisation.
I want to evaluate certain things of OpenStack framework. I got an esx-server where I have setup a ubuntu server 64 bit. I need ...
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How can I verify my virtual machine is using CPU virtualization?
I have enabled cpu virtualization on my gigabyte ga-ma770t-up3p and have successfully installed ubuntu 11.10 i386 (after amd64 failed to authenticate). I would like to know how I can verify whether or ...
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1answer
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How to transfer files from windows to Ubuntu instaled on VMware? [closed]
I have Installed Backtrack(an Ubuntu based linux) on VMware and I have a file on main host(win 7) which I want to send to this virtual machine. What should I do?
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Access CUDA from a Ubuntu virtual machine
I have installed a guest Ubuntu 10.04 on a vmware player. The host OS is Windows 7 Pro, 32 bit. The computer has a CUDA-enabled graphical card.
The question is: can I access use CUDA from within the ...
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How do I run Windows 8 via virtualization?
I would like to run Windows 8 within a virtual machine under Ubuntu.
My quick attempt with VMware failed.
Has anyone reached to run Windows 8 on Ubuntu?
ps: Microsoft just released a public preview ...
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VMWare-Tools Installation fails [closed]
I am trying to install VMwareTools-8.4.6-385536.tar.gz (VMWare Tools) on the following operating system:
Ubuntu 11.04
Linux ubuntu 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 ...
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Creating & running Windows virtual machines?
What's the recommended way to run virtualised Windows environment on top of Ubuntu nowadays?
I need to create new Windows virtual machines too, not only use existing ones, so, to my understanding, ...
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Cannot install vmware-tools [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cannot install vmware-tools
I encounter this error:
The path "/usr/src/linux/include" is not an existing directory.
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Migrate from a virtual machine (VM) to a physical system
Aka: How can I convert a .vdi or .vmdk to a real installation on a physical disk?
Is it possible/feasible to migrate a Virtual Machine installation of Ubuntu onto a physical machine? If possible, how ...
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How to enable desktop effects in VMware?
I am using VMware Workstation 7. I have the VMware tools and 3D acceleration enabled but when I try to enable desktop effects I get the message "Desktop effects could not be enabled". I have an Nvidia ...
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How to view files from host? (running inside VMWare Fusion)
I have just finished moving my development server into a Ubuntu 10.04 Server VM in VMWare Fusion 3. I have all of my mysql and tomcat stuff running and am now trying to connect to my actual site ...
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Can I virtualize a pre-installed Windows 7?
I am considering buying a new computer with Windows 7 (64-bit) pre-installed. Would it be possible to install Ubuntu (preferably 64-bit) dual-boot on such a machine, and then, using VirtualBox / ...
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how to install VMware image on a hard drive partition [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Migrate from a virtual box vm to a physical system.
how to install VMware image on a hard drive partition?
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Which kernel to use for server VM running on ESX
We run several ubuntu virtual machines on ESX server.
In ubuntu, there are various kernels available:
linux-generic-pae
linux-generic
linux-server
linux-virtual
Which one is the best choise for ...
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How can I run Unity in a virtual machine?
Originally it was the case that Unity could not run in tools like Virtualbox.
How can I now do so?
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How to enable 3D in VMWare Player?
I want to test Unity in a VM using VMWare Player. I have already enabled 3D acceleration in the Display options and I have VMWare Tools installed. However, when I try to run Unity or when I try to ...
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Booting from USB inside VMware Workstation
I'm attempting to install Windows 7 inside a VMware Workstation virtual machine using a bootable USB stick, however the VMware BIOS does not detect the stick, and so I cannot boot from it. The stick ...
