Difference between revisions of "VirtualBox"
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== Installation | == Configuration == | ||
I have two virtual machines: | |||
# NAS | |||
# Vista | |||
The first is my home NAS running [[Ubuntu]] server (see [[Home Network]] for details). I want to run this headless: | |||
<pre>VBoxHeadless -startvm NAS &</pre> | |||
The second is an installation of [[Microsoft Vista]]. | |||
* [http://wiki.flexion.org/VirtualBox.html Auto Start VirtualBox Guests] | |||
* [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=701735 Start a VirtualBox VM as a service] | |||
* [http://www.glump.net/howto/virtualbox_as_a_service How to setup VirtualBox as a service] | |||
* [http://farfewertoes.com/stories/2008-03-09-start-virtualbox-virtual-machines-on-boot/ Start VirtualBox virtual machines on boot] | |||
== Installation == | |||
I'm using the non-free version, which has some additional support. | I'm using the non-free version, which has some additional support. | ||
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When I've played with VirtualBox in the past, in order to install my copy of [[Windows Vista]], which is tied to the BIOS on my [[Dell Inspiron 531]], I've had to [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html#changedmi configure the BIOS DMI], which I never bothered doing. No need with VirtualBox 3.0! Installation works out of the box. Yeah! | When I've played with VirtualBox in the past, in order to install my copy of [[Windows Vista]], which is tied to the BIOS on my [[Dell Inspiron 531]], I've had to [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html#changedmi configure the BIOS DMI], which I never bothered doing. No need with VirtualBox 3.0! Installation works out of the box. Yeah! | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 6 July 2009
Configuration
I have two virtual machines:
- NAS
- Vista
The first is my home NAS running Ubuntu server (see Home Network for details). I want to run this headless:
VBoxHeadless -startvm NAS &
The second is an installation of Microsoft Vista.
- Auto Start VirtualBox Guests
- Start a VirtualBox VM as a service
- How to setup VirtualBox as a service
- Start VirtualBox virtual machines on boot
Installation
I'm using the non-free version, which has some additional support.
When I've played with VirtualBox in the past, in order to install my copy of Windows Vista, which is tied to the BIOS on my Dell Inspiron 531, I've had to configure the BIOS DMI, which I never bothered doing. No need with VirtualBox 3.0! Installation works out of the box. Yeah!
